ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  LEGISLATIVE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE  February 25, 2016 7:01 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Mike Hawker, Chair Representative Kurt Olson Representative Steve Thompson Representative Sam Kito Senator Anna MacKinnon, Vice Chair Senator Cathy Giessel Senator Bert Stedman Senator Click Bishop MEMBERS ABSENT  Representative Lance Pruitt Representative Mark Neuman (alternate) Senator Lyman Hoffman Senator Pete Kelly (alternate) COMMITTEE CALENDAR  APPROVAL OF MINUTES EXECUTIVE SESSION OTHER COMMITTEE BUSINESS PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  No previous action to record WITNESS REGISTER No witnesses to record ACTION NARRATIVE 7:01:55 AM CHAIR MIKE HAWKER called the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee meeting to order at 7:01 a.m. Representatives Hawker, Thompson, and Kito and Senators MacKinnon, Giessel, Bishop, and Stedman were present at the call to order. Representative Olson arrived as the meeting was in progress. 7:03:08 AM CHAIR HAWKER announced that the first order of business would be for approval of the minutes. ^Approval of Minutes Approval of Minutes  7:03:18 AM SENATOR MACKINNON made a motion to approve the minutes from the LB&A meetings of January 29, 2016, and February 11, 2016, as presented. There being no objection, the minutes from the meetings of January 29, 2016, and February 11, 2016, were approved. ^Executive Session Executive Session  7:03:45 AM CHAIR HAWKER announced that the next order of business would be to move into an Executive Session. 7:03:55 AM SENATOR MACKINNON made a motion that the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee enter into executive session as provided by Uniform Rule 22(b)(1) since the meeting will involve a discussion of matters, that the immediate knowledge of, would adversely affect the finances of a government unit. 7:04:15 AM SENATOR STEDMAN objected, requesting that his aide be allowed to remain for the Executive Session. CHAIR HAWKER acknowledged that staff of seated committee members were invited to stay for the Executive Session. 7:04:32 AM SENATOR STEDMAN removed his objection. There being no further objection, the committee went into executive session at 7:04 a.m. 7:04:39 AM The committee took an at-ease from 7:04 a.m. to 7:43 a.m. 7:43:20 AM CHAIR HAWKER brought the committee back to order, reporting that the Executive Session had discussed the potential procurement of additional oil and gas consultants, and had no additional business to bring before the committee on this subject at this time. ^Other Committee Business Other Committee Business  7:43:34 AM CHAIR HAWKER announced that the final order of business would be for other committee business. He noted that there was not any further business to discuss. He shared announcements for future committee meetings. 7:44:54 AM ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee meeting was adjourned at 7:44 a.m.