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So theissue of whether the Board of Public Work;
should be a constitutional agency or not is from the
standpoint of State policy, in our opinion, insignificant.
We really can't understand what the controversy is over
this item. The functions of the Board are now almost
completely under legislative control. Those functions can
be changed, transferred to another agency, or indeed
abolished. The Committee was of the opinion that the
composition of the Board and its continued existence should
be under the control of the General Assembly.
The Board of Public Works is created by Article
XII of the present Constitution and is composed of the
Governor, the Comptroller, and the Treasurer. Under the
present Constitution the Comptroller is elected by the
people, and the Treasurer is appointed by the General
Assembly. Thus, neither of these two officials is respons-
ible to the Governor or in any manner under his control.
The Board of Public Works has, through the
process of statutory accretion, acquired substantial responsi-
bilities.
It has been assigned power by law to fix