04/17/2002 02:08 PM Senate OMB

                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                    
                  OMBUDSMAN SELECTION COMMITTEE                                                                               
                         April 17, 2002                                                                                         
                            2:15 p.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Randy Phillips, Co-Chair                                                                                                
Senator Ben Stevens                                                                                                             
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
Representative Pete Kott, Co-Chair                                                                                              
Representative Lesil McGuire                                                                                                    
Representative Ethan Berkowitz                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
All Members Present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                              
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SELECTION OF AN OMBUDSMAN                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
See Ombudsman Selection Committee minutes dated 4/2/02.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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CO-CHAIR RANDY  PHILLIPS called the Ombudsman  Selection Committee                                                            
meeting to order  at 2:15 p.m. All members were  present. Co-Chair                                                              
Phillips  announced  that  Suzan  Armstrong was  available  to  be                                                              
interviewed via teleconference from Missouri on a private line.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR BEN  STEVENS moved  that the  committee go into  executive                                                              
session  pursuant to  Uniform Rule  22(b)(2),  "for discussion  of                                                              
subjects that  tend to prejudice  the reputation of  the character                                                              
of the persons involved."                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:17 p.m.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR PHILLIPS announced that  without objection, the committee                                                              
would go into executive session to interview Peter Giannini.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
2:50 p.m.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  PHILLIPS  thanked  Mr.   Giannini.  At  2:55  p.m.,  the                                                              
committee  returned   to  executive   session  to  interview   Ms.                                                              
Armstrong.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:32 p.m.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR PHILLIPS announced the committee  completed its interview                                                              
of Suzan Armstrong.  He then announced the committee  would recess                                                              
for a few minutes before interviewing the next candidate.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  PHILLIPS  reconvened  the   meeting  and  announced  the                                                              
presence  of  Representatives  Berkowitz,  McGuire,  and  Co-Chair                                                              
Kott. He  noted that  Senator Stevens was  in a committee  meeting                                                              
and would return soon.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  BERKOWITZ  moved  to  go  into  executive  session                                                              
pursuant to Uniform Rule 22(b)(2).                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
4:10 p.m.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR PHILLIPS announced that  without objection, the committee                                                              
would go into executive session to interview Linda Lord-Jenkins.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
4:22 p.m.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  PHILLIPS  thanked  Ms. Lord-Jenkins  and  the  committee                                                              
returned  to executive  session for  the  purpose of  interviewing                                                              
Theda Pittman.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:49 p.m.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  PHILLIPS  announced  that the  committee  concluded  its                                                              
interview  with   Ms.  Pittman.  He  informed  members   that  the                                                              
committee would meet  on April 18, 2002 at 2:00  p.m. to interview                                                              
the other four candidates.