Via Uppity Wisconsion
-another reason to dislike Walker:
It's gotten no attention because of the bigger issues involved, but Gov. Scott Walker's so-called budget repair bill, among other things, would take 35 civil service positions and turn them into political appointees.
It's widespread, including positions in 15 different state agencies where career public servants would be replaced by Walker's hand-picked loyalists.
The patronage expansion fits nicely with Walker's power grabs to concentrate all decision-making in the governor's office.
But it does not serve the citizens well, unless Walker can come up with some plausible explanation for taking 35 jobs away from civil service employees and giving them to Scott Walker toadies.
Walker's bill
Details here on page 23 ~
1. REPLACEMENT OF CLASSIFIED POSITIONS WITH UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS
2010-11 2011-13
All Funds 1.0 1.0
Maximum Division Administration Allocation. Increase the number of current statutorilyauthorized division administrators that may be appointed from the unclassified service, for the agencies listed below, by 35 and redefine "administrators" to include other managerial positions determined by an appointing authority.
Agency Current Proposed Modification
Administration* 12 13 1
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection 6 9 3
Children and families 5 8 3
Corrections 4 7 3
Financial Institutions 3 5 2
Health Services 6 9 3
Natural Resources 7 10 3
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance 0 2 2
Office of State Employment Relations* 2 3 1
Public Service Commission 5 8 3
Regulation and Licensing 4 6 2
Revenue 4 7 3
Tourism 0 1 1
Transportation 6 9 3
Workforce Development 6 8 2
Total 70 105 35