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"Governor, don't lock the stable after the horse is stolen!"
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Reading the Sacramento Bee this morning brought up the question surrounding wages and reimbursements of California State Administration Officials. In my previous blog, I described administrations of government as "Headless" in nature. I also described their behaviors as "Headless horse thieves riding on the backs of stolen property."
Administrations that do not have oversight, other than public scrutiny and non-profit agencies, are free to over price their services. The supply and demand model is not relative to state transactions of this nature. Agencies that set their own rules, vote for their own compensation, and make enforcement decisions, have all three branches of power and no checks-and-balances.
In many cases, administrations over-compensate themselves at the expense of public safety, public services, and public trust. "That is plenty of checks, but no balance Governor."
How can we as a people expect the The Governor of the State, to create a balanced budget, and maintain its balance, when evidence suggests that the administrators of the budget abandon conservative principles? Is it a wonder, that the State of California, can not operate efficiently and effectively with liberal spending practices?
The state workers have shown great tolerance and commitment to California by accepting furloughs, making sacrifices, and negotiating pensions. It is high time that the three branch concept of government provide a checks-and-balances system in the management of administration's.
The Governor being Executive, the Congress being Legislative, and the Courts being Judicial.
Administrative compensation increases reviewed by at least two branches of government prior to implementation would help put the horses reigns back in the hands of the people. Would the City of Bell have been able to over-compensate themselves, if the compensation had required governmental review and approval? Would a checks-and-balances system finally provide accountability of all agencies?
While the Sacramento Bee reports a small number of over-compensated officials, the link found through the Sacramento Bee reports payroll with a greater number of offenders.
http://www.sacbee.com/statepay/?name=&agency=&salarylevel=#ixzz10hOmwpzy
I have reservations about the accuracy of the state payroll reporting and am skeptical about budget figures. I would be more confident with the State Auditor's reporting of budgetary and payroll information.
No matter WHO the Governor of the State of California IS, the question California should be asking is, does the State of California have a governmental system of checks-and-balances necessary to create and enforce a State budget? "Governor, don't lock the stables after the horse is stolen!"
Tags: California Government Oversight Public Scrutiny Non-profit's
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