Legislature(1993 - 1994)
02/08/1994 09:08 AM Senate CRA
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SENATE COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
February 8, 1994
9:08 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Randy Phillips, Chairman
Senator Robin Taylor, Vice Chairman
Senator Loren Leman
Senator Al Adams
Senator Fred Zharoff
MEMBERS ABSENT
All Members Present
OTHERS PRESENT
Senator Tim Kelly
Senator Steve Rieger
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 2
"An Act requiring pay equity for certain public employees and
requiring the compensation of certain public employees based on the
value of work performed."
SENATE BILL NO. 255
"An Act establishing a comprehensive policy relating to human
resource development in the state."
SENATE BILL NO. 203
"An Act requiring unified municipalities to provide police
protection and law enforcement services; and providing for an
effective date."
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION
SB 2 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes dated
11/3/93, 1/11/94, 1/18/94, 1/20/94, 1/27/94,
2/1/94, 2/3/94.
SB 255 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes dated
1/25/94, 2/1/94, 2/3/94.
SB 203 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes dated
11/3/93, 1/13/94, 1/20/94, 1/25/94, 2/1/94, 2/3/94.
WITNESS REGISTER
Colonel John Murphy, Director
Division of Alaska State Troopers
Department of Public Safety
5700 E. Tudor Road
Anchorage, AK 99507-1225
POSITION STATEMENT: Offered information on SB 203
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 94-11, SIDE A
Number 001
The Senate Community & Regional Affairs Committee was called to
order by Chairman Randy Phillips at 9:08 a.m.
Number 025
SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS brought SB 2 (PAY EQUITY BASED ON VALUE OF
WORK) before the committee.
SENATOR ADAMS moved that CSSB 2(CRA) (work draft A-LS0163\E) be
adopted. SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS noted it was the committee
substitute recommended by the Department of Administration.
Hearing no objection, the motion carried.
SENATOR ADAMS moved that CSSB 2(CRA) be passed out of committee
with individual recommendations. Hearing no objection, it was so
ordered.
Number 090
SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS brought SB 255 (STATE POLICY ON HUMAN
RESOURCE DEVELOPMT) before the committee, noting there was a
proposed committee substitute which incorporates Senator Adams'
request to include the Department of Fish and Game, as well as a
new zero fiscal note.
Number 096
SENATOR LEMAN moved that CSSB 255(CRA) (work draft 8-LS1424\U) be
adopted. Hearing no objection, the motion carried.
SENATOR LEMAN stated that he wasn't sure that the language in
subsection (e) on page 2 conveyed a change that he had suggested at
a previous meeting. His point was that the social service programs
of the state shall be structured instead of just providing an
avenue for people; to send them on down that road, and to encourage
them to get off of welfare and get into the productive work role.
SENATOR LEMAN moved the following amendment to subsection (e) on
page 2 of CSSB 255(CRA):
"(e) Social service programs of the state shall encourage
people who are unemployed to make the transition from welfare to
employment and self-sufficiency. Public officials responsible for
these programs shall coordinate the public assistance, social
services, and human resource development services available to a
client."
SENATOR ADAMS objected to the amendment. The roll was taken with
the following result: Senators Taylor, Leman and Phillips voted
"Yea" and Senator Adams voted "Nay." The Chairman stated the
amendment was adopted.
Number 156
SENATOR TAYLOR moved that CSSB 255(CRA), as amended, be passed out
of committee with individual recommendations. SENATOR ADAMS
objected, stating that his objection was not to the legislation,
but because a new fiscal note had just been received and it was the
chairman's policy that a bill would not move out of committee on
the same day a fiscal note is received. SENATOR PHILLIPS pointed
out that it was a zero fiscal note, otherwise he would hold the
bill to take a look at it. The roll was taken with the following
result: Senators Leman, Taylor and Phillips voted "Yea" and
Senator Adams voted "Nay." The Chairman stated the motion carried.
Number 175
SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS brought SB 203 (MUNICIPAL POLICE SERVICES)
before the committee as the final order of business. He suggested
having a discussion on information gathered by the committee over
the few weeks on the legislation and having everybodys' thoughts on
one version or the other.
Number 188
SENATOR ADAMS asked if Senator Kelly and Senator Rieger have come
up with a unified proposal.
SENATOR KELLY responded that they have not. He said it is a
question of whether the Hillside is going to pay for Anchorage
police protection, or whether they are going to try to pay a lesser
amount for State Troopers.
Senator Kelly commented that he does not believe that Senator
Rieger's proposal will be accepted in the House and that
Commissioner Burton has said that Governor Hickel will veto the
bill if it reaches his desk. Rather than pursuing his initial
concept that he introduced, Senator Kelly has proposed a committee
substitute that takes the Task Force recommendation which provides
that it be decided on the local level in areawide communities only.
He pointed out that this concept was supported on the floor of the
House the previous week. He urged that the committee adopt the
recommendations of the Task Force, the State Troopers and the mayor
of Anchorage.
Number 215
SENATOR RIEGER directed attention to a new proposed committee
substitute (work draft 8-LS0626\Q) which he has been working on
with the Department of Public Safety to come up with a draft that
is acceptable to them. It incorporates the amendments which were
suggested by the department such as the deletion of Section 3 and
some minor wording changes in Sections 1 and 2.
Senator Rieger said he believes this is a local government problem.
Unification in Anchorage would not have happened without the
Charter Commission's review and realization that some City of
Anchorage services would not be imposed on the other areas to be
unified. Areas that were not mandatorily consolidated included
road service, fire service, police service, etc. Since that time,
the Municipality of Anchorage has proceeded to grossly mismanage
their local labor relations, and now they are trying to shove those
problems onto other areas that are not subject to those problems.
He said it is hard for him to even imagine that they could think of
trying to force something like that on areas which have not voted
it in.
Senator Rieger said the new committee substitute incorporates
changes which benefit the remainder of the state by relieving the
state government of a burden which they are now absorbing. He said
it is a productive solution, and if this version is unacceptable to
the sponsor, he would offer to introduce this bill himself in order
to reach a solution.
Number 310
COLONEL JOHN MURPHY, Alaska State Troopers, Department of Public
Safety, stated Commissioner Burton and Deputy Commissioner
Swackhammer were both out of town, however, he was available for
questions from the committee.
Colonel Murphy briefly explained how the department came up with
their cost estimate for service to the Hillside, and he noted that
the department has substantially reduced these services in the past
couple of years.
Colonel Murphy said Senator Rieger's proposal gives the department
the ability to charge for actual services, and it would be
acceptable if that is the way the committee chooses to go.
Number 320
SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS asked Colonel Murphy if the department
supports Senator Rieger's proposed committee substitute. COLONEL
MURPHY answered that he believes it is the Department of Public
Safety's position that they would rather have municipal police
services up on the Hillside. However, if it is decided by the
Legislature that the State Troopers should do it, the department
would support this bill.
Number 338
SENATOR KELLY asked if the committee substitute under discussion
would call for a contract between the service areas and the
Department of Public Safety. SENATOR TAYLOR answered that in his
reading of the language in the bill, there is no contractual
requirement - there is just a mandate by the Legislature to provide
those services.
SENATOR KELLY said he had just received Senator Riegers' new
committee substitute and he feels it is important to talk to the
Commissioner of Public Safety and the Mayor of Anchorage. However,
he has no objection to the committee moving this version out and
onto the next committee of referral, pending investigation of this
new approach.
Number 360
SENATOR TAYLOR moved that CSSB 203(CRA) (work draft 8-LS0626\Q) be
adopted. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.
Number 368
SENATOR TAYLOR moved that CSSB 203(CRA) (work draft 8-LS0626/Q) be
passed out of committee with individual recommendations. Hearing
no objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business to come before the committee, the
meeting was adjourned at 9:32 a.m.
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