By: John W

John W — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:37:16 +0000

So much for blowing up boards and commissions. It would be interesting if the Times or somebody could create a list of all the boards and commissions, budget and headcount, number of appointees and the salary and benefits received by appointees. In total, they are a drop in the bucket relative to California’s overall finances. However, having served as the executive director of a state board in another state early in my career, I know that many of them impose indirect costs in terms of red tape, compliance with regulations that do little good, time and money spent responding to information requests to keep staff busy and amused and chronic headaches for the people inside and outside of government who are forced to spend time interacting with them. Some of them protect the interests of the professions they are supposed to oversee rather than protecting the public. I have this notion that we should pile up all the rules & regs, agencies and agencies and sub-agencies within agencies, layers of management, services, public assistance etc. and then figure out which 20% accomplish 80% of public benefit for the state; which means dumping 80% and still retaining 80% of the total public benefit.

By: Ralph Hoffmann

Ralph Hoffmann — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 06:08:34 +0000

Who are the other 66 appointees, what party affiliation, and where do they live?

Comments on: Schwarzenegger taps 70 in what could be last round of appointments

By: John W

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