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 4.116 - Executive order no. 116: continuing the office of management and productivity

Universal Citation: 9 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 4.116

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

WHEREAS, fiscal discipline and the integrity of the State' s financial plan require a concerted effort to increase productivity, control expenditures and maximize revenues;

WHEREAS, there is a need to ensure that internal controls within State departments and agencies meet uniformly high standards for safeguarding the State's finances and promoting efficient operations;

WHEREAS, it is appropriate to use the talents and ideas of managers in State government, other governments, and the private sector to improve productivity, streamline procedures and improve the operations of State departments and agencies; and

WHEREAS, all State employees should be encouraged to contribute to greater government productivity and be recognized for such initiatives;

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 continue within the Executive Department, the Office of Management and Productivity.

I. Director and Staff

1. The office shall be headed by a director, entitled Special Assistant to the Governor for Management and Productivity. The director shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at his pleasure.

2. The director may request and shall receive the temporary assignment of any State employee the director deems necessary to carry out a specific project or other element of the office's mission.

II. Powers and Duties

After consultation with the Director of State Operations and Policy Management and the Director of the Budget, the office shall undertake special studies, analyses, research or other projects to meet specific management needs. These projects shall be designed to:

a. enhance government productivity;

b. identify methods to streamline agency operating procedures and systems, with particular attention to opportunities for transfer of improvements to other agencies;

c. encourage the development of reporting systems on State agencies, programs and operations to improve their management;

d. encourage all State employees to improve operations, achieve savings, and to recognize such efforts;

e. apply modern business techniques in systems development and project management to enhance productivity;

f. encourage long-range planning by agencies and maximize the use of technology to assure that State programs produce results in a cost-effective manner;

g. help agencies improve the quality of services provided through State programs and evaluate their effectiveness;

h. assist local governments and other operators of State-funded programs to enhance productivity; and

i. safeguard resources and maintain accurate and reliable data.

The office shall forward any finding of fraud, abuse or corruption discovered in the course of its activities to the Office of State Inspector General.

The office shall communicate with the management of private sector firms, the academic community and others to identify management practices and innovations applicable to State operations. This network shall also serve as a mechanism for recruiting on-loan private sector executives with special expertise to participate in management projects.

III. Advisory Council

1. The Management and Productivity Advisory Council established by Executive Order No. 27, including private sector executives and members of the academic community, is hereby continued to provide guidance for the activities of the office. The council shall:
a. review an annual agenda or action plan for the office;

b. through the office, advise the Governor on private sector techniques which may be applicable to State operations; and

c. assist the director in recruiting loaned executives.

2. 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 service to the council. The Governor shall designate a chairperson from among the council members.

IV. Report to the Governor

1. The office shall submit, by February first, of each year, a report to the Governor, describing:
a. major projects and actions taken in the past year; and

b. projects or objectives planned for the coming year, and the anticipated benefits or results of such actions.

2. The office may submit more frequent reports as the Governor or the director sees fit.

Signed: Mario M. CuomoDated: December 28, 1988

[FN[DAGGER]] [Revoked and superseded by Executive Order No. 20 (George E. Pataki) § 5.20, supra.]

[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.]

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