Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor, State Of California
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814

Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:

Subject: California Constitution Article 5. Sec1. The Governor shall see that the Law is faithfully executed.

Steve Larson, Executive Director of the California Public Utilities Commission revealed to CPUC Staff that he has created two new posts of Deputy Executive Directors and that he has appointed (effective January 1, 2005) Paul Clanon and (effective December 6, 2004) Laura Doll to the new positions (Larson’s Memo of 12-17-04 attached).
The Clanon and Doll appointments are in violation of California Code of Regulation §548.40. Competitive Examinations (copy attached).
Everything was done in secret. Staff only got wind of it because Steve Larson’s memo informed CPUC staff on December 17, 2004 that the he (Larson) appointed Doll and Clanon to the new deputy executive director positions. Please note that Laura Doll has been on the job since 12-06-04.

This is not acceptable to the staff and also to other qualified interested candidates. Larson and his boss President Peevey must comply with the laws of employment of the State of California. To avoid lawsuits, the Concerned Staff Committee and What Now?! Request that you remedy these improper appointments and that you impose sanctions on Steve Larson and President Peevey.
The Concerned Staff Committee requests that the sanctions mandated in Government Codes Sections 19680, 19681, 19682, 19683, and 19684 be enforced.

In addition, the adverse action mandated in Government Code Sections 19572, 19583.5, or 19682 must be taken.

We want to assure you that for you to succeed in reforming the State Government of California you need the input of members the Concerned Staff Committee who are ready to bring to your notice the many incidents of gross incompetence, gross misconduct and blatant inefficiencies produced especially by Senior Managers of the State Bureaucracies.

The Concerned Staff Committee believes that these latest improper appointments were calculated to derail your California Performance Review Efforts. We as members of the staff could smell the rat in this self imposed internal reform. They are good in creating distortions; but we are not going to let them fool you.

Sincerely,

Yaya Fanusie,
Publisher, What Now?!
Concerned Staff Committee

Attachments

cc. Steve Westly, State Controller
Phil Angelides, State Treasurer
Tom Campbell, Director, Dept of Finance
Peter Siggins, Legal Affairs Secretary
Dan Skopec, Deputy Cabinet Secretary
Michael Navarro, Director, DPA
M. Peevey, President of CPUC
Steve Larson, Executive Director-CPUC
Doll & Clanon
Joe Elwell-Scardino, Legislative Advocate-Sacramento