Legislature(1997 - 1998)
04/01/1998 08:00 AM House BUD
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Legislative Budget and Audit
Joint with House Finance Committee
April 1, 1998
8:00 a.m.
House Finance Committee Room
State Capitol
Juneau, Alaska
Tape: LBA-980104 Tape 1 Side 1
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Phillips convened the meeting of the Legislative Budget
and Audit Committee on April 1, 1998, at approximately 8:15 a.m.
in the House Finance Committee Room of the State Capitol, Juneau,
Alaska.
PRESENT
The following members of the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee were present:
Senators Representatives
Chairman Phillips Representative Martin
Senator Donley Representative Bunde
Senator Pearce Representative Croft
Representative James
Representative Therriault
Representative Hanley
(alternate)
The following members of the House Finance Committee were
present:
Representative Hanley Representative
Therriault
Representative Gary Davis Representative Martin
Representative Foster Representative John
Davies
Representative Moses Representative Mulder
ALSO PRESENT
Speaker Gail Phillips, Senator Sean Parnell; Pat Davidson, Chief
Legislative Auditor; Mike Greany, Legislative Fiscal Analyst
PRELIMINARY AUDITS
Representative Martin MOVED to go into Executive Session for the
purpose of discussing a classified and confidential report.
Chairman Phillips - Hearing no objection, the motion was
APPROVED.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Chairman Phillips reconvened the meeting to the public.
Representative Martin MOVED to approve the release of special
audit #05456398, Department of Education, Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation, to the Department for response.
Chairman Phillips - Hearing no objection, the motion was
APPROVED.
Representative Martin - Can that be released automatically upon
response?
Pat Davidson - That would be up to the Committee.
Representative Martin MOVED to approve the release of special
audit #05455098, Department of Education, Implementation of
Individuals with Disability Act, to the Department for response
and upon response to the public.
Chairman Phillips - Hearing no objection, the motion was
APPROVED.
Representative Martin MOVED to approve the release of audit
Agriculture, Agricultural Revolving Loan Fund, to the Department
for response and upon response released to the public.
Representative Davies objected to the release to the public.
There is some issue of stated mismanagement and I think we should
look at the response first before we release it to the public.
Representative Martin - The problem is it may be three-four
months before something is done. I think rather than lose a
whole session to correct the problem which could be legislatively
taken care of we can allow the release especially when the
Department may provide its response to two-three weeks.
Representative James - My question is how long does the
Department have to respond?
Pat Davidson - 20 days
Representative James - Some of us who are trying to protect this
fund think it is an emergency.
Chairman Phillips - You'll have a response by approximately April
20 or 21, perhaps earlier.
Pat Davidson - I expect we will have another Committee meeting.
I know there is interest in the Railroad audit and I can ask the
Department if they can provide an expedited response and I will
get it here as fast as I can.
Representative Martin AMENDED the motion to include consideration
of release to the public at the next Committee meeting.
Chairman Phillips - Hearing no objection, the amended motion was
APPROVED.
Representative Martin MOVED to approve the release of special
audit #06458698, Department of Health and Social Services, Family
Youth Services, Selective Child Protection issues, to be released
on Thursday, April 2, by 9:00 a.m. to the Department for
response.
Chairman Phillips - Hearing no objection, the motion was
APPROVED.
OTHER BUSINESS
Representative Therriault requested the status of the Salary and
Wage survey.
Jerry Burnett - It is in progress and will be completed in June.
The contractor will be in Juneau tomorrow.
ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Phillips adjourned the meeting at 10:00 a.m.
(End, Tape: LB&A-980104, Tape 1 Side 1 #245)
LB&A 3 04/01/98
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