Review of Public Personnel Administration · 2002 · 51 citations · 3 references
Public AffairsPublic AdministrationPublic PolicyPublic Personnel AdministrationPublic Sector Labor LawPublic Sector ReformCivil Service ReformCivil Service SystemsPublic Administration ReformWelfare ReformWorkforce PolicyCivil Service CompensationCivil Service OversightCivil Service RelationsCivil Service StructureFlexibilityManagerial FlexibilityPublic Workforce Systems
Georgia’s 1996 civil service reform removed merit protections for new hires, reshaping the relationship between the state personnel agency and line departments, while Florida followed in 2000, and both reforms aim to increase managerial flexibility at the cost of employee rights. The article outlines the symposium’s intent to examine the driving forces, rationale, and key features of Georgia’s reform and to assess the arguments for and against Florida’s Service First initiative. The authors analyze the legislative provisions and implications of Georgia’s and Florida’s reforms, tracing the motivations behind the changes and evaluating the supporting and opposing arguments.
Georgia’s comprehensive reform of its civil service system in July 1996 removed merit system protections from all employees hired after that date and substantially altered the relationship between the state’s central personnel agency and the line agencies and departments. This article introduces the symposium by briefly tracing the driving forces, rationale, and central features of Georgia’s reform efforts. In 2000, Florida became the second state to substantially restructure its civil service system, removing merit system protections from a significant number of public employees. The interests and arguments supporting and opposing Florida’s “Service First” initiative are identified together with a short analysis of its major legislative provisions and their implications. Reforms in both Georgia and Florida are designed to enhance managerial flexibility, but there are concerns that employee rights are diminished in the process.
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Content, Computation and Externalism
Oron Shagrir · Mind · 2001 · 158 citations