Governor
Schwarzenegger and California Performance
Review Establish a “Benchmark”
for Reform of State Government
Carl DeMaio, president of The Performance
Institute, issued the following statement
in response to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s
release today of the California Performance
Review’s recommendations for overhauling
state government.
The California Performance
Review's Report: "Government For the
People For a Change"
The
California Performance Review released
its 2,500-page final report on August
3. The report contained 1,200 recommendations
for reforming the state government and
achieving an estimated $32 billion in
savings over five years. Note:
Due to its immense size, the report has
been divided into four volumes and made
available online in a mix of HTML and
PDF forms. The links below will take you
to index for each volume.
The
Performance Institute and CGAC Offer Support for Constitutional
Amendment on Balancing the Budget SCA
23 gives the Governor the necessary responsibility and
associated authority to address fiscal emergencies in
a direct and immediate manner. The amendment includes
language designed to prevent California from spiraling
into another deep fiscal crisis by providing the Governor
with the authority to take immediate action when the
state’s expenditures first exceed its revenues
during a given fiscal year.
Ten
San Diego Citizens' Budget Reforms Released As
the San Diego City Council met June 21st to allow for
the last round of public comment on the City’s
budget, the Performance Institute unveiled the San
Diego Citizens’ Budget Plan outlining 10
reform recommendations that mix long-term structural
reforms in the City’s budget process with management
reforms to achieve an immediate cost savings of $26
million in FY 2005. The budget reform package being
presented builds on the best ideas contained in the
Project’s earlier reports that detailed
226 “Options” for potential cost savings
of between $45-120 million.
'The
First 100 Days'
Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger (and who
thought we'd be writing that six months
ago?) is likely to have about three months
of "honeymoon" to make policy
changes and establish an imprint on California's
government. This fact, and the fact that
he will have to present a budget proposal
to the Legislature by January, suggest that
he will have to move quickly, decisively
and in some cases ruthlessly to accomplish
his initial goals. He should also set in
motion certain longer-range reforms.
New
Analysis Confirms Failure of State Budget
Deal Analysis
conducted by The Performance Institute's
California Government Accountability Council
demonstrates that the state is still mired
in a severe fiscal crisis and the winner
of the recall election will likely face
a $16.5 billion deficit.
“[The
Citizens' Budget would] lay the foundation
for finding a sensible and lasting way out
of the current crisis” and “the result would
be a more efficient government and a more
business-friendly state.” - Orange County
Register
