Few appointees agree to resign at Mitch's request

Governor's wish dealt a setback
Few appointees agree to resign so Daniels can fill state commissions with new members.

By Kevin Corcoran
kevin.corcoran@indystar.com
January 29, 2005


Gov. Mitch Daniels' unusual effort to quickly gain control of 17 state boards and commissions -- which do everything from setting education policy to running Indiana's license branches -- has hit a snag.

Fewer than one-third of the nearly 120 people whose immediate resignations were sought a week ago agreed to quit by Friday's 5 p.m. deadline. The list of those who offered resignations included a smattering of both Democrats and Republicans.

"I certainly appreciate all those who stepped forward and offered," Daniels said Friday. By law, members of most state boards and commissions serve fixed terms. They cannot be replaced before their terms expire, unless they resign.

Daniels wants to overhaul these panels, whose members serve in unpaid-yet-powerful roles that give them sway over gambling, public schools and universities, license branches, unemployment insurance, appellate court nominations, pension funds and the state's borrowing authority.

Daniels said "a large number" of the 33 people who resigned would be asked to continue if they support his agenda, and several have expressed interest. But, he said, "those who declined to take this offer will not be reappointed."


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system he is attempting to quickly set up (have to show the payback in the bushco mode now that he has offended them by suggesting a tax hike)... sure his system will find a way to go full steam ahead...

Serves the rat bastard right.

they would actually comply.

Wait, maybe this post should have read:

surely he didn't think.

"those who declined to take this offer will not be reappointed."

DUH?

Like, if I was a Democrat, and I resigned, I might get re-appointed?

Ohhhhhhh...I get it, this is one of those "Re-apply for your own job" corporate things that HR departments use to justify their existence...Only it's the Worthless CEO ("I'm the CEO, I don't keep an eye on EVERYTHING in this company!"-What's-his-name from Worldcom) who's pushing it. Where'd he pick that rtrick up at? A "Who Stole my Cheez?" seminar?

Ditch Mitch in '08