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 4.16 - Executive order no. 16: establishing the council on fiscal and economic priorities

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, the continued economic vitality and future
					 economic growth of New York State depend upon the cooperation and common
					 dedication of all sectors of society; and
WHEREAS, State government will require the assistance and
					 expertise of those outside government to respond effectively to the economic
					 challenges and fiscal problems that confront New York; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to plan more effectively, set
					 priorities among various projects and coordinate the development and
					 construction activities of State agencies and public authorities;
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 establish within the Executive Chamber a
					 Council on Fiscal and Economic Priorities.
I. Membership
The council shall consist of 22 members appointed by the
					 Governor, one of whom shall be designated by him to serve as chairman. The
					 members shall include representatives of business, labor, the academic
					 community, nonprofit organizations and local government. 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
The council shall advise and assist the Governor in the
					 formulation of the State's overall economic strategy. In discharging this
					 responsibility, the council shall:
Develop overall State strategies and specific program
					 initiatives to combine the resources of government, business, labor and other
					 sectors of society in order to strengthen New York's economy and create
					 jobs.
Make recommendations on overall State taxation and
					 expenditure policies, and report on the effect which changes in such policies
					 may have on the State' s economy.
Assist the Governor and other State officials in
					 identifying the most pressing needs for rebuilding the State's capital plant
					 and for undertaking new projects to maintain and improve the State's
					 infrastructure of roads, rails, ports and water systems.
Assist the Governor in formulating, in cooperation with
					 State agencies and authorities, a five- year capital plan covering all State
					 and authority financing and construction to be initially completed by July 1,
					 1983, and updated annually thereafter.
Identify methods for financing capital developments without
					 increasing the burden borne by the State's taxpayers.
Formulate policies aimed at assuring that the development
					 programs of the State and public authorities provide employment,
					 entrepreneurial and training opportunities to the unemployed and underemployed,
					 minorities, women and young people.
Assist the Governor and other State officials in developing
					 plans for rationalizing the health and education capital planning, construction
					 and financing processes.
Advise the Governor concerning Federal policies and actions
					 that may affect the State's fiscal and economic condition.
III. Assistance to the Council
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 use of agency
					 staff, the provision of statistical and policy data in such form as is
					 determined by the council and consultation with agency staff as the council
					 shall require.
Signed: Mario M. CuomoDated: May 20, 1983
WHEREAS, the continued economic vitality and future
					 economic growth of New York State depend upon the cooperation and common
					 dedication of all sectors of society;
WHEREAS, State government will require the assistance and
					 expertise of those outside government to respond effectively to the economic
					 challenges and fiscal problems that confront New York; and
WHEREAS, this expertise from outside State government is
					 useful in the continuous review and development of the State's economic
					 strategy;
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 establish within the Executive Chamber a
					 Council on Fiscal and Economic Priorities.
I. Membership
The Council's members shall be appointed by the Governor,
					 one of whom shall be designated by him to serve as chair. The members shall
					 include representatives of business, labor, the academic community, non-profit
					 organizations and local government. 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
The Council shall advise and assist the Governor and the
					 Director of Economic Development in the formulation of the State's overall
					 economic and fiscal strategy. In discharging this responsibility, the Council
					 shall:
(1) Develop overall State
				  strategies and specific program initiatives to combine the resources of
				  government, business, labor and other sectors of society in order to strengthen
				  New York's economy and create jobs.
(2) Make recommendations on overall State
				  taxation and expenditure policies, and report on the effect which changes in
				  such policies may have on the State' s economy.
(3) Assist the Governor and other State
				  officials in identifying the most pressing needs for maintaining or modernizing
				  the State's capital plant and for undertaking new projects to maintain and
				  improve the State's infrastructure of roads, rails, ports and water
				  systems.
(4) Identify methods for
				  financing capital developments without increasing the burden borne by the
				  State's taxpayers.
(5) Formulate
				  policies aimed at assuring that the development programs of the State and
				  public authorities provide employment, entrepreneurial and training
				  opportunities to the unemployed, underemployed, minorities, women and young
				  people.
(6) Identify actions the
				  State could take to stimulate the economy and create jobs.
(7) Advise the Governor concerning federal
				  policies and actions that may effect the State's fiscal and economic
				  condition.
III.
				  Assistance to the Council
The Council shall receive staff services and assistance
					 from the Department of Economic Development's Division of Policy and Research.
					 All other 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 use of agency staff, the provision
					 of statistical and policy data in such form as is determined by the Council and
					 consultation with agency staff as the Council shall require.
Signed: Mario M. CuomoDated: December 31, 1993
[FN*] [Revoked and superseded by Executive Order No. 16.1,
					 infra.]
[FN[DAGGER]] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 30 (George E.
					 Pataki), infra.]
[FN[DOUBLE DAGGER]] [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.]
[FN*] [Revokes and supersedes Executive Order No. 16,
					 supra.]
[FN[DAGGER]] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 31 (George E.
					 Pataki), infra.]
[FN[DOUBLE DAGGER]] [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.]