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Inaugural Celebration * 'S3
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The Sacramento Bee
TUESDAY
FINAL
Vol. 250—No. 41,624
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, Tuesday, January 4, 1983
Founded 1857
** 25"
With his wife,
Gloria, by his side,
George Deukmejian
was sworn in
Monday as
governor by state
Supreme Court
Justice Frank
Richardson.
Bee photo by
Erhardt Krause
'Let's dedicate ourselves
to achieving a
Common Sense Society'
Deukmejian
Takes Reins
By Claire Cooper
Bee Capitol Bureau
George Deukmejian took the oath
of office as governor Monday and
declared the start of a "Common
Sense Society" with a stronger economy, safer streets and improved
education.
California's 35th governor acknowledged that he was taking
charge of a state hearing bankruptcy
but repeated a campaign theme that
voters oppose new taxes.
Thirty minutes later, Deukmejian
issued an executive order cutting
approximately $70 million from the
current fiscal year's budget.
The new governor's first executive order — signed just before noon
— reduces 1982-83 general fund allocations by 2 percent in executive
branch departments and in state
universities. Exempted are emergency and revenue-generating operations and such 24-hour care facilities as prisons.
The order also forbids hiring,
promotion and interdepartmental
transfer of state employees and puts
stringent restrictions on travel, purchasing and contracting.
"It is certainly no secret that we
are face-to-face with a grave financial situation," Deukmejian said in
See GOVERNOR, Back Page, A22
1 st Order:
2% Cut,
Hiring Halt
Bee Capitol Bureau
Here are the provisions of
Gov. Deukmejian's executive
order designed to cut the current state budget by $70 million:
• General fund allocations
for most state operations are
cut 2 percent. Because the
reductions must be absorbed
in a six-month period, this will
be the equivalent of a 4 percent cut during the remainder
of the 1982-83 fiscal year.
Exceptions are debt service, the state emergency
fund, workers' compensation
benefits, health benefits for
annuitants, expenses to collect
taxes and those operations
See ORDER, Back Page, A22
Sacramento's Newest
Officials Are Sworn In
Bee photo by Gary Gillis
Gray skies didn't clear up and the temperature was a chilly 42, but the changing of the guard went forth on schedule Monday at the Capitol.
A teary-eyed Duane Lowe walked
out of his office shortly before noon
Monday for the last time, his 12-year
reign as Sacramento County sheriff
officially at an end.
His successor — former police Lt.
Robbie Waters — was later given
the oath of office and three standing
ovations from happy supporters. He
pledged to "do the best job humanly
possible for the next four years."
Waters was the last of three new
county department chiefs sworn in
Monday. John Dougherty took the
oath as Sacramento County district
attorney earlier in the day in a
courtroom crammed with judges
and attorneys. Nancy Wolford, the
new county auditor-controller, was
given the key to her private office
around noon.
Lowe, a sometimes outspoken
and controversial sheriff, did not
wait around to greet Waters Monday. However, they had shaken
hands two weeks ago in a meeting
described as cordial.
At 11:55 a.m., Lowe made his way
through the fourth-floor offices,
bidding his staff members and the
secretaries goodbye. Along with
several of Ins most trusted aides and
a reporter, he rode the elevator
down to the first floor.
He sniffled and his eyes were wet.
As he drove off in a car, he took out
a handkerchief and rubbed his eyes.
Shortly before 12:30 p.m., Waters
strode into the sheriff's building
See SWORN IN, Page A4
• Jerry Brown became a
private citizen Monday and
said he was "enjoying every
minute of it." Page A3.
• New state schools chief
Louis "Bill" Honig said Monday he will seek an increase in
the state's education budget.
Page A4.
• Excerpts of Gov. Deukmejian's speech, Page A5.
• Attorney General John
Van de Kamp promised Monday to defend the state's natural resources. Page A4.
• A photographic look at
the glamorous Governor's
Inaugural Ball, Page A6.
In Today's Sacramento Bee ftg^mȴ*
Michelson..... B1 L ^v^
Movies A20 fc*^
Obituaries A21 WL J
Scene A18-20
Sports . C1-4 Low clouds
Take a Break C20 Details- Pa9e A2
Television A16 Yesterday's
Vitals C18 high 44; low 38
Arts A20
Business C4-10
Classified C10-19
Comics B5
Country Life C6
Editorials B6-7
Gilliam A19
Jumble C11
Brown OKs Union Fees For 63,000 State Workers
By Robert Forsyth
Bee Capitol Bureau
Organized labor won a major, last-
minute victory from the Brown
administration that calls for an estimated 63,000 state employees to pay
several million dollars annually in
fees to public employee unions.
The agreement permitting "agency shops^aras announced Monday
by both the unions and the Depart
ment of Personnel Administration. It
was reached early Saturday evening
when it was approved by outgoing
Gov. Brown.
The Department of Personnel
Administration is the governor's
negotiating arm in labor contract
matters.
The agency shop provision requires that those non-union employees covered b*;a labor contract pay
the union that negotiated the bene
fits a service fee, usually the same
amount as the union dues.
Opponents of agency shop agreements say they violate individual
rights of choice; proponents say they
are "fair-share" payments from
those who otherwise "ride free on
the bus."
The agreement came after about
two months of intensive negotiations
with the Browf idministration.
In return fo* permitting the agei^
cy shop, the administration acquired
about 2,900 employees to be classi-.
fied as supervisors and therefore no
longer will be covered by the contracts, Personnel Department spokespersons said.
They said 11 unions, some independent and some affiliated with the
AFL-CIO, cover about 117,000 state
workers. Of that number, about 63,-
See UNIONS, Back Page, A22
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| Full text search | Inaugural Celebration * 'S3 ;o*e*£i $ioSMfe • 0' The Sacramento Bee TUESDAY FINAL Vol. 250—No. 41,624 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, Tuesday, January 4, 1983 Founded 1857 ** 25" With his wife, Gloria, by his side, George Deukmejian was sworn in Monday as governor by state Supreme Court Justice Frank Richardson. Bee photo by Erhardt Krause 'Let's dedicate ourselves to achieving a Common Sense Society' Deukmejian Takes Reins By Claire Cooper Bee Capitol Bureau George Deukmejian took the oath of office as governor Monday and declared the start of a "Common Sense Society" with a stronger economy, safer streets and improved education. California's 35th governor acknowledged that he was taking charge of a state hearing bankruptcy but repeated a campaign theme that voters oppose new taxes. Thirty minutes later, Deukmejian issued an executive order cutting approximately $70 million from the current fiscal year's budget. The new governor's first executive order — signed just before noon — reduces 1982-83 general fund allocations by 2 percent in executive branch departments and in state universities. Exempted are emergency and revenue-generating operations and such 24-hour care facilities as prisons. The order also forbids hiring, promotion and interdepartmental transfer of state employees and puts stringent restrictions on travel, purchasing and contracting. "It is certainly no secret that we are face-to-face with a grave financial situation," Deukmejian said in See GOVERNOR, Back Page, A22 1 st Order: 2% Cut, Hiring Halt Bee Capitol Bureau Here are the provisions of Gov. Deukmejian's executive order designed to cut the current state budget by $70 million: • General fund allocations for most state operations are cut 2 percent. Because the reductions must be absorbed in a six-month period, this will be the equivalent of a 4 percent cut during the remainder of the 1982-83 fiscal year. Exceptions are debt service, the state emergency fund, workers' compensation benefits, health benefits for annuitants, expenses to collect taxes and those operations See ORDER, Back Page, A22 Sacramento's Newest Officials Are Sworn In Bee photo by Gary Gillis Gray skies didn't clear up and the temperature was a chilly 42, but the changing of the guard went forth on schedule Monday at the Capitol. A teary-eyed Duane Lowe walked out of his office shortly before noon Monday for the last time, his 12-year reign as Sacramento County sheriff officially at an end. His successor — former police Lt. Robbie Waters — was later given the oath of office and three standing ovations from happy supporters. He pledged to "do the best job humanly possible for the next four years." Waters was the last of three new county department chiefs sworn in Monday. John Dougherty took the oath as Sacramento County district attorney earlier in the day in a courtroom crammed with judges and attorneys. Nancy Wolford, the new county auditor-controller, was given the key to her private office around noon. Lowe, a sometimes outspoken and controversial sheriff, did not wait around to greet Waters Monday. However, they had shaken hands two weeks ago in a meeting described as cordial. At 11:55 a.m., Lowe made his way through the fourth-floor offices, bidding his staff members and the secretaries goodbye. Along with several of Ins most trusted aides and a reporter, he rode the elevator down to the first floor. He sniffled and his eyes were wet. As he drove off in a car, he took out a handkerchief and rubbed his eyes. Shortly before 12:30 p.m., Waters strode into the sheriff's building See SWORN IN, Page A4 • Jerry Brown became a private citizen Monday and said he was "enjoying every minute of it." Page A3. • New state schools chief Louis "Bill" Honig said Monday he will seek an increase in the state's education budget. Page A4. • Excerpts of Gov. Deukmejian's speech, Page A5. • Attorney General John Van de Kamp promised Monday to defend the state's natural resources. Page A4. • A photographic look at the glamorous Governor's Inaugural Ball, Page A6. In Today's Sacramento Bee ftg^m»¥* Michelson..... B1 L ^v^ Movies A20 fc*^ Obituaries A21 WL J Scene A18-20 Sports . C1-4 Low clouds Take a Break C20 Details- Pa9e A2 Television A16 Yesterday's Vitals C18 high 44; low 38 Arts A20 Business C4-10 Classified C10-19 Comics B5 Country Life C6 Editorials B6-7 Gilliam A19 Jumble C11 Brown OKs Union Fees For 63,000 State Workers By Robert Forsyth Bee Capitol Bureau Organized labor won a major, last- minute victory from the Brown administration that calls for an estimated 63,000 state employees to pay several million dollars annually in fees to public employee unions. The agreement permitting "agency shops^aras announced Monday by both the unions and the Depart ment of Personnel Administration. It was reached early Saturday evening when it was approved by outgoing Gov. Brown. The Department of Personnel Administration is the governor's negotiating arm in labor contract matters. The agency shop provision requires that those non-union employees covered b*;a labor contract pay the union that negotiated the bene fits a service fee, usually the same amount as the union dues. Opponents of agency shop agreements say they violate individual rights of choice; proponents say they are "fair-share" payments from those who otherwise "ride free on the bus." The agreement came after about two months of intensive negotiations with the Browf idministration. In return fo* permitting the agei^ cy shop, the administration acquired about 2,900 employees to be classi-. fied as supervisors and therefore no longer will be covered by the contracts, Personnel Department spokespersons said. They said 11 unions, some independent and some affiliated with the AFL-CIO, cover about 117,000 state workers. Of that number, about 63,- See UNIONS, Back Page, A22 ■! ■ ■ .,■;.._A,. = ■•-> .."..,■•.-- •■■■ :.v " *■ |
