Ed Jackson's Files on the Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government

Descriptive Summary
Title: Ed Jackson's Files on the Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government
Creator: Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government
Inclusive Dates: 1955-1990
Bulk Dates: 1955-1973
Language(s): English
Extent: 12 box(es) (4.25 linear feet)
Collection Number: RBRL019EJ
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: The Commission's papers span the dates of 1955–1973 and represent agency reports collected by the Commission as well as studies of the Commission's findings.

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Collection Description

Historical Note

The Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly in 1963. As a temporary agency of the state government, the Commission was tasked with the study of the organization and operation of the state and the preparation of recommendations which would render government operations more efficient and economical. It was also the responsibility of the Commission to suggest legislation for the reorganization of government departments and agencies which would improve public administration. To accomplish its goal, the Commission had the power to inspect records and documents of all State agencies as well as to hold hearings and contract consultants.

Governor Carl Sanders appointed seven men to the Commission. These members included: Chairman William R. Bowdoin, Vice Chairman Roger J. Marshburn, and Members W. Clair Harris, Alfred W. Jones, Julian T. Hightower, John B. O'Neal, and William P. Simmons.

The Commission was to be abolished at the convening of the 1967 General Assembly, but found a need for evaluation of its work and recommendations. The Institute of Government at the University of Georgia was then requested to assess the Commission's work and publish its final findings, a project which was completed in 1971.

Scope and Content

The papers of the Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government consists of reports both submitted to as well as produced by Commission and the Institute of Government at the University of Georgia.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series: I. Agency Reports, II. Executive Reorganization, and III. Reorganization Study.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Ed Jackson's Files on the Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia.

User Restrictions

Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.

Copyright Information

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Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2000.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Carl E. Sanders Papers

Related Collections in Other Repositories

Georgia Government Documentation Project. Series A: Georgia Governors oral history collection Carl Sanders oral history interviews, August 5 and 12, 1986. Special Collection Department, William Russell Pullen Library, Georgia State University

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

I. Agency Reports

6 box(es) (2.25 linear feet)

This series consists of reports written by State Agencies and Departments and submitted to the Commission.

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First Report of the Joint Committee on Economy, 1955-1956

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2

Preliminary Report of the Governor's Commission on Economy and Reorganization, 1959 June

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3

State of Georgia Financial Administration, 1959 November

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4

Reports of the Governor's Commission on Economy and Reorganization, 1959 December

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5

Personnel Management: Efficiency Through Increasing Competence, 1963 April

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6

Examination of the Georgia Department of Revenue, 1963 April

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7

Report and Observations of the Inspection of Facilities and Operations of the Georgia Penal System, 1963 May

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8

Georgia Prison System (Report #2), 1963 May

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9

State Administration of the Elementary and Secondary Education in Georgia, 1963 October

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Department of Education: Comprehensive Study of Systems and Procedures, 1963 November

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2

Financing State Capital Outlay in Georgia, 1964

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3

Report on the Evaluation of the Georgia State Compensation Plan, 1964 January

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4

Management and Operations of the Georgia Game and Fish Department, 1964 February

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5

Merit System Operations, 1964 June

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6

Report on Highway Contract Administration, Georgia State Highway Department, 1964 August

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Legislative Requirements for Improved Highway Administration in Georgia, 1964 November

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Treatment Programs for the Mentally Ill and Mentally Retarded in Georgia: A Survey Report, 1964 November

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Strengthening Mineral Resources in Georgia, 1965 January

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Georgia Highway Administration: Policy Making and Management Aids to Local Governments, 1965 January

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Management Research Study of the State Highway Department of Georgia, 1965 February

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Report on Personnel Affairs, State Highway Department, 1965 February

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4

Organization and Administration of the Georgia State Highway Department, 1965 May

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5

The Georgia Department of Agriculture: Its Programs and Management, 1965 January

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Treatment Programs for Mentally Ill and Mentally Retarded (and Supplement), 1966 May

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Programs and Management of the Georgia Department of Mines, Mining, and Geology, 1967 January

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Selected Internal Support Services of the State Government of Georgia, 1967 January

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Personnel Administration in Georgia State Government, 1967 January

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Implementation of Recommendations of the Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government (folder 1 of 2), 1967 June

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Implementation of Recommendations of the Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government (folder 2 of 2), 1967 June

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4

Agencies of Georgia State Government: A Listing, 1971 February

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5

Functional Categories Proposed in Other States for the Organization of the Executive Department, 1971 March

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Personnel Management in Georgia State Government, 1971 June

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Boards and Commissions in Georgia State Government, 1971 October

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Department of Administrative Services Printing Unit: Printing Report, 1972

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Reports Issued by the Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government, undated

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[Institute of Government recommendation]

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Goals for Georgia (folder 1 of 2)

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Goals for Georgia (folder 2 of 2)

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4

Commission on Economy and Reorganization-Proposed Bills, 1959

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Commission on Economy and Reorganization-(P&C, 1959

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6

Dr. Collins-Personal, 1959

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7

Organization Charts-State Govt of Georgia, 1959

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Previous Studies

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Simplified Financial Management in Local Government-Governor's Message, House Bill No. 1, Georgia Study Group, 1971

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Governor's Commission on Effectiveness and Economy in Government (folder 1 of 2), 1990

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Governor's Commission on Effectiveness and Economy in Government (folder 2 of 2), 1990

 

II. Executive Reorganization

1 box(es) (.5 linear feet)

This series contains reports published by the Institute of Government at the University of Georgia in 1971 that evaluate the implementation of the Commission's recommendations for the Executive Branch of the state government.

A. 1971 Study

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Executive Reorganization: Governor's Reorganization Message, 1971

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Executive Reorganization: House Bill No. 1, 1971

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Executive Reorganization: Georgia Study Group, 1971

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Executive Reorganization: Staff Memorandum No. 1, 1971

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Executive Reorganization: Staff Memorandum No. 2, 1971

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Executive Reorganization: Staff Memorandum No. 3, 1971

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Executive Reorganization: Other Studies, 1971

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Executive Reorganization: Agencies of Georgia State Government, 1971

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Executive Reorganization: Misc., 1971

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Executive Reorganization: Organization Chart, 1971

B. Staff Memorandums

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Executive Reorganization, Vol. 1: Staff Memorandum No. 1 – Agency Participation in Reorganization

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Executive Reorganization, Vol. 1: Staff Memorandum No.2 – Functional Categories Proposed in Other States

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Executive Reorganization, Vol. 1: Staff Memorandum No. 3 – Standardized Titles for State Agencies

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Executive Reorganization, Vol. 1: Staff Memorandum No. 4 – Departments of Administration

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Executive Reorganization, Vol. 1: Staff Memorandum No.5 – An Examination of State Implementation Strategies

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Executive Reorganization, Vol. 1: Staff Memorandum No. 6 – Boards and Commissions in the Georgia State Government

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[Memoranda, Executive Committee on Reorganization, reorganization draft proposal]

C. News Clippings

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Executive Reorganization, Vol. 2: News Clippings, 1970

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Executive Reorganization, Vol. 2: News Clippings, 1971

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Executive Reorganization, Vol. 2: News Clippings, 1972

 

III. Reorganization Study

3 box(es) (1.5 linear feet)

This series includes a collection of 1971 recommendation memos which examine specific departments and agencies.

A. Education

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Reorganization Study: Education -- Recommendation Memos 1-A-1 – 1-B-1 (and index)

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Reorganization Study: Education -- Recommendation Memos 1-C – 1-D-2

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Reorganization Study: Education -- Recommendation Memos 1-D-3 – 1-G-1

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Reorganization Study: Education -- Recommendation Memos 1-H-1 – 1-KK

B. Human Resources

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Reorganization Study: Human Resources -- Recommendation Memos 2-IA-1 – 2-IIA-2 (and index)

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Reorganization Study: Human Resources -- Recommendation Memos 2-IIA-3 – 2-IIIA-7

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Reorganization Study: Human Resources -- Recommendation Memos 2-IIIC-2 – 2-IIIE-6

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Reorganization Study: Human Resources -- Recommendation Memos 2-IIIE-7 – 2-VB-4

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Reorganization Study: Human Resources -- Recommendation Memos 2-VB-5 – 2-VI-F

C. Transportation

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Reorganization Study: Transportation -- Recommendation Memos 3-A-1 – 3-AA-1 (and index)

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Reorganization Study: Transportation -- Recommendation Memos 3-AA-2 – 3-AC-1

D. Economic Development

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Reorganization Study: Economic Development -- Recommendation Memos 4-A6-1 – 4-NBA&C-2 (and index)

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Reorganization Study: Economic Development -- Recommendation Memos 4-NBA&C-3 – 4-WC-2

E. Natural Environment

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Reorganization Study: Natural Environment -- Recommendation Memos 5-A-1 – 5-B-1 (and index)

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Reorganization Study: Natural Environment -- Recommendation Memos 5-A-2 – 5-H-1

F. General Government

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Reorganization Study: General Government -- Recommendation Memos 6-D-1 – 6-E-2 (and index)

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Reorganization Study: General Government -- Recommendation Memos 6-E-3 – 6-V-8

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Reorganization Study: General Government -- Recommendation Memos 6-V-9 – 6-XXX-1

G. Special Support Studies

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Special Support Studies: Accounting, Capital Construction, Cash Receipts

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Special Support Studies: Communication, Educational TV, Insurance

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Special Support Studies: Cash Receipts/Insurance, Motor Vehicles, Personal Property Management

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Special Support Studies: Printing, Purchasing

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Special Support Studies: Records Management, Space Management, Data Processing

H. Miscellaneous

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III.3

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Comment Newsletter from the Institute of Government at The University of Georgia, 1973 October 22

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III.4

[Reorganization bills, messages, studies, seminars, and other states]