New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 5 - Executive Orders (George E. Pataki) › Section 5.25 - Executive order no. 25: establishing a task force on state work force management and employee deployment

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, the planned reduction of the State work force does
					 not eliminate the need to fill critical position vacancies in order for the
					 State to fulfill its mission;
WHEREAS, a centrally coordinated method of identifying,
					 assessing and managing position vacancies across all State agencies is
					 essential for prudent deployment of the State work force;
WHEREAS, more flexible deployment of the State work force
					 would assist in avoiding or mitigating the involuntary separation of
					 employees;
WHEREAS, privatization of certain State assets or
					 contracting out certain State functions or services may create the need to find
					 alternative employment opportunity for affected employees;
WHEREAS, current State law, rules or regulations may impede
					 the flexibility necessary to manage the reduction and redeployment of the work
					 force; and
WHEREAS, effective management of State position vacancies
					 is required to provide mandated and necessary State services with the optimal
					 staffing levels needed for the delivery of those services;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State
					 of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
					 Laws of the State of New York, do hereby order as follows:
I. Task Force on State Work Force Management
				  and Employee Deployment
There is hereby created the Task Force on State Work Force
					 Management and Employee Deployment. The Task Force shall be chaired by the
					 Director of State Operations and shall include the Directors of the Office of
					 Employee Relations and Division of the Budget, the Commissioners of the
					 Departments of Civil Service and Labor and such other members as the Director
					 of State Operations shall deem appropriate. Members of the Task Force shall
					 receive no extra compensation beyond that provided in their current State
					 positions, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for any necessary expenses
					 incurred in connection with the performance of their Task Force duties.
II. Powers and Responsibilities of
				  the Task Force
The Task Force shall make recommendations for coordinating
					 and facilitating State agencies' efforts to: identify vacancies and
					 opportunities for redeployment to those vacancies; maximize comparability
					 determinations to assist redeployment; identify retraining opportunities that
					 offer potential reemployment for affected employees; provide necessary job
					 placement, counseling, and job search services to employees; implement State
					 agency staff reduction efforts including the use of various separation
					 incentives that may be available; and within the context of the above, manage
					 the State work force to reflect the most prudent use of existing
					 employees.
The Task Force shall identify any modifications to laws,
					 rules or regulations as necessary to carry out its recommendations.
III. Cooperation of State Agencies
The Director of State Operations shall be responsible for
					 assuring that State agencies, departments, divisions, boards or offices shall
					 cooperate with and provide such assistance as may be requested by the Task
					 Force.
Signed: George E. PatakiDated: February 7, 1996
[FN*] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer),
					 infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 9 (David A. Paterson),
					 infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo),
					 infra.]