Legislature(1999 - 2000)
02/02/2000 03:43 PM House L&C
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HOUSE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE
February 2, 2000
3:43 p.m.
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW
TAPE
00-09, SIDES A & B
[NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, portions of the meeting
were not recorded. Log notes are available.]
CALL TO ORDER
CHAIRMAN NORMAN ROKEBERG convened the House Labor and Commerce
Standing Committee meeting at 3:43 p.m.
PRESENT
Committee members present were Representatives Rokeberg, Sanders
and Murkowski. Due to a lack of a quorum, Chairman Rokeberg
declared the meeting a work session.
David Koivuniemi, Assistant Commissioner, Department of
Administration, was also present.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
BOB POE, Commissioner, Department of Administration, discussed
the current status of labor negotiations. All bargaining units,
except the General Government (GGU), reached an agreement last
year. All of these agreements had "reopener" clauses on wages
and benefits and have been reopened. Tentative agreements have
been reached with the Labor, Trades, and Crafts union, the
Troopers union, and the Masters, Mates, and Pilots union. The
proposals for these unions are the same: The first year there
will be a $1,200 flat payment; the second year there will be a 2
percent increase to the base pay; and the third year there will
be 3 percent increase to the base pay.
COMMISSIONER POE responded to questions and discussed health
insurance for state employees. He discussed SCR 11 from last
year and said it only applied to last year. He discussed net
zero costs. He described a study currently being conducted which
compares the wages of state employees versus those of other
Alaskans.
COMMISSIONER POE explained the contract documents being forwarded
to legislature. He advised that having the documents be
forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) where they
will take care of the final procedures. He indicated agreements
still need to be ratified by the unions.
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG requested that Commissioner Poe provide the
committee with a copy of labor documents. He wondered about
health trusts.
COMMISSIONER POE discussed health trusts, concerns regarding
health care insurance, and other health-related issues.
ALISON ELGEE, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Administration,
discussed health care issues and explained the health care
handouts provided to the committee. She discussed the impact of
federal mandates arising from Mental Health Parity legislation
and portability legislation.
COMMISSIONER POE reported on the activities of the Y2K Office.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ELGEE discussed leasing packages for State
leased space. She explained the handouts on this subject and
stated the new plan is to have agencies pay rent on space they
occupy. There would be an establishment of a "sinking" fund for
maintenance, etcetera.
COMMISSIONER POE further discussed health care trusts.
COMMITTEE ACTION
The committee took no action.
ADJOURNMENT
CHAIRMAN ROKEBERG adjourned the House Labor and Commerce Standing
Committee meeting at 5:36 p.m.
NOTE:
The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were taken. A
copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by contacting
the House Records Office at the Terry Miller Legislative Office
Building, 129 Sixth Street, Room 229, Juneau, Alaska 99801-1182,
(907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the second session of
the Twenty-First Alaska State Legislature, in the Legislative
Reference Library, Terry Miller Legislative Office Building, 129
Sixth Street, Room 102, Juneau, Alaska 99801-1182, (907) 465-
3808.
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