Expands
Executive Order #4 (Florio)
WHEREAS, State
Government is entrusted with the responsibility to manage operations
in a manner that carefully conserves taxpayer dollars; and
WHEREAS, by
Executive Order No. 4, the State's car fleet has been reduced in
furtherance of this responsibility to taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, the
State must continue to provide a diverse fleet of vehicles, including
certain passenger cars, police cars, vans, pick-up trucks, dump
trucks, as well as snow removal, landscape and heavy construction
equipment to support necessary State services; and
WHEREAS, the
cost of acquiring and maintaining the State's essential fleet of
vehicles constitutes a public expense; and
WHEREAS, the
assignment, use, and maintenance of all State vehicles must be scrutinized
to ensure that the fleet size is appropriate to meet legitimate
program needs and that it is managed in the most cost-efficient
manner; and
WHEREAS, the
Governor's Management Review Commission has undertaken an operational
review of the maintenance and use of State vehicles and has found
that the present decentralized fleet management practices have led
to duplicative and inconsistent programs within the agencies that
currently manage, maintain, and repair State vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the
Governor's Management Review Commission has also suggested that
29 of the State's 71 existing vehicle maintenance facilities can
accommodate the State's entire vehicle maintenance needs; and
WHEREAS, increased
consolidation of the supervision, control and maintenance of State-owned
and leased vehicles will eliminate duplication, standardize policy,
increase efficiency and substantially reduce costs; and
WHEREAS, the
Governor's Management Review Commission has determined that the
Central Motor Pool agency, within the Department of Treasury, can
efficiently manage, maintain, and repair the State vehicle fleet;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES J. FLORIO, Governor of the State of New Jersey, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes
of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. The Department
of Treasury shall:
a) assume
title of all State-owned vehicles, and management, control,
and supervision of all State-owned and leased vehicles;
b) assume
control and management over all State vehicle maintenance, fueling
and repair facilities and, through the Central Motor Pool Agency,
be responsible and accountable for managing all of those facilities
as are determined to be necessary; and
c) implement
the consolidation of the State vehicle maintenance and fueling
facilities as outlined and recommended by the Governor's Management
Review Commission.
For purposes
of this Order, "vehicle" means any device which is required to
be registered with or licensed by the Division of Motor Vehicles,
except water craft.
2. In developing
a plan to implement the consolidation of motor vehicle maintenance
and fueling facilities, the Department of Treasury shall:
a) consult
with all affected State departments and agencies;
b) thoroughly
review the impact of the plan upon State personnel and, where
possible, achieve reductions in personnel through attrition;
and
c) assure
that the quality and reliability of public and life safety services
provided to the citizens of the State are maintained or improved.
3. The State
Treasurer shall issue guidelines and promulgate rules or regulations
as may be necessary to assure the proper assignment, use and maintenance
of State owned and leased vehicles.
4. The Department
of Treasury shall complete consolidation of the operation of motor
vehicle maintenance and fueling facilities no later than 18 months
from the effective date of this Order.
5. Each
department, division, office or agency of the State is authorized
and directed, to the extent not inconsistent with law, to cooperate
with and assist the Department of Treasury by making available
the necessary information, personnel, and support required to
carry out the designs of this Order.
6. This
Order shall take effect immediately and shall supersede any prior
Executive Order to the extent inconsistent with this Order.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal this
7th day of June in the Year of Our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
ninety-one, and of the Independence
of the United States, the two hundred
and fifteenth.
/s/
James J. Florio
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/
Andrew Weber
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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