NEWS CONFERENCE 23

A. Well, I expect the committee will recommend something in this
area, and I would like to see what it recommends before I say specifi-
cally what the content should be. But my viewpoints are the same as
they were during the campaign.

Q. Mr. Agnew, you mentioned some bureaucratic jobs briefly. Do
you have any plans to cut back in this area?

A. Our Task Force on Modern Management has as its primary pur-
pose—this is the one recommended by the Curlett Commission—a
continuing study of State agencies. Now, what generally happens when
you revise government is that new agencies are created but very often
the old agencies that they create are not removed or taken out of exist-
ence. We are going to look through the agencies to see which ones are
necessary, look through the organization and functioning of each
separate agency to see whether there are portions of the agency which
have become obsolete or which are being duplicated in other areas.
I have a pretty good feeling, based on what's happened in other
states, that when this is done efficiently there will be quite a bit of
elimination of jobs within the State government.

Q. Might it result, as it did in Ohio with Governor Rhodes?

A. Well, I'm going to consult with Governor Rhodes, as a matter of
fact, because I watched that reorganization with some interest, and I
hope to achieve something substantial.

Q. When he did cut back in the jobs, he was faced with strikes and
great opposition. Do you expect the same reaction?

A. I don't think it's reasonable to think that patronage jobs being
eliminated creates a very pleasant atmosphere. But I think we have got
to face the fact that if it's good and it is reasonable, we are going to do
it.

Q. When were you supposed to consult with Governor Rhodes?

A. I have no immediate plans for a time or place, but when the
modern management group gets into full swing, I certainly want to
see him personally, and I would like his key people who were involved
in that reorganization to have a chance to be available to our group
for questions.

Q. Governor, a few weeks ago a columnist for one of the local news-
papers suggested in his column that the post of State Treasurer be
eliminated. Do you think this would be a wise move?