SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                         
                    Anchorage, AK                                              
                   October 20, 1998                                            
                      2:10 p.m.                                                
                                                                               
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                       
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                
Senator Robin Taylor (Participated via teleconference)                         
Senator John Torgerson (Participated via teleconference)                       
                                                                               
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                 
                                                                               
Senator Jim Duncan                                                             
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT AND AMENDMENT FOR RON                
SOMERVILLE                                                                     
                                                                               
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CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order              
at 2:10 p.m.  Present were Senators Leman and Kelly, with Senators             
Torgerson and Taylor participating in the meeting via the                      
teleconference network.  Ted Popely, project director, was also in             
attendance.                                                                    
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY stated the only order of business before the                    
committee was the renewal of the contract between the House and                
Senate leadership and Ron Somerville.  He explained Mr. Somerville             
had been on contract through August 1998, and Senate President                 
Miller has written a letter requesting the contract be extended                
through January 19, 1999.  Mr. Somerville is being paid at Range               
21, with expenses not to exceed $3,000.  The expenses, to date, for            
the 1998 calendar year total approximately $1,000.  He added that              
Speaker Phillips and President Miller are in favor of the contract             
extension.                                                                     
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved adoption of the professional services contract             
assignment and amendment for Ron Somerville.  Senators Torgerson,              
Taylor, Leman and Kelly all voted "Yea."  CHAIRMAN KELLY stated the            
motion carried.                                                                
                                                                               
There being no further business to come before the committee, the              
meeting adjourned at approximately 2:20 p.m.