The expansion of the number of appointed positions in North Carolina's civil service is unwarranted and destructive. This injection of political partisanship and patronage amounts to a power grab and is not worthy of our state's aspiration and potential to be a leader in good government.
Why is this important?
Designating 1000 state jobs as "appointed positions" is a disastrous and purely partisan move. This is an increase from the 400 senior level managerial positions that were previously designated. This increase significantly changes the civil service of North Carolina into a patronage system and does damage to the professionalism and credibility of the state. This is a shameful abuse of power and deleterious not only to employees in the system but to the citizens whose tax dollars support these positions.
