Legislature(2023 - 2024)ADAMS 519
05/18/2023 08:30 AM House LEGISLATIVE BUDGET & AUDIT
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| Start | |
| Approval of Minutes | |
| Executive Session | |
| Lb&a V. Dunleavy Legal Contract | |
| Preliminary Audit Release | |
| 40-hour Work Week | |
| Adjourn |
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+ teleconferenced
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
May 18, 2023
8:36 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Ben Carpenter, Chair
Senator Bert Stedman, Vice Chair
Representative Sarah Vance
Representative Frank Tomaszewski
Representative Andy Josephson
Senator Bill Wielechowski
Senator James Kaufman
Senator Scott Kawasaki (via teleconference)
Senator Click Bishop (alternate)
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative DeLena Johnson
Senator Lyman Hoffman
Representative Mike Cronk (alternate)
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
EXECUTIVE SESSION
LB&A V. DUNLEAVY LEGAL CONTRACT
PRELIMINARY AUDIT RELEASE
40-HOUR WORK WEEK
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
No previous action to record
WITNESS REGISTER
ACTION NARRATIVE
8:36:39 AM
CHAIR BEN CARPENTER called the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee meeting to order at 8:36 a.m. Senators Stedman,
Wielechowski, Kaufman, Kawasaki (via teleconference), and Bishop
(alternate) and Representatives Carpenter, Vance, Tomaszewski,
and Josephson were present at the call to order.
^Approval of Minutes
Approval of Minutes
8:38:12 AM
CHAIR CARPENTER announced that the first order of business would
be the approval of minutes.
8:38:19 AM
SENATOR STEDMAN moved that the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee approve the minutes for the December 14, 2022, January
24, 2023, and May 7, 2023, meetings as presented. There being
no objection, the minutes were approved.
8:38:51 AM
The committee took an at-ease from 8:38 a.m. to 8:42 a.m.
8:42:10 AM
REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER stated that the at-ease was taken to
clarify the required voting membership of the committee. He
explained that alternate members were considered non-voting
members as long as quorum was maintained. Additionally, he
highlighted an error in the previous motion regarding the date
of the minutes and asked Senator Stedman to restate it.
8:42:52 AM
SENATOR STEDMAN withdrew the previous motion to adopt the
minutes. He moved that the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee approve the minutes for the December 14, 2022, January
24, 2023, and March 7, 2023, meetings as presented. There being
no objection, the minutes were approved.
^Executive Session
Executive Session
8:43:30 AM
REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER announced that the next order of
business would be executive session.
8:44:01 AM
SENATOR STEDMAN moved that the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee go into Executive Session under Uniform Rule 22(b)(3),
for discussion of matters that may, by law, be required to be
confidential. He asked that the following persons remain in the
room or on the phone lines: Emily Nauman, director of
Legislative Legal Services, and necessary staff; Megan Wallace,
legislative legal counsel, and necessary staff; Kevin Cuddy,
attorney at Stoel Rives LLP; the legislative auditor and
necessary staff; legislative budget director and necessary
staff; any legislators not on the committee; staff for
legislators who are members of the committee; and House Finance
staff in Juneau. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
8:45:04 AM
The committee took an at-ease from 8:45 a.m. to 11:08 a.m. for
the purpose of executive session.
11:08:21 AM
CHAIR CARPENTER called the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee meeting back to order at 11:08 a.m. Senators
Wielechowski, Kaufman, Kawasaki (via teleconference), and
Representatives Carpenter, Vance, Tomaszewski, and Josephson
were present at the call to order.
^LB&A V. Dunleavy Legal Contract
LB&A V. Dunleavy Legal Contract
11:09:02 AM
CHAIR CARPENTER announced that the next order of business would
be the approval of an amendment and increased amount for outside
counsel for the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee v.
Dunleavy, et al.
11:09:40 AM
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE moved that the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee approve an amendment to the existing contract with
Stoel Rives LLP, dated January 12, 2023, to increase the
contract amount by $100,000 for a total amount not to exceed
$200,000 for legal services and litigation and appeal cost in
the ongoing matter Legislative Budget and Audit Committee v.
Dunleavy et. al, Case No. 3AN-22-0967 CI, relating to the
deposit of certain state taxes and royalties resulting from
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decisions into the
general fund. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
^Preliminary Audit Release
Preliminary Audit Release
11:10:29 AM
CHAIR CARPENTER announced that the next order of business would
be the release of preliminary audits to the agencies for their
formal commitment.
11:10:38 AM
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE moved that the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee release the following preliminary audits to the
agencies for response: FY 22 single audit. There being no
objection, the audits were released.
^40-Hour Work Week
40-Hour Work Week
11:10:52 AM
CHAIR CARPENTER announced that the final order of business would
be the consideration of policy pertaining to the 40-hour work
week for the Legislative Finance Division and the Legislative
Budget and Audit Committee staff.
11:11:12 AM
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE moved that the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee approve a 40-hour work week for the Legislative
Finance Division and the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee
staff. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
11:11:34 AM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the
Legislative Budget and Audit Committee meeting was adjourned at
11:11 a.m.
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