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Management Review Division — This Division is responsible for providing a program of management review services.The Division provides technical and managerial assistance tothe Governor and to state agencies for the identification andsolution of specific problems and the improvement of overalloperations; provides coordination and direction of specialeconomy and efficiency studies; assists in the study, installation, and utilization of data processing systems; and assists inthe implementations of recommended improvements as requested or directed. This Division also supervises the StateClearinghouse and State Data Center. The Clearinghouseserves as the liaison between the Federal Government and theState and local governments regarding a wide range of federalfunding projects and other programs. The Data Center prepares, maintains, and furnishes demographic data for the stateand coordinates and standardizes statistical information.Facilities Management Division — This Division, consistingof an architect and an engineer, provides technical and engineering advice to the Governor and state agencies on mattersrelating to facilities management, design and maintenance,space allocation, and acquisition of major capital outlay.Georgia Council for the Arts and Humanities — The Council, a budget unit within the Office of Planning and Budget, isresponsible for promoting the arts in Georgia through a program of grants and through technical assistance with a goal ofbuilding and strengthening the creative resources of the state.The Council is a 24-member group appointed by the Governor.The day-to-day activities of the Council are handled by afull-time Director appointed by the OPB Director based on theCouncil©s recommendations.Internal Operations Division — This Divison is responsiblefor providing support services to all Divisions and personnelwithin the Office of Planning and Budget and the Governor©sOffice. These services include preparation of the budget, maintenance of agency fiscal records, supervision of purchases,supplies and inventory control, preparations of all graphicmaterials, and performance of all personnel services. This Division also provides these same services to the Office of Consumer Affairs, the Consumers© Utility Counsel, and the Governor©s Committee on Postsecondary Education under the"administrative purposes only" provision of Reorganization.LIEUTENANT GOVERNORThe Lieutenant Governor is President of the Senate and hassuch executive duties as prescribed by the Governor and as maybe prescribed by law not inconsistent with the powers of theGovernor or other provisions of the Constitution (1983 Consti.,Art. V, Sec. 1, Par. VIII). The Lieutenant Governor serves onnumerous boards, authorities, and commissions. The office isbudgeted through the Legislative branch of government.In the case of death, resignation or disability of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor assumes the office of Governoruntil the next general election, at which time a successor to theGovernor shall be elected for the unexpired term. If the Lieutenant Governor shall become a candidate for the unexpiredterm of the Governor, he shall thereby resign his office asLieutenant Governor, effective upon the qualification of theGovernor-elected for the unexpired term, and his successor forthe unexpired term shall be elected at such election.The Office of Lieutenant Governor of the State was createdby the Constitution of 1945 (Art. V, Sec. I, Par. VII). Althoughlisted as a part of the executive branch, its duties are bothlegislative and executive. The Lieutenant Governor is electedfor a term of four years at the general election in which theGovernor and other constitutional officers are elected. To beeligible for election, the candidate must have been a citizen ofthe United States for fifteen years and a legal resident of thestate for six years immediately preceding the election and shallhave attained the age of thirty years by the date of assumingoffice.Zell Bryan Miller, Young Harris,Lt. Governor of Georgia, 1975-date. Born Feb. 24, 1932 in TownsCo., Ga. Graduated Young HarrisJr. College, 1951; U. of Ga., AB,1957; MA. 1958. Educator. Methodist. Democrat. USMC. 1953-56.Senator, 1961-64. Mbr., State Bd.for Children & Youth, 1964-Aug.15, 1965, res. Dir., State Bd. ofProbation, Aug. 15,1965-June 13,1966, res. Personnel Officer, Bd. of Corrections, July 10, 1967-Aug. 16,1968; Asst. D\r.,ibid., Aug. 16, !968-Jan.22,1970,res.Exec. Secretary to Gov. Lester Maddox, Jan. 22, 1969-Jan.1971. Exec. Dir., Democratic Party of Ga., June 1971-April1973. Mbr. Bd. of Pardonsand Paroles, April 2, 1973-Dec. 31,1973, res.Family details: Married Jan. 15, 1954 in Oconee Co., S.C.,Shirley Ann Carver (born July 15, 1935 in Cherokee Co.,N.C.). Children: Murphy Carver and Matthew Stephen. ZellB. Miller is the son of Stephen Grady Miller and Birdie (Bryan)Miller.Marti Pingree, Administrative Assistant to Lt. GovernorMartha Gillian, Personal Secretary to Lt. GovernorSarah Eby-Ebersole, Press Secretary to Lt. GovernorMary Beasley, Scheduling Assistant to Lt. GovernorOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATEThe Secretary of State is the major keeper of records for, andissues a wide range of licenses and certificates on behalf of, stategovernment. The Secretary administers the State©s electionlaws and serves as ex-officio commissioner of corporations andsecurities. He also maintains a central record of notaries public,registers governmental lobbyists, keeps the state registry oftrademarks and servicemarks, and administers the licensing ofspecified professions. He manages the official records of stategovernment, including those designated for permanent preservation. He is keeper of the official state flag and the Great Sealof Georgia, provides state liaison with foreign consuls in Georgia, and supplies information on Georgia and state governmentto the public and the media.The Secretary of State is elected at the same general electionin which the Governor is elected. Each term of office is fouryears. Minimum qualifications for the office are citizenship forten years, residence in Georgia for six years, and age of twentyfiveyears.The office is authorized by the Constitution of Georgia.Statutory authorization is listed under the Divisions of thisOffice.HISTORY. The Office of Secretary of State is one of theoldest in Georgia©s executive branch. The Constitution of 1777mentioned "the secretary" of "the governor and the executivecouncil" (Art. XXX, Marbury and Crawford, p. 10) and the29