MINUTES                                                                        
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                                       
2 February 1998                                                                
9:10 A.M.                                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
TAPES                                                                          
                                                                               
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CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Senator Pearce, Co-chair, convened the meeting at                              
approximately 9:10 a.m.                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
In addition to Co-chair Pearce, Senators Sharp, Donley,                        
Torgerson and Parnell were present when the meeting was                        
convened.  Senator Phillips arrived thereafter.                                
                                                                               
Also present:  Senator Jerry Ward; Pat Davidson, Acting                        
Legislative Auditor, Division of Legislative Audit;                            
Catherine Reardon, Director, Division of Occupational                          
Licensing, Department of Commerce and Economic Development;                    
Mike Greany, Director, Division of Legislative Finance; Dave                   
Tonkovich and Ginger Patton, Fiscal Analysts, Division of                      
Legislative Finance; aides to committee members and other                      
members of the legislature.                                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                            
                                                                               
FY 99 OPERATING BUDGET                                                         
Overview on Management and Budget Issues                                       
Presented by                                                                   
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT DIVISION                                                     
                                                                               
The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were                        
taken.  A copy of the tape, log notes and/or Legislative                       
Audit handout may be obtained by contacting either the                         
Legislative Finance Division, P.O. Box 113200, Juneau,                         
Alaska 99811-3200 (Phone:  (907) 465-3795) or the office of                    
the Senate Finance Committee Secretary  (Phone:  (907) 465-                    
2618).                                                                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
ADJOURNMENT                                                                    
                                                                               
Co-chair Pearce adjourned the meeting at 11:05 a.m.                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
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