Legislature(2001 - 2002)
03/29/2001 12:50 PM Senate BUD
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE BUDGET AND AUDIT
March 29, 2001
12:50 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Gene Therriault, Chair
Senator Randy Phillips
Senator Jerry Ward
Senator Lyman Hoffman
Senator Gary Wilken, alternate
Representative Hugh Fate, Vice Chair
Representative Eldon Mulder
Representative Ken Lancaster
Representative Reggie Joule
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Dave Donley
Representative John Harris
Representative William Williams, alternate
Representative John Davies, alternate
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
EXECUTIVE SESSION
AUDIT REPORTS
OTHER COMMITTEE BUSINESS
WITNESS REGISTER
PAT DAVIDSON, Legislative Auditor
Division of Legislative Audit
333 Willoughby Avenue
PO Box 113300
Juneau, Alaska 99811-3300
POSITION STATEMENT: Spoke on behalf of the Division of
Legislative Audit.
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 01-03, SIDE A
Number 0001
CHAIR THERRIAULT called the Joint Committee on the Legislative
Budget and Audit meeting to order at 12:50 p.m. Present at the
call to order were Senators Hoffman and Therriault, and
Representatives Joule, Lancaster, and Fate. Senators Phillips
and Ward and Representative Mulder arrived after the call to
order.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
CHAIR THERRIAULT indicated the next order of business would be
the approval of minutes from the Legislative Budget and Audit
meeting held on February 28, 2001.
Number 0099
VICE CHAIR FATE made a motion to approve the minutes from the
February 28, 2001 meeting.
CHAIR THERRIAULT asked whether there were any objections. There
being none, the minutes from the February 28, 2001 meeting were
approved as read.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Number 0126
VICE CHAIR FATE made a motion to move to executive session for
the purpose of discussing confidential audit reports under
Alaska Statute 24.20.301. There being no objection, the
committee went into executive session at 12:51 p.m.
CHAIR THEIRRIAULT made a motion to move back into regular
session. There being no objection, the committee reconvened
regular session at 1:00 p.m.
AUDIT REPORTS
Number 0170
VICE CHAIR FATE made a motion to release the following final
audit reports to the public: Department of Community and
Economic Development, Grants to Deltana Community Corporation,
December 21, 2000 [08-30008-01]; Department of Public Safety,
Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Batterer
Intervention Programs, February 9, 2001, [12-4606-01]; and
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education and University of
Alaska, Selected Financial Information Related to the
Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) Regional
Medical Education Program, January 26, 2001 [05-4598-01]. There
being no objection, those final audits were released to the
public.
CHAIR THERRIAULT pointed out that the committee members had
information that would become a follow-up letter to the co-
chairs of the finance committee[s] for possible action. He said
this "audit information impacts their individual agency
budgets." He indicated that committee members should take this
information to use themselves or for other legislature members
so it can be utilized.
Number 0252
VICE CHAIR FATE made a motion to approve the following audit
requests: Department of Transportation & Public Facilities,
Equitable Treatment of Engineers; Department of Health & Social
Services, State Foster Care System, Selected Affects; and
Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation Selected Issues.
CHAIR THERRIAULT suggested that the committee deal with the
audits individually.
VICE CHAIR FATE amended his motion to take up the first audit
request, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities,
Equitable Treatment of Engineers.
Number 0309
MS. DAVIDSON commented that the Division of Legislative Audit
has been asked to look into the "hiring and career advancements
of engineers."
CHAIR THERRIAULT asked if there were any objections to the
approval of this audit. There being none, this audit request
was approved.
Number 0331
VICE CHAIR FATE made a motion to approve the Department of
Health & Social Services, State Foster Care System, Selected
Aspects, audit request.
CHAIR THERRIAULT stated that Vice Chair Fate made this audit
request after the Speaker (Representative Brian Porter) spoke to
him regarding this issue.
VICE CHAIR FATE confirmed this statement. He said this subject
was initially brought up by Representative Fred Dyson, Chair of
the House Health, Education and Social Services Standing
Committee, and Representative Joe Green, who discussed this
audit request with the Speaker of the House (Representative
Porter), and who in turn contacted Vice Chair Fate requesting
this audit request be placed in front of the Joint Legislative
Budget and Audit Committee.
CHAIR THERRIAULT asked Ms. Davidson if she had a clear
understanding of what the scope of this audit request was.
MS. DAVIDSON said yes.
CHAIR THERRIAULT asked if there were any objections to this
audit request. There being no objections, the Department of
Health and Social Services, Foster Care System, Selected Aspects
audit request was approved.
Number 0389
VICE CHAIR FATE made a motion to approve the Department of Labor
and Workforce Development, Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation, Selected Issues audit request.
CHAIR THERRIAULT remarked that this request was one in which the
auditor wants to increase the scope of an audit already in
progress.
MS. DAVIDSON explained that initially this audit was being done
to look at financial issues. However, the audit has expanded to
cover performance and management issues. So, she is requesting
the Joint Legislative Budget and Audit Committee's approval to
expand into these areas.
CHAIR THERRIAULT asked if there were any objections to the
request for the expansion of the ongoing audit. There being no
objections, this audit request was approved.
OTHER COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Number 0447
CHAIR THERRIAULT informed committee members that on Monday,
April 2, 2001 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., there would be a
presentation by former Representative Gail Phillips on the final
report on boarding schools. He said that since she went to all
the site visits, it was appropriate for her to make this report.
MS. DAVIDSON commented that the legislature receives a financial
audit as does all entities of state government. She pointed out
that committee members have received a letter, from the KPMG LLP
accounting firm that consists of suggestions for improvements,
and the financial audit for the legislature.
ADJOURNMENT
Number 0536
There being no further business before the committee, the Joint
Committee on the Legislative Budget and Audit meeting was
adjourned at 1:06 p.m.
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