The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina • 14

Wed July 28 197 Stigma I 'N a 47' Spurs Legislative dorm 14A THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER it 1111 A fiscal research division commonly called the "watchdog" was proposed in 1969 passed the House but did not survive the Senate thority to hire outside consultants Sen II in a Moore of Mocklenburg has suggested two institutions Rutgers University and the Brookings Institute which have made similar studies for other states The report is due before the 1973 session convenes 71' )0011000000000011( CIAS legistolute and One of the reasons the bill was destroyed was that Gov Bob Scott fresh into the Executive Department was not happy with the idea of an "outsider" poking around per haps finding trouble for his administration ivorgekAM i -040'4 t4 4010boii-: i (i4: -of Wf00400Q: 1 6 By HOWARD COVINGTON Observer Raleigh Bureau young lawyer from one of North Carolina's larger cities settled back in his chair on the floor of the NC House in the waning days of the 1971 General Assembly and said: "The longer we run the more apparent it is that we are woefully understaffed" The young legisator is one of a growing number of legislators who are willing to focus a critical On themselves as the state's lawmakers Their number is not legion but during this past session a solid core of reformers began to take shape and make some progress this was seen in remarks from the two men who will probably be influencing committee assignments in the 1973 session Sen Gordon Allen and Rep James Ramsey both of Person County Allen is in line to become president pro tern of the Senate and Ramsey is the leading candidate for speaker of the House Like others before them these two men have criticized the number of committees that are appointed each year and have talked of reducing that number But in the midst of their campaigns they are unwilling to be specific Reduction of the number of committees along with the building of a legislative ethies board and increased staffing will be left to the next The determinations demonstrated at the close of this session do not put a lien on the 1973 General Assembly however the NC General Assembly a few steps away from a lowly position to which It was relegated by a prestigious national organization early in a le- 1- State Legislatures ranked the General Assembly 47th after studying it in five criti- cal areas determining whether it was functional accountable informed independent and representative on The report was received tially by most in the 1971 General Assembly with a chorus of righteous indignation Many still shrug it off but there are those who are stung by the stigma mainly because they are well aware of the legislature's limitations "Legislative reform is a lot like ecology" said Lt Gov Pat Taylor recently "Everyone is for it if anything meaningful is going to be done people have to be willing to make sacrifices" Lt Gov Taylor Asks Sacrifices The Citizen's Conference They succeeded in hchl4ing At the close of the session But legislal ors are becoming increasingly impatient with department heads and others who find they can stuff appropriations into the budget the budget proposed for normal continuing operations and not go to stand the scrutiny of legislative eyes Legislators have traditionally worried only with new appropriations ignoring the maze of figures in the budget The budget will be one of the jumping off points for the fiscal research division which has been directed to: Carry on spending studies of state agencies Evaluate programs and operations of state agencies Democrat who sandbagged his position with the signatures of 112 of the 120 House members before he introduced it If that were not the ease then the legislature would not have been able to make the following steps toward reform Advertisement State Agencies Put In New Pigeonholes WHEN SEX DRIVES DIFFER IN MARRIAGE (coneensedfromnedbook) For the first time beginning as soon as possible the legislature will have its own fiscal research arm responsible to it and not a state agency or department Begin a study of its own operation with a report due for the 1973 General Assembly These are small steps but when considered in the light of past actions they are dies under department of While Rep Robert Jones of Rutherford County had wanted a separate commission to study the General Assembly and make recommendations to the 1973 session he appeared satisfied with the changes made by the Senate in his original proposal Jones' study bill was changed to allow the Legislative Research Commission to study itself but with the au Make any other studies as directed Is it possible to gear your sexuality to the needs of you! spouse? Yes according to famed researchers Masten and Johnson authors of The Human Sexual Response Read how couples with unequal sex drives can achieve compatibility in "The Role of Love in Marriage" One ol 41 articles and features in the August READER'S IMES By LARRY TARLETON Observer Staff Writer "Good morning Gov Scott This is Hawk Dunning "Hall who?" "Hawk Dunning You know the chairman of the committee for the Preservation of Great North Carolina Flying Birds" "The what?" The "watchdog" bill was the product of Rep Norwood Bryan a Cumberland County All ii1-ttlo f414eol 't TOVW 43: otilomk 1kt- 4-- gar- stk- 1 1: I4f: '4 lit' 4f -001k it "The Committee for the Preservation of Great North Carolina Flying Birds Remember? 'You appointed me" "Oh" 4 th 13341 0 AY SALE Bob Scott Gets A Break A Insurance: The commissioner of insurance and all insurance agencies plus the Building Code Council Administration: The secretary the major arm of the governor's budget control containing the former department of administration personnel department Housing Corporation Zoological Aut hor it Good Neighbor Council and Marine Science Council Transportation and Highway Safety: The secretary plus the State Highway Commission Department of Motor Vehicles and State Ports Authority and Economic Resources: The secretary the State Department of Conservation and Development Wildlife Commission and Department of Local Affairs Human Resources: The secretary Board of Health Department of Social Services Commission for the Blind and mental health agencies Thirty-four agencies in department Social Rehabilitation and Control: The secretary Department of Correction Probation Commission and Board of Paroles as a full-time state official with offices in Raleigh The duties of the lieutenant governor weren't spelled out but he is required to perform such "duties as the Governor or General Assembly may assign to him" 3 ur choic ntly1 That conversation isn't as far-fetched as it sounds under North Carolina's unwield multiple-agency state government The government has grown to encompass 295 agencies boards and offices and all the heads of all the agencies are theoretically at least answerable to the governor As it has worked out however it is difficult for the governor to stay abreast of the activities of each agency There was really little contact between the governor and some of the agencies and many of the department heads seemed to like it that way It has led according to Gov Bob Scott to "overlapping wasted motion and inefficiency and significantly impaired the governor's ability to effectively manage the government" eil a ays The full-time lieutenant governor is expected to perform many of the ceremonial too tions such as ribbon-cutting and guest appearances that have taken up so much of the governor's time These are the 17 Commerce: The secretary and all regulatory commissions for banking utilities alcohol milk and savings and loan It was clearly a case of "too many chiefs and not enough Iedians" in state 0 0 Revenue: The commissioner of revenue Tax Research Board and State Board of Assessment Art Culture and History: The secretary Department of Archives and History State Symphony and 41 similar agencies Military and Veterans' Affairs: The secretary adjutant general Civil Defense Civil Air Patrol and Veterans Commission Secretary of State: Headed by the secretary of state and including the State Board of Elections and the notaries public State Auditor: Auditor's office and pension agencies for firemen and lawmen State Treasurer: The treasurer tax review board and local government commission Public Education: State Board of Education with superintendent of public instruction as chief administrative officer Justice: The attorney general State Bureau of Investigation General Statutes Commission and police information network Agriculture: All former units under the State Department of Agriculture with commissioner of agriculture as department head The 1971 General Assembly moved toward creating a more functional state government-and strengthening the governor's office through its reorganization of governmental agencies The 295 agencies were condensed into 17 major departments The heads of these 17 departments eight of whom are elected are answerable directly to the governor The General Assembly acted after the electorate approved an amendment last November which required the legislature to reduce the number of state administrative departments to not more than 25 by 1975 The new reorganization act goes into effect Oct 1 The reorganization act establishes the lieutenant governor Singing For Its Suits United Press International WISBECII England A church choir in Wisbech is so short of money that it announced it will hire itself out to sing at local bars to raise cash to buy new gowns Labor The commissioner of labor and all former agen INVE I oil 1 1 1 4011t' ii! 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