EXECUTIVE BRANCH: GENERAL EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS


  Chapter 361, Laws of 1979, transferred the Division of Emergency Government
from the
Department of Local Affairs and Development (DLAD) to the department. DLAD's
Commu-
nity Management Services Program was also transferred to the department's
Bureau of Techni-
cal Assistance in the Division of State Finance and Program Management.
  The Division of Emergency Government was originally created as the Office
of Civil Defense
by Chapter 443, Laws of 1951, although in 1940 Governor Julius Heil had created
the Wisconsin
Council of Defense by executive order. The office was replaced by the State
Council on Civil
Defense, enacted by a 1943 law. The council was, in turn, abolished and its
functions transferred
to the Adjutant General's Department in 1945. In 1950, Governor Oscar Rennebohm
appointed
the adjutant general as director of civil defense, and the adjutant general
retained this dual ca-
pacity, as permitted by the new law, for several years.
  A State Civil Defense Council was created in 1955 (Chapter 377) to advise
the director. Chap-
ter 628, Laws of 1959, changed the Office of Civil Defense into the Bureau
of Civil Defense within
the Executive Department. In 1967, Chapter 75, as implemented by Chapters
211 and 327, trans-
ferred the bureau to the Department of Local Affairs and Development, where
it became the
Division of Emergency Government. In 1979 it was transferred to the Department
of
Administration.

  Organization: The Department of Administration is administered by a secretary
appointed by
the governor to serve at his pleasure with the advice and consent of the
Senate. The secretary
selects an unclassified deputy and executive assistant to serve at his or
her pleasure. The depart-
ment has 8 divisions: Buildings and Grounds, Emergency Government, State
Agency Services,
State Energy and Coastal Management, State Executive Budget and Planning,
State Facilities
Management, State Finance and Program Management, and Administrative Services.
In addi-
tion, several boards, commissions and councils are attached to the department.
  The State Employes Merit Award Board is composed of 3 persons, who may
be state officers
or employes, appointed by the governor for 3-year terms.
  The Council on Printing consists of 2 trade association members, 2 persons
knowledgeable in
graphic communications, and 2 state members. Appointments are made by the
secretary for 2-
year terms.
  The Council on Small and Minority Business Opportunities consists of 11
members appointed
by the secretary for 3-year terms. The members are to represent small and
minority businesses,
handicapped-owned businesses, and rehabilitation centers. One member shall
be a consumer
and one shall represent the Department of Development.
   The Emergency Number Systems Board (9-1-1) consists of 11 members appointed
by the gov-
ernor for staggered, 3-year terms. The board is composed of 3 public members
and 8 representa-
tives from emergency services provider groups and telephone common carriers.
   The Council on Data Processing consists of the heads of agencies having
management respon-
sibility for major data processing centers, a designee of the Joint Committee
on Legislative Or-
ganization, and the heads of 3 additional state agencies appointed by the
secretary of
administration.
   The Radioactive Waste Policy Council consists of not more than 11 members
appointed for 3-
 year terms by the Radioactive Waste Review Board. The council consists of
11 members, includ-
 ing 9 state agency heads or officials and 2 members with technical expertise
in the field.
   The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Council consists of 7 members, including
3 public mem-
 bers and 4 legislative members.
   The Certification Standards Review Council consists of 9 members appointed
for 3-year
 terms.

   Agency Responsibility: Under the direction of the secretary, the department
acts as the gover-
 nor's chief policy advisor and financial manager in preparing Wisconsin's
biennial budget. It
 analyzes administrative and fiscal issues faced by the state and recommends
solutions. The de-
 partment initiates and coordinates statewide planning efforts in energy
and coastal management
 issues.
   An equally important function is the department's statutory responsibility
for providing and
 coordinating a wide range of support services to other state agencies. These
include procuring
 services, commodities, and supplies; handling printing requests; developing
new information sys-


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