[Durham INC] Governor's plan to cut the number of commissions

[Brett Walters]

It doesn't appear that there has been an actual determination of which
Boards go on the chopping block. Have a look at the Consolidation proposals
on Governor Purdue's "Setting Government Straight" website:
http://www.governor.state.nc.us/SetGovStraight/reset.html

Searching on the NC Legislature website didn't reveal any formal review for
this on the docket, either.

best,

Brett Walters
Old West Durham

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Pat Carstensen <pats1717 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  County Boards:
> http://www.co.durham.nc.us/departments/bocc/Boards/Boards_and_Commissions.html
>
> City:  http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/clerk/boards.cfm
>
> For the state:
> http://www.governor.state.nc.us/library/pdf/ListofBoards.pdf
> The silliness of the Governor's target of 150 becomes apparent when you
> start counting just the number of board of trustees for the community
> colleges and universities.  But you will be glad to know we also have a
> state Boxing Advisory Council (-:
>
> Regards, pat
>
> ------------------------------
> From: TheOcean1 at aol.com
> Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:33:56 -0500
> To: inc-list at durhaminc.org
> Subject: Re: [Durham INC] Governor's plan to cut the number of commissions
>
>
>  Wonder if there is a complete list of these somewhere.
>
> *Bill Anderson*
>
>  In a message dated 12/16/2010 11:23:04 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> freespirit0623 at earthlink.net writes:
>
> Yes, I would have to say that anyone who isn't paying attention to Durham's
> boards and commissions isn't paying full attention to Durham.  The fact that
> so few pay attention to most of these entities strikes me as a much bigger
> opportunity for mischief than a cut of any number.  In any case, I don't
> think a number tells you very much.  If 90% of the boards and commissions
> are providing little to no value, then a 2/3 cut is not nearly enough.  If
> 90% are providing good value, then a 1/4 cut is too much.
>
> I would be interested to hear what knowlege and experience people on this
> listserv have of the different boards and commissions, in Durham and/or at
> the state level.  I myself am in the middle of a learning experience on this
> issue.
>
> Julie Omohundro
> Durham, North Carolina
> freespirit0623 at earthlink.net
>
>
>
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> *From:* inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Pat Carstensen
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 16, 2010 7:48 AM
> *To:* inc listserv
> *Subject:* [Durham INC] Governor's plan to cut the number of commissions
>
>
> Now, I suppose some of the boards are really antiquated or duplicates (I
> just found out Durham has a Boxing and Wrestling Commission because new
> members were just appointed to it -- who knew?) but a decrease by 2/3 seems
> like an immense opportunity for mischief.
>
> Any thoughts on what boards or commissions we might need to be vocal about
> supporting?  Or just re-definitions of boards that are even more insidious?
>
> Regards, pat
>
>
>
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