New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 8 - Executive Orders (Andrew M. Cuomo) › Section 8.4 - Executive order no. 4: establishing the spending and government efficiency (sage) commission

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, instead of an efficient, sensible system of
					 government, New York State has numerous agencies, authorities and other bodies
					 whose jurisdiction overlaps, resulting in a waste of taxpayers' money, impeding
					 New York State government's ability to formulate public policy and undermining
					 its capacity to efficiently deliver necessary services;
WHEREAS, since the completion of the last comprehensive
					 governmental reorganization in 1927, New York State government has enlarged its
					 workforce from 29,000 to more than 190,000 and increased its annual budget from
					 $239 million to $135 billion;
WHEREAS, this growth has been accompanied by an explosion
					 in the number of agencies and public authorities so that today, there exist
					 close to 1,000 state agencies, authorities, commissions and other statutorily
					 created bodies;
WHEREAS, New York State government now faces unprecedented
					 budgetary challenges that require fundamental changes in the way it does
					 business, including eliminating failed approaches and creating improved ways to
					 serve the public;
WHEREAS, it is incumbent on those charged with providing
					 government services to protect the public's health and safety, educate our
					 citizens, promote economic development, provide necessary infrastructure,
					 safeguard fundamental rights and perform other essential functions in a manner
					 that avoids duplication, delay and unnecessary regulation and
					 bureaucracy;
WHEREAS, New York State has many business leaders with
					 experience in restructuring complex organizations and educational and other
					 non-profit institutions with the knowledge and expertise necessary to improve
					 the operations and accountability of government;
WHEREAS, it is of compelling public importance that New
					 York State undertake a redesign of its inefficient and outdated state
					 government structure and operations by doing a comprehensive review of every
					 agency of state government and recommending structural and operational changes
					 in the government; and
WHEREAS, such a review will allow for the elimination or
					 more efficient organization of duplicative, outdated, unnecessary and
					 ineffective agencies and authorities and provide for operational improvements
					 so that government functions effectively and serves taxpayers at the lowest
					 cost with the greatest value;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Andrew 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 order as follows:
A. Definitions
As used herein, the following terms shall have the
					 following meanings:
1. "State agency"
				  or "agency" shall mean any state agency, department, office, board, bureau,
				  division, committee, council or office.
2. "Public authority" or "authority" shall
				  mean a public authority or public benefit corporation created by or existing
				  under any New York State law, with one or more of its members appointed by the
				  Governor or who serve as members by virtue of holding a civil office of New
				  York State, other than an interstate or international authority or public
				  benefit corporation, including any subsidiaries of such public authority or
				  public benefit corporation.