REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 3 OF 1967 TO PROVIDE A BETTER GOVERNMENT FOR THE CITIZENS JULY 25, 26, AND 27, 1967 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations 82-247 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1967 CONTENTS J 6644 R453 Letter from Chairman McClellan to Senator Ribicoff, dated July 21, 1967, designating him cochairman for the purpose of conducting the hearings on Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967- Message from the President of the United States entitled "Goal for the Message from the President of the United States transmitting Reorganiza- tion Plan No. 3 of 1967 to the Congress, House Document 132.. Phillip S. Hughes, Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget, accompanied by Harold Seidman, Assistant Director, Bureau of the Budget-. Walter H. Tobriner, president, Board of Commissioners, District of Hon. Joseph D. Tydings, U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland.. Carl Shipley, chairman, District of Columbia Republican Committee.. 117, 133 John Immer, president, Federation of Citizens Associations of the District Mrs. Donald Watson, District of Columbia League of Women Voters__ Schuyler Lowe, former Director of General Administration, District of 1. Grade structure at the affected levels of the District government, 2. Percent of inmates in District of Columbia institutions with record of 3. Patterns of recidivism among offenders committed to the District of 98 135 4. Letter to Hon. John A. Blatnik from the Committee for Forward Statements and Other Materials Submitted for the Record Telegram from the East Rock Creek Park Civic Association, dated July 28, 1967, supporting the plan. - Statement from Carl J. Megel, legislative representative, American Feder- ation of Teachers, dated July 28, 1967, supporting the plan. - Statement from Alfred S. Trask, president, American University Park Citizens Association, dated July 28, 1967, opposing the plan.__. REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 3 OF 1967 TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1967 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, Washington, D.C. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m. in room 3302, New Senate Office Building, Senator Abraham Ribicoff presiding. Present: Senators McClellan, Ribicoff, Montoya, Hansen, and Baker. Also present: James R. Calloway, chief clerk and staff director; Ann M. Grickis, assistant chief clerk; Eli E. Nobleman, professional staff member; and Arthur A. Sharp, staff editor. OPENING STATEMENT Senator RIBICOFF. The committee will be in order. This morning the Senate Committee on Government Operations begins hearings on Reorganization Plan No. 3, to provide for reorganizations in the government of the District of Columbia. Because of the deep interest in this proposal, the hearings are being held by the full committee so that all committee members may have an opportunity to participate in these deliberations. Although the distinguished chairman of this committee, Senator McClellan, hopes to participate in the proceedings, his other commitments do not permit him to chair this set of hearings. Consequently, he has appointed me cochairman for these hearings. I want to express my appreciations to our distinguished chairman, Senator McClellan, for according me this privilege. Reorganization Plan No. 3 would abolish the District of Columbia's three-man Board of Commissioners and replace it with a single Commissioner and a nine-member Council, appointed by the President, subject to Senate confirmation. The plan also would redistribute the functions of the present Board by transferring executive functions to the Commissioner and quasi-legislative functions to the Council. According to the President's message of transmittal, the plan is designed to eliminate deficiencies in the present form of government in the District of Columbia by (1) unifying executive and administrative authority; (2) eliminating competing and sometimes conflicting assignments of responsibility; (3) providing for the exercise of quasi-legislative functions through a bipartisan Council that would be representative of the community; and (4) permitting the single Commissioner provided for in the plan to organize the District government in order to provide effective day-to-day administration. 1 |