Legislature(2013 - 2014)HOUSE FINANCE 519
03/11/2013 08:00 AM Senate LEGISLATIVE BUDGET & AUDIT
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| Approval of Minutes | |
| Executive Session | |
| Release of Audits | |
| Other Business | |
| Adjourn |
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
March 11, 2013
8:02 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Anna Fairclough, Chair
Senator Kevin Meyer
Senator Click Bishop
Senator Cathy Giessel
Senator Mike Dunleavy (alternate)
Representative Mike Hawker, Vice Chair
Representative Alan Austerman
Representative Bob Herron
Representative Kurt Olson
Representative Andy Josephson
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Donald Olson
Representative Scott Kawasaki (alternate)
Representative Bill Stoltze (alternate)
OTHER MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator John Coghill
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
EXECUTIVE SESSION
RELEASE OF AUDITS
OTHER BUSINESS
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
No previous action to record
WITNESS REGISTER
KRISTIN CURTIS
Legislative Auditor
Legislative Audit Division
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided information on the purchase
request for office equipment.
ACTION NARRATIVE
8:02:23 AM
CHAIR ANNA FAIRCLOUGH called the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee meeting to order at 8:02 a.m. Representatives Herron,
Josephson, and Hawker and Senators Fairclough, Giessel, Meyer,
and Dunleavy (alternate) were present at the call to order.
Also in attendance was Senator Coghill. Representatives
Austerman and Olson and Senator Bishop arrived as the meeting
was in progress.
^Approval of Minutes
Approval of Minutes
8:03:20 AM
CHAIR FAIRCLOUGH announced that the first order of business
would be approval of the minutes.
REPRESENTATIVE HAWKER made a motion to approve the minutes of
February 22, 2013. There being no objection, the minutes from
the meeting of February 22, 2013 were approved.
^Executive Session
Executive Session
8:03:51 AM
CHAIR FAIRCLOUGH announced that the next order of business would
be to move into Executive Session.
8:03:58 AM
REPRESENTATIVE HAWKER made a motion to move to executive session
for the purpose of discussing confidential audit reports under
AS 24.20.301. There being no objection, the committee went into
executive session at 8:04 a.m.
8:04:23 AM
The committee took an at-ease from 8:04 a.m. to 8:39 a.m.
8:39:38 AM
CHAIR FAIRCLOUGH brought the committee back to order at 8:39
a.m. Representatives Herron, Josephson, Austerman, Olson, and
Hawker and Senators Fairclough, Giessel, Meyer, Bishop, and
Dunleavy (alternate) were present at the call to order.
^Release of Audits
Release of Audits
8:39:54 AM
REPRESENTATIVE HAWKER made a motion for the preliminary audit
for the Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, Knik
Arm Bridge and Toll Authority, Knik Arm Crossing project to be
released to the appropriate agency for response. There being no
objection, it was so ordered.
^Other Business
Other Business
8:40:20 AM
CHAIR FAIRCLOUGH announced that the final order of business
would be a request by the Legislative Audit Division for the
purchase of office furniture for an office remodel.
8:40:29 AM
KRISTIN CURTIS, Legislative Auditor, Legislative Audit Division,
Alaska State Legislature, explained the request by the
Legislative Audit Division to purchase office furnishings and
equipment when they move into the remodeled offices. She noted
that the Legislative Council had approved the remodel of the
office space in December, 2012. Pointing out that there was a
16 week lead time between orders and delivery, she asked for
approval to purchase the new office furnishings. She reported
that there was a statewide contract with the furniture vendors,
which would allow for a discount on the purchase. She stated
that the cost would not exceed $425,000, and would include
cubicles, work stations, equipment, and furnishings. She
observed that the current information technology (IT) equipment
was sufficient, with the possible exception of IT equipment
necessary for a new conference room. She affirmed that funding
was available in the Division's FY13 budget. She requested
approval for the purchase, in accordance with procurement rules,
as the purchase was greater than $25,000.
8:41:57 AM
REPRESENTATIVE HAWKER asked to clarify which appropriation in
the FY13 budget had the funding available.
MS. CURTIS replied that it was the allocation to the Legislative
Audit Division.
8:42:17 AM
REPRESENTATIVE HAWKER moved to approve the request by the
Legislative Audit Division to award contracts for office
furnishings and equipment associated with the office remodel in
an amount not to exceed $425,000. There being no objection, it
was so ordered.
8:42:53 AM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the
Legislative Budget and Audit Committee meeting was adjourned at
8:42 a.m.
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