Gov. Beverly Perdue has issued 11 executive orders so far:
1. Campaign endowment. Creates a task force to develop a public endowment for gubernatorial campaigns. Jan. 12.
2. Transportation board. Reforms the board of transportation by improving its ethics policy and requiring more professional approval. Jan. 12.
3. Accountability. Orders review of state government programs. Jan. 12.
4. N.C. OpenBook. Creates online database of state contracts and grants. Jan. 12.
5. Budget commission. Creates a panel to recommend ways to cut the state budget. Jan. 12.
6. Cut spending. Orders state to reduce spending and cut off capital projects in order to keep budget in the black. Jan. 13.
7. State of emergency. Declares state of emergency over winter storm. Jan. 20.
8. End emergency. Ends state of emergency. Jan. 21.
9. EMS Rules. Makes permanent rules about emergency medical and trauma services. March 3.
10. State health council. Requires members to disclose conflicts of interest. March 3.
11. Furloughs. Cuts teacher pay by a half percent for 2008 fiscal year in exchange for 10 hours of leave. April 28.
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Re: Perdue's executive orders-Executive Order 11
Govenor Perdue's Exec Order #11 has several questionable legalities:
1. Part time faculty members (adjunct) at community colleges are contract employees and Exec. Order 11 breaks the contract. I realize that the constitution may grant the authority to do so, but what does that say about the validity of any future contract?
2. The implementation by the Community College State Board treats part time faculty unequally! If someone taught in the Fall of 2008 and did not teach under contract in the Spring of 2009 then they will not give up 1/2% of their pay. If that same party taught in the following semester (Spring 2009) then the college will take out 1/2% of total pay since July 2008.It will be collected out of the May 2009 paycheck. This action is unequal treatment of the same class.
3.Part time contract employees cannot have the benefit of the offerred flexible furlough time unless they return to teach in either the summer or fall semesters of 2009 since it cannot be taken before June 1, 2009 and not later than December 31, 2009. Again, unequal treatment!!
4.Part time, contract faculty are not treated equally to full time state employees except when pay consessions are required.