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WHEREAS, this
Administration is committed to improving the efficiency of its operations,
eliminating duplication of functions and achieving cost savings
wherever feasible; and
WHEREAS, the
Commissioner of Personnel has the responsibility and authority,
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 11A:3-1, to establish and administer a State
classification plan; and
WHEREAS, the
Commissioner of Personnel has the authority, pursuant to N.J.S.A.
11A:3-7, to establish and administer an equitable State employee
compensation plan; and
WHEREAS, the
Commissioner of Personnel, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 11A:2-11, is vested
with the authority to plan, evaluate, administer and implement personnel
policies and programs in State government; to develop programs to
improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the public service;
to set standards and procedures for review and to render final administrative
decisions on classification and salary appeals; to maintain a management
information system; and to assist the Governor in general workforce
planning and personnel matters; and
WHEREAS, these
statutory provisions in the Civil Service Reform Act establish the
Department of Personnel as the human resource agency which administers
in a uniform fashion classification, compensation, workforce planning
and related functions in the Executive Branch of State government;
and
WHEREAS, there
is a need to consolidate personnel functions where appropriate in
a human resource agency reporting to the Governor, in order to ensure
the effective and efficient management of personnel policies and
programs, and this is especially critical since the Fiscal Year
93 Appropriations Act reduced the availability of funds for human
resource administration; and
WHEREAS, such
efforts shall promote savings for State government as well as greater
efficiencies and coordination of personnel policies and procedures;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 11A:11-2, the Commissioner of Personnel has the discretionary
authority to direct the consolidation of personnel functions in
the Executive Branch within the Department of Personnel; and
WHEREAS, the
goals of Civil Service reform which began in 1986 need to be reaffirmed,
especially in this economic climate, to continue to promote the
goals of efficiency and economy; and
WHEREAS, although
the Department of Personnel has been empowered to act as the State
department with principal oversight responsibility for classification
and compensation matters, the heads of the principal Departments
are appointing authorities within the law and require sufficient
authority over personnel matters to effectively manage their ongoing
responsibilities to the public; and
WHEREAS, it
is the public policy of this State, pursuant to N.J.S.A.[11A:1-2,
to provide public officials with appropriate appointment, supervisory
and other personnel authority to execute properly their constitutional
and statutory responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the
Commissioner of the Department of Personnel has a role to assist
the various departments to help them meet their business needs;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES J. FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the statutes
of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. The Commissioner
shall develop a plan for the consolidation and coordination of
personnel functions that balances the needs and benefits of central
personnel administration and the management needs of the department
and agency heads. The plan should address, but not be limited
to, classification, compensation and workforce planning in the
Executive Branch of State government, and provide for the transfer,
if appropriate, to the Department of Personnel such employees,
positions, funding, facilities, equipment, powers, duties and
functions from throughout the Executive Branch as necessary to
effectuate such consolidation and coordination.
2. The Commissioner
shall submit no later than 60 days from the date of this Executive
Order the consolidation plan to the Governor for review and approval.
Upon the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner may, pursuant
to the approved plan, direct the consolidation and coordination
of personnel functions, including, but not limited to, classification,
compensation and workforce planning, in the Executive Branch and
the transfer to the Department of Personnel, if appropriate, of
such employees, positions, funding, facilities, equipment, powers,
duties and functions to effectuate such consolidation and coordination.
The Commissioner shall organize these functions in such units
as the Commissioner determines are necessary for the efficient
operation of the Department and to properly support the appointing
authorities and all State employees in personnel matters.
3. The plan
shall include a statement of the problems being addressed by the
proposed consolidations and detail the proposed changes, the staffing
needs, the division of duties between the operating departments
and agencies and the Department of Personnel, and shall address
the transfer of staff and resources to implement the plan.
4. The plan
shall be developed in consultation with the affected department
and agency heads.
5. Each
department, division, or agency in the Executive Branch of State
government shall cooperate fully with the Commissioner and make
available to the Commissioner such information, personnel and
assistance necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Order.
6. Within
six months, the Commissioner shall submit to the Governor a report
on the implementation of this Order after consultation with the
Cabinet.
7. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal this
17th day of November in the Year of Our
Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Ninety Two, and of the Independence
of the United States, the Two Hundred
and Seventeenth.
/s/
Jim Florio
Governor
Attest:
/s/ M. Robert
DeCotiis
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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