Secretary of State

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Vermont State Archives

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Vermont Governor Richard A. Snelling.
Agency of Administration,
1975-1986.
6.8 cubic feet.

• Agency of Administration General Files.
• Dept. of Budget and Management.
• Dept. of Finance.
• Dept. of Personnel.
• Dept. of Taxes.
• Division of Purchasing.
• Division of State Buildings.
• State Energy Office.

Agency of Administration General Files,
1975-1986.
1 cubic ft.

Includes correspondence, memos and reports which cover all aspects of administering departments within the agency as well as executive policy. There is a good deal of material on personnel issues such as salary increases, travel expenses, merit pay and health insurance. Other subjects include the state budget and property tax relief. There are also press releases, a file on out-of state travel, and material on issues concerning Knight Point State Park.

Dept. of Budget and Management,
1975-1984.
17 folders.

These files all relate to state budgets and include budget requests, projections, adjustments, deficit and revenue projections, printed reports, and correspondence on budget policy and procedure. Subject files focus on the Ten Year Capital Investment Plan, Budgets, and the Capital Budget (construction and purchase of property).

Dept. of Finance,
1976-1984.
1 folder.

Includes annual fiscal summaries from the Department of Finance, correspondence and memos concerning payroll, and a 1983 report on the use of automation in Vermont state government.

Dept. of Personnel,
1976-1984.
35 folders.

Correspondence, memos and reports, etc., between the governor's office and the department. The records include routine matters and many special subjects including: civil service reform, the Certified Public Manager's Program, the Vermont State Government Management Symposium, the state employee newsletter, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME/AFL-CIO), the Labor/Management Committee, and the Report on the Review of Classification and Pay plans, Sept. 1977.

Dept. of Taxes
1976-1984.
14 folders.

Materials between the governor's office and the Department of Taxes including opinions and some research reports on the impact of various taxes. Includes a large number of letters from citizens on various tax matters.

Division of Purchasing,
1976-1984.
4 folders.

Documents regarding purchase and management supplies for state government. Includes two folders on topics segregated by the division itself: "surplus property" and "internal communication system," about telephones.

Division of State Buildings,
1977-1984.
11 folders.

Routine and special subject files about construction and maintenance of state buildings. Includes review of 1978 state assets, a 1978 dispute with the U.S. Economic Development Administration over contracts to minorities, building new facilities in Rutland, Bennington and Brattleboro, and moving portions of the state government to Waterbury.

State Energy Office,
1976-1983.
2.3 cubic ft.

The bulk of the State Energy Office files relate to the energy crisis of the 1970's, and Vermont's role in energy conservation. The State Energy Office was dissolved in 1984 and the Department of Public Service assumed its functions.