New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 3 - Executive Orders (Hugh L. Carey) › Section 3.118 - Executive order no. 118: establishing the council on state priorities

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Our State has successfully faced many of the most difficult
					 issues of government and public administration which result from increasing
					 public demands for services in times of contracting financial resources. Our
					 success is due to the careful application of the available resources to human
					 and governmental requirements.
It is fitting that this administration's accumulated
					 knowledge and experience be gathered and be focused on the issues which our
					 State will face in the future. Further, it is in the best interest of the
					 people to be informed by the Governor and members of his administration of
					 those issues, and to have the benefit of the perspective provided by a
					 representative body of private individuals who have demonstrated an ability to
					 address and resolve complex problems: A mechanism must be created to permit
					 such individuals to participate in an effort coordinated with State officials.
					 This goal can be achieved best by the establishment of the Council on State
					 Priorities, composed of distinguished citizens representing various sectors of
					 our society, including business, labor and academia.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Hugh L. Carey, 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. Council on State Priorities.
There is hereby created within the Executive Department a
					 group to be known as the Council on State Priorities (the "council"). The
					 members of the council shall be appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall
					 serve as cochairman of the council, and shall appoint a cochairman to serve
					 with him from among the members. The members of the council shall receive no
					 compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for any necessary expenses
					 incurred in connection with the performance of their duties.
II. Powers and Responsibilities of the
				  Council.
The council shall prepare a series of reports on issues to
					 be designated by the Governor, which reports shall include a concise analysis
					 of present policy, identify the stress points of public administration, and
					 suggest the policy options available to deal with those difficulties. The
					 council shall additionally be prepared to advise public officials and others of
					 its conclusions.
III.
				  Procedures of the Council.
The council may employ such staff as may be deemed
					 necessary by the cochairmen at compensation to be fixed by them contingent on
					 the availability of funds from private or public sources. In carrying out its
					 functions, powers and duties, the council shall, wherever possible make use of
					 the staff resources of the Executive Chamber and of State agencies. All
					 departments, divisions, boards, offices and public corporations of the State
					 are directed to cooperate with the council and to provide such assistance as
					 the council may request to fulfill its purposes. Such assistance may include,
					 but need not be limited to, the provision of statistical and policy data in
					 such form as is determined by the council, and consultation with such agency
					 staff as the council identifies.
IV. Advisory Panel.
There is hereby created an advisory panel to the council
					 (the "panel") whose members, designated by the Governor, may include
					 commissioners, directors and chairpersons of State agencies and authorities, as
					 well as members of the Executive Chamber. The Governor, in his discretion, may
					 appoint to the panel additional members from the private and independent sector
					 who have made significant contributions to public policy.
Signed: Hugh L. CareyDated: June 1, 1982