In response to concerns expressed by Sen. Adelbert Bryan about "missing" information in the reorganization proposal submitted to the Legislature by Government House last week, the governor's chief of staff, Juel Molloy, said in a letter to Bryan on Tuesday that the only data due to the Legislature by Oct. 23 is the proposal to reorganize the executive branch.
Noting that this was provided "five weeks ahead of the deadline," she asked Bryan to let her know before her scheduled Sept. 30 appearance before the Finance Committee if anything was missing so she could get such information to senators beforehand.
In the letter, Molloy said it had been "an error of judgment to attempt to provide the Legislature with all of the other documents which were not required."
In a Sept. 17 letter to Finance Committee chair Lorraine Berry, Molloy acknowledged "omissions" in the documentation provided to the Legislature on Sept. 15 and pledged to provide complete data packages early this week.
The recently enacted law Molloy cited calls on the governor to propose the reorganization so as to promote government efficiency and productivity, reduce the work force through attrition, and reprogram resulting savings "to departments requiring increased appropriations and salaries in order to provide improved services."