field. But along with the undeniable stake that particular private
sectors of our economy have in those boards, there is also a substantial
public interest; and the boards are exercising a considerable measure
of public power. I request the Commission to consider how that
public interest can adequately be given a voice on these specialized
boards.

The reorganization study which I am requesting the Commission
to make is sweeping and fundamental. It may well be that the full
inquiry cannot be made within the time limit being set. In that
event, the Commission should concern itself first with the overall
coordination and structuring of the administrative organization, and
then any proposed changes within that structure. It is not inconceiv-
able to me that the latter phase may require a second year of work.
That would be subject, of course, to the wishes of the next Governor
and the members of the General Assembly. But the Commission
should establish its priorities at the outset.

The purpose of the entire study is well summed up in these com-
ments of the Council of State Governments — although made a
number of years ago, they remain equally valid today: "In our
democratic society an executive branch should be organized with
two main objectives: first, it should perform with maximum effective-
ness and efficiency the tasks laid upon it. Second, it should be
politically responsible, in practice as well as in theory. Neither of
these objectives can be obtained if the executive branch consists of
a sprawling mass of uncoordinated agencies. The executive should
be reorganized so that it can function as a unit. The way to get unity
is to establish a clear administrative hierarchy headed by a popularly
elected chief executive — in this case a Governor — upon whom the
attention of the people can focus and from whom all administrative
authority will flow. By making the Governor responsible for admin-
istration and giving him authority commensurate with his respon-
sibility, the twin goals of administrative effectiveness and political
responsibility can be achieved. "

II
IMPLEMENTATION

I want to discuss next with you implementation of the Commis-
sion's recommendations. Some of those proposals can undoubtedly be
carried out at the direction of the State's next chief executive if he
concurs in them. But the overwhelming majority of the Commissions'

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