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sensitive State business.
We believe that the Governor should be in
position to exercise control over the actions of the
Board. Consequently, we recommend that he be given the
power to appoint two of the members. Such a provision
would permit the Governor to have a controlling vote on
the important issues while enabling the Comptroller and
Treasurer publicly to analyze and present objections to
any of the actions of the majority which they feel might
be against the best interests of the state.
Furthermore, their minority membership would
provide the Governor with advice and counsel born of long
experience in state government.
We feel that the office of Governor should be
strengthened and streamlined just as we support improve-
ments in the legislative and judicial brandies. These
changes must be made, however, with prudence and care,
making Government more efficient while continuing im-
portant protections against unwise, unfair or precipi-
tous actions not in the best interests of our citizens.
The Board of Public Works has served our state well, and
it has a vitally important role to play in the challenging
times ahead.