Show OC Overhaul of Utah Ulah S State tole Government Proposed by hy Little Hoover Commission A sweeping change In tn state government including the tho el elimination et el of ot four lour elective of of- flees and the creation of a governors governor's cabinet has been recommended by Utah's Hoover Hoo ver Commission In Tn a progress report to the Legislature last week the tho Commission outlined its proposals proposals pro pro- ro for governmental reform reform re re- form but emphasized that the report was In preview form lorm lormand and suggestions from the lawmakers were solicited belore before before be be- fore lore the final Commission re report report re re- port Ort due January 15 The changes suggested In Inthe Inthe inthe the report would require major ma mn jor revisions in the state con con- before they could be bo put in effect The basic ree were Eliminate the Board of Examiners which now Includes in in- eludes the governor secretary secretary secre secre- tary of state and attorney general Eliminate most of ot the now multi member administrative administrative admi commissions as they now Junction function and replace them with If II departmental secretaries to be appointed by bythe bythe bythe the governor Creation of ot the office of lieutenant to run on ona ona a a joint election ticket with the governor I Creation of ot a governors governor's cabinet to Include the Ute lieutenant lieutenant lieu lieu- tenant governor and heads of the 11 administrative departments departments de de- de previously men men- Provide for lor an appointIve appoint appoint- Ive lye chief legal officer attorney attorney ney general genral who would be n a member of the cabinet Transfer the position of ot auditor to the legislative branch and make it an appointive appointive ap of office lice The Tho governors governor's cabinet under tinder un tin der the proposed plan would consist of the governor tho the lieutenant governor a score secre tary of state development an appointive legal officer oft a secretary of personnel services services ser ser- vices a secretary of budget and administration a secretary score secre- lary tary of civil safety a n secretary secretary secre score tary of transportation a n sec sec- secretary secretary of health and welfare a secretary of natural re resources resources re re- sources a secretary of commerce commerce com com- merce a representative of higher education and a representative representative rep rep- of and secondary education Making the presentation were Joseph the chairman of the 12 man nonpartisan nonpartisan non non- partisan commission and commissioners Bruce S S. S Jenkins Jenkins Jen Jen- kins Rep Kay Allen AUen Sen John Bernhard and Harold I Smith The proposed new structure was presented by Mr Jenkins after the other participants had pointed up the findings of the Commission Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion study and outlined the need for lor a change Chairman appealed appealed ap pealed to the tho legislators and the general public to join with the commission in working work worle ing not only to improve the structure of state government government government govern govern- ment but to create a model for the benefit of other states with similar problems It was stressed by the commission com corn mission that the study ha has involved structure and not people or personalities In his report Mr Jenkins told the legislators the commission commission com mission wanted their serious study and consideration of the recommendations they i idId did not seek quick judgments R n sto the merits of the proposal pro pro- The Hoover Commissions Commission's proposal received the endorsement endorsement endorse endorse- ment of Terry Sanford former form form- er governor of North Carolina Caro lina Una and guest speaker at the luncheon report to the Leg Mr 1 Sanford is now heading a study project at Duke University involving state government He called I the Commissions Commission's report as honest and forthright a set of suggestions for state Improvements Improvements improvements Im Im- as I have seen in any any state He approved of the objective objective tive of strengthening the role of o the he governor and more a ac accurately accurately ac- ac pinpointing the res responsibilities res res- of f the p position He said that In most states the administrative structure over which the governor supposedly sup presides' presides is unman unmanageable age ble and d pot ot responsive to fo goals and ambitions ambitions' he would set for his state tate The presentation was repeated repeated re reo before a gathering of some civic business educational educational ed ed- and professional leaders from around the state |