Executive Order No. 29-44 (No. 03-10) [Inter-Agency Tenant Committee for State-Owned Space]
WHEREAS, the State of Vermont currently owns and operates nearly four million square
feet of space; and
WHEREAS, Section 269 of No. 152 Acts of 2000 authorized the creation of a Facilities
Operations Revolving fund to appropriately reflect total space costs within State
agency budgets, allocating the expenses by means of a rental charge to tenant State
agencies (a “fee-for-space”); and
WHEREAS, the fee-for-space rates include maintenance and custodial services provided
by the Department of Buildings and General Services to tenant agencies; and
WHEREAS, tenant State agencies seek a voice in the operation of their respective buildings,
including staffing and scheduled repairs and maintenance, as well as a vehicle to
find and implement efficiencies in such operations; and
WHEREAS, an on-going and collaborative effort with Department of Buildings and General
Services and tenant agencies can result in space cost savings for tenant agencies;
NOW THEREFORE, I, James H. Douglas, by virtue of the power vested in me as Governor,
do hereby establish an Inter-Agency Tenant Committee for State-Owned Space (hereinafter
the Tenant Committee).
The Tenant Committee, appointed by respective agency and department heads, shall consist
of representatives from tenant State agencies and departments to include the Agency
of Administration, the Agency of Human Services; the Agency of Natural Resources;
the Agency of Transportation; the Department of Corrections; the Department of Education;
the Department of Public Safety; and the Judiciary. The Governor shall appoint the
Chair.
Administrative support to the Tenant Committee shall be provided by the Department
of Buildings and General Services.
The Tenant Committee shall be advisory to the Governor, and shall meet at least quarterly
or at the call of the Chair. The Committee shall have the following functions and
duties:
1. To engage tenant State agencies directly in the operational and financial management
of their respective buildings and oversight of the Facilities Operations Revolving
Fund.
2. To advise the Department of Buildings and General Services on the operation of state-owned
buildings, including staffing and scheduled repairs and maintenance, in order to improve
operations, save money and more fully meet the needs of tenant State agencies.
3. To review annually, and make recommendations to the Commissioner on appropriate levels-of-service
provided and fee-for-space rates charged to tenant State agencies.
This Executive Order shall take effect upon execution and shall expire on June 30,
2014.
Dated June 22, 2010.