Arnold Orders State Hiring Freeze

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[goldstategop]

Governor Schwarzenegger Orders State Hiring Freeze 11/20/03

SACRAMENTO

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced today that he has issued an executive order prohibiting new hires to state government.

"It is vital to the economic health and prosperity of California that state government be conducted in the most business-like and economical manner, and that the people of this State be assured that their tax dollars be spent wisely," Governor Schwarzenegger states in the Executive Order. "The State General Fund is facing a significant imbalance between revenues and expenditures, and additional action must be taken to assure that the State lives within its means."

Executive Order S-3-03 prohibits all state agencies and departments from filling vacancies except for specified positions. For vacant positions financed by funds other than the General Fund, State agencies are encouraged to work with the Department of Finance to gain exemptions. The provisions of the Executive Order do not apply to the Legislative or Judicial branches, or to the Constitutional Officers of the State, though those branches and officers are invited to participate.

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[goldstategop]

Arnold isn't wasting time. He just issued another Executive Order imposing a state hiring freeze, that will be posted here.

[EggsAckley]

HERE'S some good news!!!

[Flashman_at_the_charge]

Maybe he's still looking?
http://appointments.ca.gov/en/form/index.php

[goldstategop]

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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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EXECUTIVE ORDER S-3-03 by the Governor of the State of California

WHEREAS, Executive Order D-70-03, issued on July 1, 2003, prohibited the filling of vacancies that would constitute a new hire to state government except for specified positions; and

WHEREAS, state government has an obligation to safeguard the trust of the people of the State of California; and

WHEREAS, it is vital to the economic health and prosperity of California that state government be conducted in the most business-like and economical manner, and that the people of this State be assured that their tax dollars be spent wisely; and

WHEREAS, the State General Fund is facing a significant imbalance between revenues and expenditures; and

WHEREAS, additional action must be taken to assure that the State lives within its means;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of the State of California, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the State of California, do hereby issue this order to become effective immediately:

1. All State agencies and departments are prohibited from filling vacancies that would constitute a new hire to state government except a new hire into a position exempt from civil service pursuant to Article VII, Section 4 of the California Constitution.
2. All State agencies and departments are prohibited from filling vacancies through promotion, or otherwise promoting personnel; provided, however, that this Executive Order shall not prohibit State agencies and departments from filling vacancies that arise in any position presently designated by the State Personnel Board as a Career Executive Assignment (CEA).
3. In order to facilitate the timely movement of personnel from the State Restriction of Appointments list to non-General Fund positions and to otherwise speed the necessary reduction in General Fund personal services costs, State agencies are encouraged to work with the Department of Finance to gain blanket exemptions from this prohibition with respect to vacant positions financed by funds other than the General Fund. Such exemptions shall not be granted, however, for vacancies financed by reimbursements from General Fund budgets or from funds that in the judgment of the Department of Finance are in jeopardy of incurring a deficit.
4. Agency Secretaries and other Cabinet-level positions will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the provisions of this Executive Order. For those departments that do not have Cabinet-level representation, the Department of Finance will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the provisions of this Executive Order.
5. The provisions of this Executive Order shall not apply to the Legislative and Judicial branches of government, nor shall it apply to the Constitutional Officers of this State. However, I invite these branches of government and the Constitutional Officers to participate.
6. For the purposes of this order, the University of California and the California State University System are requested to comply with the provisions of this Executive Order. Participation, however, should be limited to a level that will not interfere with meeting their educational mission.
7. The Department of Finance is hereby directed to coordinate the implementation of this Executive Order and may issue management memos or other instructions, as appropriate.
8. The provisions of this Executive Order will terminate on June 30, 2004.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that to the extent specific directives contained herein are inconsistent with directives contained in Executive Order D-70-03, the directives contained herein supersede those contained in that order. All other directives remain in effect.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that as soon as hereafter possible, this order be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and notice be given to this order.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this the nineteenth day of November 2003.

/s/ Arnold Schwarzenegger

Governor of California

Arnold is moving to demonstrate he means business. Every day a new act follows. This is fun to watch!

[KellyAdmirer]

One step at a time. He clearly has good people around him.

[martin_fierro]

MISTER FREEZE!

[martin_fierro]

It's hard to argue with a man in polar bear slippies.

[Ichneumon]

MISTER FREEZE!

ROFL!!!!!! Funniest post I've seen today.

[Ichneumon]

It's hard to argue with a man in polar bear slippies.

There's a man in that picture? Where?

...

Oh, now I see him. I was... distracted.

[martin_fierro]

<|;)~ Thanx

[Joe Hadenuf]

How about an illegal alien freeze since a large part of CA budget problems are a direct result of this never ending invasion.

Anyone seen Tom Ridge or President Bush?

[umgud]

Our current state employees are overworked. If they can't hire additional help, it will be detrimental to the health and function of the state. State gov't could collapse. The people fo CA probably couldn't recover from this histerical type of over-reaction. The children of the state will suffer most. What an evil farsighted man we've elected. </sarcasm>

[jim_trent]

I am very happy to see that he knows the difference between general fund positions (funded by taxes) and positions funded by fees (funds other than taxes). Unfortunately, a lot of Freepers don't know the difference either.

That ignorance makes it easy for crooked politicians to play the old shell game to protect their pet general fund projects. Just cut garbage collection, street repair/rebuild, snow plowing (in certain areas of the country), etc. (fees paid for specific services) and then shift the money "saved" (collected, but not spent) over to diversity programs, gay park memorials, etc. Then when taxpayers complain about not getting what they pay for the politicians say, "Well, you did not want us to raise taxes."

[GOP_1900AD]

Good. And soon, may the firings also begin! RIF needed post haste!

[GOP_1900AD]

For.... the CHILLLLLLDRENNNNNnnnnnnnnn! ;)

[Enterprise]

"Arnold Orders State Hiring Freeze"

Carumba!

[Paulus Invictus]

I was hoping the Terminator would make the freeze retroactive to all hires made by Doofus Davis in the last year and ask these vermin to resign or be fired forthwith. That would save a bunch of money.

[Moonman62]

So far, the "new tone in California" is looking a lot better than the "new tone in Washington."

[ArmstedFragg]

Now if we could just get him to announce a "Gray Davis Cronie Elimination" order. When the legislature put a limit on staff size in the Governors office, Davis just moved a bunch of his buddies into do-nothing executive jobs in other agencies. They were ostensibly on the budget of some other department, but in reality they were his staff people. There's several million in annual savings available by getting rid of them.

[nicmarlo]

ROFL! Very Good, martin.