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Resolve, To Reduce the Size of State Government by Four Percent
Sec. 1  State departments directed to conduct evaluation of operations for cost savings. Resolved: That each state department shall evaluate its operations to determine if any of its programs or personnel could be reduced by 4%. When conducting this evaluation, each department shall consider reducing those programs or personnel, including those employees eligible for retirement, the reduction of which would have the least impact on the ability of the department to complete its mission. Each department shall report the results of its evaluation and any potential cost savings to the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services by December 15, 2007.
 
SUMMARY
This resolve directs each state department to conduct an evaluation of its operations to determine if any of its programs and personnel could be reduced by 4% without affecting the ability of the department to complete its mission. Each department shall report the results of its evaluation and any potential cost savings to the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services by December 15, 2007.