Wisconsin. State Board of Public Affairs

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The State Board of Public Affairs was created in 1911 to eliminate duplication of work, administrative inefficiency, and inaccurate accounting in state government. The nine member board was composed of the Governor, Secretary of State, President Pro Tem. of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Chairman of the Assembly Finance Committee, and three gubernatorial appointees. The secretary of the board also served as secretary of the Joint Committee on Finance (WIHV86-A304). The board was succeeded by the Budget Bureau (WIHV97-A402) in 1929.

The board had the power to investigate the business methods of state government offices and prescribe standards for accounting and office procedures. The board also considered the budget requests of state agencies each biennium and made budget recommendations to the legislature.

From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145791396
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creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Public Affairs. Minutes, 1911-1929. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin. Governor. Disbursement ledger and journal of the Executive Department, 1911-1917. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Public Affairs. War expenditure claims, 1914-1919. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Fairchild, Edward Thomas, 1872-1965. Papers, 1898-1965. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Public Affairs. Agency history record. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Budget Bureau. Subject file, 1910-1937. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
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