Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 52, December 24, 2024
WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to increase the
effectiveness, accountability and openness of State government and public
authorities;
WHEREAS, building upon sweeping reforms, innovations and
improvements that have been made since 1995, I established the Public Authority
Governance Advisory Committee, chaired by renowned corporate governance expert
Ira Millstein, in 2004 to work with the State's public authorities to develop
the Model Governance Principles;
WHEREAS, while the Public Authority Governance Advisory
Committee made tremendous progress in working with the State's public
authorities to improve oversight and promote accountability and openness,
earlier this year, pursuant to Executive Order No. 135, I established the New
York State Commission on Public Authority Reform to build upon the progress
made to date;
WHEREAS, in order to define the different types of public
authorities, clarify their role and function and examine opportunities for
potential dissolution or consolidation, the New York State Commission on Public
Authority Reform has requested that an inventory of public authorities and
their subsidiaries should be made that would categorize all of the public
authorities and subsidiaries that have been created, both at the State and
local level, and identify those which, while existing in statute, have ceased
or suspended operations;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State
of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the Laws of the State of New York, do hereby order as follows:
I. DEFINITIONS
1. "Commission" shall mean the New York State
Commission on Public Authority Reform established by Executive Order No.
135.
2. "Local authority" shall
mean:
(i) a public authority or public
benefit corporation created by or existing under the laws of the State of New
York whose members do not hold a civil office of the State, are not appointed
by the Governor or are appointed by the Governor specifically upon the
recommendation of the local government or governments;
(ii) a not-for-profit corporation affiliated
with, sponsored by, or created by a county, city, town or village government;
(iii) a local industrial
development agency or authority or other local public benefit corporation; or
(iv) an affiliate of such public
authority.
3. "Mission
statement" shall mean a general statement describing the public authority's
legal and operational structure, history, purpose and objectives.
4. "Program objectives" shall mean a listing
of the public authority's programs that includes a general description of the
purpose and objectives of such programs.
5. "State authority" shall mean a public
authority or public benefit corporation created by or existing under the laws
of State of New York, with one or more of its members appointed by the
Governor, or who serve as members by virtue of holding a civil office of the
State, other than an interstate or international authority or public benefit
corporation.
II.
AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Every state
authority shall fully cooperate with the Commission as is necessary to enable
the Commission to carry out its powers and duties pursuant to Executive Order
No. 135.
2. Within 60 days of the
effective date of this Order, every state authority shall provide the
Commission the following:
(c) a summary of its
projected revenue and expenses for the current and following fiscal
years;
(d) an organizational chart
with the names and contact information of senior executive staff, a list of all
directors, a list of all board committees and their members, the most current
annual report and independent audit;
(e) a listing of all subsidiaries created by
the public authority; and
(f) any
other information or documents that are reasonably requested by the
Commission.
3. Every
local authority is encouraged to fully cooperate with the Commission as is
necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its powers and duties pursuant
to Executive Order No. 135.
4.
Every local authority is encouraged to provide the Commission, within 60 days
of the effective date of this Order, the following:
(c) a summary of its projected revenue and
expenses for the current and following fiscal years;
(d) an organizational chart with the names
and contact information of senior executive staff, a list of all directors, a
list of all board committees and their members, the most current annual report
and independent audit;
(e) a
listing of all subsidiaries created by the public authority; and
(f) any other information or documents that
are reasonably requested by the Commission.
Signed: George E. PatakiDated: June 8,
2005
