For almost as long as there has been government in Utah, there has been the desire to reorganize, optimize, streamline and generally make it better. This past week, Governor Herbert announced the Advisory Council to Optimize State Government to fulfill recent legislation. The Utah State Archives holds records to several past projects of a similar nature and has made many of them available online.

Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch (a.k.a. “Little Hoover Commission”)

• State Agency Reorganization Records, 1965-1967

Legislature

• Little Hoover Commission Administrative Records, 1965-1966

Governor (1977-1985 : Matheson)

• State Agency Correspondence on Executive Reorganization