Mr. Michael Navarro
Director
Dept of Personnel Administration
1515 S Street, North Building Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95814

Subject: Paul Clanon attempted instigation for others to Violate of The California State Staffing Reductions Policy and Procedure. (Manual, October 1994)

Dear Mr. Navarro:

The Concerned Staff Committee is informing you that on May 7, 1997, Paul Clanon, Director of Energy Division sent an email message (copy attached) to other division directors and program managers urging them to circumvent the Hiring Freeze Policy and Procedure of the State of California. He urged them to go ahead and hire from the public and then what is left could be made available to those who were faced with layoffs. Paul Clanon knew that his recommendation was in violation of state policy.

On December 17, 2004, CPUC Executive Director Steve Larson informed Staff that he has appointed Paul Clanon to a new post of Deputy Executive of the Commission. (Copy attached).
The Concerned Staff Committee do not think that Paul Clanon is qualified to hold such an office because a central duty and responsible of the position is respect of the law and policy of the state.

As Director of the State Dept. of Personnel Administration and the controlling agency with legal and lawful review rights over personnel decisions made by departments and agencies, the Concerned Staff Committee requests that you intervene and protect your own department policy and manual which provides rules of staffing reduction so as the prevent lawsuits stemming from the state not acting in Good Faith during layoffs.

Sincerely,

Yaya Fanusie,
Publisher, What Now?!
Attachments

cc. M. Peevey, CPUC
Steve Larson, Exe. Dir.
Clanon
George Carazo, Manager, HR
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger