The Governance Process

1. The Governance Process Agencies provide goods or services OR Agencies sub-contract work to others Budgets Created Monies are disbursed to implementing agencies Are the monies allocated sufficient to meet program goals and intent of law? Do budget priorities reflect citizen preferences? Within the public agency, are qualified staff deployed to realize the intent of the law? Do staff seek citizen input and feedback on performance? Are quality goods and services provided at a reasonable cost? Is the contracting process open and fair? Are oversight mechanisms effective?

2. The Governance Process in at the State Level in the U.S. • Pressure to privatize from • Fiscal problems • Econ dev deals w/ subsidies • Marketing from financial • Consultants and private firms • ALEX, Reason, etc. Pay to play contractors Private providers, increasingly large multinationals Developers Campaign contributors Lobbyist for special interests Legislators and Executive Create Budget Agencies provide goods, services, manage public assets OR Agencies contract with private providers to provide goods, services or manage public assets for a fee Monies are disbursed to implementing agencies • EARN, SFAI and public • interest advocacy groups • Human service groups • Unions • Citizen groups • Public sector unions • US PIRG • A few SFAI/EARN groups • Nonprofits directly impacted