88.5 WFDD Web Archives
WFDD Archive
Main WFDD Website News Archives Triad Arts Archives Real People Archives Sports Commentary Archives Business Report Archives  

You are visiting the WFDD web archives.

Click here to return to our main website with the latest news from WFDD and NPR.

Search the WFDD archives
Listen (mp3) Listen  

NC Governor Gains More Authority Over Appointees

June 13, 2012 | Audrey Fannin

North Carolina's next governor would be able to hire more political appointees than his predecessor if the Senate's budget proposal becomes law.  The next governor would also be able to decide on pay for his Cabinet.

 

 

Current law gives a governor the ability to hire more than 400 policymakers across departments -- the Senate proposal unveiled this week would raise that total to about 1,000 people. These employees would not be subject to hiring and firing restrictions in the State Personnel Act.

 

 

The bill also would no longer set specific salaries of Cabinet secretaries in state law ... instead, starting Jan. 1st, that authority would belong to the governor. But there would be no extra salary money overall.

 

 


   
<< June 2012 >>
Su M T W Th F Sa
     12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930

Show month: