Executive Order

              1353.9 12gex 2008:no.1
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F~lELlY
INDE)( DEPARTMENT
MAR 3 1 2008
IN THE OFFICE OF 2008-1 SECRETARY OF STATE
EXECUTIVE ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE CERTAIN APPLICATION
DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, PERSONNEL, PAYROLL,
TIMEKEEPING, PROCUREMENT,
AND FINANCIAL PROCESSES
WHEREAS, numerous State agencies independently perfonn similar administrative functions, including human resources, persormel, payroll, timekeeping, procurement, and financial processes (the "Common Administrative Functions");
WHEREAS, numerous State agencies independently perfonn similar application development and maintenance functions (the "Common Application Development Functions");
WHEREAS, State agencies charged with environmental and economic development duties perfolm Common Adininistrative Functions and Common Application Development Functions, including: the Enviromnental Protection Agency, the Depaliment of Natural Resources, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Agriculture, the Illinois Finance Authority, the Illinois Housing Development Authority, the Department of Labor, the Historic Preservation Agency, and the Capital Development Board (the "Environmental and Economic Development Affected Agencies");
WHEREAS, State agencies charged with healthcare duties perfolm Common Administrative Functions, including: the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Public Health (the "I-Iealthcare Affected Agencies");
WHEREAS, State agencies charged with social services duties perfonn Common Administrative Functions, including: the Department of Children and Family Services, the Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Department of Employment Security, the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, the Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, and the Violence Prevention Authority (the "Social Services Affected Agencies," collectively with the Environmental and Economic Development Affected Agencies and the Healthcare Affected Agencies, the "Affected Agenc.ies");
WHEREAS, State agencies, meluding the Affected Agencies, employ different standards and procedures to deliver Common Administrative Functions, reducing the ability of all State agencies to share management knowledge and capitalize on synergies and economies of scale to the ultimate benefit of the taxpayers and all Illinoisans;
WHEREAS, State agencies, including the Envirorm1ental and Economic Development Affected Agencies, employ different standards and procedures to deliver Common Application Development functions, reducing the ability of all State agencies to share management knowledge and capitalize on synergies and economies of scale. and skill to the ultimate benefit of taxpayers and all Illinoisans;
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