CHAPTER 599

AN ACT to create a Commission for Economy in Governmental Expendi-
tures; to provide for the membership thereof, their terms of office,
their compensation, and the powers and duties of the Commission;
to require agencies of the State to assist the Commission; to provide
for the appointment of advisory committees by the Commission; to
require certain reports from the Commission; and to appropriate

funds.
[S 250]
Approved March 29, 1958

Whereas, the government of Virginia has been operated for many
years with great economy and efficiency which has served to avoid tax
increases on the citizens and yet provide essential services; and

Whereas, large and continued increases in our population, the trend
toward urbanization, and the ever larger requests for additional services
and expenditures have required great increases in State expenditures with
the State now being confronted with its first billion dollar budget; and

Whereas, it is essential that the General Assembly take all proper
and necessary steps to insure that increased appropriations will be spent
in the most economical manner and that needless and wasteful services
and duplication of services be avoided or eliminated; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. There is hereby created for a period of two years the Commission
for Economy in Governmental Expenditures. The Commission shall consist
of the Joint Auditing Committee of the Senate and House of Delegates. The
members of the Commission shall receive the per diem provided members of
the General Assembly and their necessary expenses incident to their work
upon the Commission. The Commission shall make such reports as to its
findings at such times as it deems proper submitting same to the Governor
and shall, at least thirty days prior to each regular session of the General
Assembly, report to the Governor and General Assembly.

§ 2. The Commission shall consider what services and personnel might
be eliminated, or combined in the interest of economical and efficient ad-
ministration and, in general, shall make all necessary and needful studies
to accomplish the aforesaid purpose.

§ 3. The Auditor of Public Accounts shall act as executive secretary.
The Commission may employ such secretarial and other assistance as may
be required for the discharge of its duties.

§ 4. All agencies of the State shall assist the Commission upon its
request and furnish such information and assistance as the Commission
may require in the discharge of its duties.

§ 5. The Commission may associate with itself such advisory com-

mittees of business men and others as it may deem necessary to advise it
with respect to what business practices can be adopted to achieve greater
economies and more efficient service. The expenses of the members of
such committees shall be paid from the funds of the Commission.
2. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund of the State treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated for each year of the biennium beginning
July one, nineteen hundred fifty-eight, the sum of twenty thousand dollars
to be expended as set forth in this act.