ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  LEGISLATIVE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE  January 15, 2018 3:59 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Bert Stedman, Chair Senator Anna MacKinnon Senator Cathy Giessel Senator Click Bishop Senator Natasha von Imhof (alternate) Representative Andy Josephson, Vice Chair Representative Scott Kawasaki Representative Paul Seaton Representative Ivy Spohnholz Representative Jennifer Johnston Representative Dan Ortiz (alternate) MEMBERS ABSENT  Senator Lyman Hoffman COMMITTEE CALENDAR  APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES EXECUTIVE SESSION FINAL AUDIT REPORTS PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  No previous action to record WITNESS REGISTER No witnesses to record ACTION NARRATIVE 3:59:44 PM CHAIR BERT STEDMAN called the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee meeting to order at 3:59 p.m. Representatives Kawasaki, Seaton, Spohnholz, Johnston, Josephson, and Ortiz (alternate) and Senators Stedman, MacKinnon, Bishop, Giessel, and Von Imhof (alternate) were present at the call to order. ^APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF AGENDA  4:00:31 PM CHAIR STEDMAN announced that the first order of business would be approval of the agenda, and he asked to add the Legislative Auditor's report on the [Alaska State] Legislature to the agenda. 4:00:55 PM REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON moved that the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee approve the agenda with the addition of the request from Chair Stedman. There being no objection, the agenda was approved. ^APPROVAL OF MINUTES APPROVAL OF MINUTES  4:01:18 PM CHAIR STEDMAN announced that the next order of business would be the approval of the minutes. REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON moved that the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee approve the minutes of the December 14, 2017 meeting. There being no objection, the minutes were approved. ^EXECUTIVE SESSION EXECUTIVE SESSION  4:01:48 PM CHAIR STEDMAN announced that the next order of business would be to move into executive session. REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON moved that the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee go into executive session under Uniform Rule 22 for the purpose of discussing confidential audit reports under AS 24.20.301. He asked that the following individuals remain in the room or on-line: Kris Curtis, necessary staff for the Legislative Audit Division, any legislators that are not on the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee, and any legislative staff working for committee members. There being no objection, it was so ordered. 4:02:21 PM The committee took an at-ease from 4:02 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. for the purpose of an executive session. 4:50:40 PM CHAIR STEDMAN called the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee back to order. Representatives Kawasaki, Seaton, Spohnholz, Johnston, and Josephson, and Senators Stedman, MacKinnon, Bishop, Giessel, and Von Imhof (alternate) were present at the call to order. ^FINAL AUDIT REPORTS FINAL AUDIT REPORTS  4:51:19 PM CHAIR STEDMAN announced that the final order of business would be the final audit reports. 4:51:27 PM REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON moved that the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee release to the public the final audit reports for the Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development Alcohol Beverage Control Board, the Board of Pharmacy, the Alaska Tourism Marketing Board, and the Board of Social Work Examiners. He moved that the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee release the final audit from the independent auditor's report for the Alaska State Legislature. There being no objection, the final budget reports were released. 4:52:15 PM ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee meeting was adjourned at 4:52 p.m.