Editing Governor of New York (section)

==Appointments==
The governor is responsible for appointing their Executive Chamber. These appointments do not require the confirmation of the [[New York State Senate]]. Most political advisors report to the secretary to the governor, while most policy advisors report to the director of state operations, who also answers to the secretary to the governor, making that position, in practice, the true chief of staff and most powerful position in the Cabinet.<ref>{{cite book |last=Pecorella |first=Robert |author2=Jeffrey M. Stonecash |title=Governing New York State |url=https://archive.org/details/governingnewyork00peco |url-access=limited |edition=5th |publisher=State University of New York Press |location=New York |year=2006 |isbn=0-7914-6691-4 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/governingnewyork00peco/page/n159 149] }} {{Google books|qMnq-XsPY44C|Preview }}.</ref>  The actual "chief of staff" is in charge of the Office of Scheduling and holds no authority over other cabinet officials.<ref>{{cite news |last=Benjamin |first=Elizabeth |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/03/in-and-out.html |title=In and Out |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |date=2008-03-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318085906/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/03/in-and-out.html |archivedate=2008-03-18 }}</ref>

The governor is also charged with naming the heads of the various departments, divisions, boards, and offices within the state government. These nominees require confirmation by the state Senate. While some appointees may share the title of ''commissioner'', ''director'', etc., only department level-heads are considered members of the actual state cabinet, although the heads of the various divisions, boards, and offices may attend cabinet-level meetings from time to time.