EXECUTIVE ORDER (1981-3)  AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 1979-5

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF STATE EMPLOYER WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

WHEREAS, by Executive Order 1979-5, an Office of State Employer was established within the Department of Management and Budget; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to that Executive Order, the duties of the Office of State Employer were limited to employee relations matters affecting classified employees covered by the Civil Service Employee Relations Policy and Regulations of 1976, as amended; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of a sound labor relations program to consolidate contract negotiation and administration responsibilities in one office;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM G. MILLIKEN, Governor of the State of Michigan, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the State of Michigan, Article V, Section 3, do hereby amend Section 5 of Executive Order 1979-5 to read as follows:

5. The duties of the Director of the Office of State Employer shall include employee relations matters affecting classified employees covered by the Civil Service Employee Relations Policy and Regulations of 1976, as amended, as well as matters affecting state police troopers and sergeants who exercise the right of collective bargaining pursuant to Article XI, Section 5, of the Michigan Constitution of 1963.