New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo) › Section 4.168 - Executive order no. 168: directing the merger of the office of management and productivity into the office of business permits and regulatory assistance

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, the Office of Business Permits and Regulatory
					 Assistance is making important progress in improving the State's regulatory
					 structures by reviewing and reforming agency rules and regulatory practices and
					 simplifying business permit and licensing procedures;
WHEREAS, the Office of Management and Productivity is
					 making measurable improvements in the efficiency and productivity of State
					 government through a comprehensive management program involving all State
					 agencies;
WHEREAS, both the Office of Business Permits and Regulatory
					 Assistance and the Office of Management and Productivity share a common
					 commitment to strengthen and reform the administration of State government so
					 that it may better serve its citizens;
WHEREAS, a merger of the Office of Management and
					 Productivity into the Office of Business Permits and Regulatory Assistance will
					 greatly strengthen the State' s efforts and capability to improve productivity,
					 promote regulatory reform, and reduce administrative burdens;
WHEREAS, further adjustments may be necessary to fully
					 effectuate this merger and to carry out an expanded program of government
					 improvement;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MARIO M. CUOMO, 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 merge within the Executive Department the
					 Office of Management and Productivity into the Office of Business Permits and
					 Regulatory Assistance.
I. Transfer of
				  Functions, Powers and Duties
Effective April 1, 1993, all of the functions and powers
					 possessed by, and all of the obligations and duties of, the Office of
					 Management and Productivity and the Management and Productivity Advisory
					 Council, as created by Executive Order No. 27 and continued by Executive Order
					 No. 116, are hereby transferred and assigned to, assumed by and devolved upon
					 the Office of Business Permits and Regulatory Assistance and the Director
					 thereof, as may be applicable. The Director of the Office of Business Permits
					 and Regulatory Assistance shall also be Special Assistant to the Governor for
					 Regulatory and Management Assistance.
II. Transfer of Employees
Consistent with the directive contained in the 1993-94
					 Executive Budget and in accordance with Civil Service Law § 70 (2),
					 provision shall be made for the transfer of the Office of Management and
					 Productivity employees who are substantially engaged in the functions being
					 transferred to the Office of Business Permits and Regulatory Assistance.
III. Transfer of Advisory Council
Effective April 1, 1993, the Management and Productivity
					 Advisory Council established by Executive Order No. 27 and continued by
					 Executive Order No. 116, including private sector executives and members of the
					 academic community, is hereby continued and transferred to the Office of
					 Business Permits and Regulatory Assistance to provide guidance for the
					 management and productivity activities of the merged offices. Members of the
					 advisory council shall be appointed by the Governor and serve at his pleasure
					 for terms of three years. Terms of current members shall be continued as if
					 appointed on the effective date of this order. They shall serve without salary,
					 but shall be entitled to reimbursement for their necessary and reasonable
					 expenses incurred in connection with their services to the council. The
					 Governor shall designate a chairperson from among the council members.
IV. Transfer of Pending Projects
				  and Records
Any matter undertaken or commenced by the Office of
					 Management and Productivity which is pending on the effective date of the
					 transfer of functions, powers and duties effected by this order may be
					 conducted and completed by the Office of Business Permits and Regulatory
					 Assistance in the same manner and with the same effect as if conducted or
					 completed by the Office of Management and Productivity. All records in the
					 possession of the Office of Management and Productivity shall be transferred to
					 the Office of Business Permits and Regulatory Assistance.
V. Continuity of Authority
A. Whenever the Office of Management and
				  Productivity, its Advisory Council, or the Director thereof is referred to or
				  designated in any executive order, contract or other document, such reference
				  or designation shall be deemed to refer to the Office of Business Permits and
				  Regulatory Assistance or the Director thereof, or the Advisory Council
				  continued herein, as may be applicable.
B. For the purpose of succession to all
				  functions, powers, duties and obligations transferred and assigned to, devolved
				  upon and assumed by it pursuant to this order, the Office of Business Permits
				  and Regulatory Assistance shall constitute the continuation of the Office of
				  Management and Productivity.
Signed: Mario M. CuomoDated: March 22, 1993
[FN*] [Revoked and superseded by Executive Order No. 20
					 (George E. Pataki) §
												5.20, supra.]