80^th Legislative Session _ 2005

Committee: Senate Government Operations and Audit

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Apa
P    Earley
P    Moore
P    Koskan, Vice-Chair
P    Gant, Chair

(Meeting jointly with House Government Operations and Audit Committee.)

Staff Members Present: Marty Guindon, Auditor General; Gary Hoscheid, State Government Audit Manager; Robert Christianson, State Government Audit Manager; Betty Oldenkamp, Secretary, Department of Human Services; John Ellis, Juvenile Corrections Monitor, Department of Human Services; Annie Mehlhaff, Legislative Research Council.

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Representative Klaudt, House Chair.

Auditor General Marty Guindon explained the responsibilities of the Government Operations and Audit Committee. The Department of Legislative Audit staffs this committee except for Department of Corrections issues.

MOTION: ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION for the purpose of hearing the Juvenile Corrections Monitor's report presented by John Ellis, Department of Human Services

Moved by:    Senator Koskan
Second by:    Representative Peters
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote

MOTION: COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION

Moved by:    Senator Moore

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Second by:    Representative Peters
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote

MOTION:    TO ACCEPT THE JUVENILE CORRECTIONS MONITOR'S REPORT

Moved by:    Senator Moore
Second by:    Representative Gillespie
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote

The committee discussed the direction they would like to go during this session:
            Representative Peters requested information regarding state contracts. Legislative Audit will research those contracts and report back to the committee.
            Representative Buckingham asked if the committee might look at how changing the number of state FTE's will affect existing state contracts. Senator Earley explained how the Appropriations committee is examining that concern.
            Senator Gant suggested the committee look at various State Department's other fund budget balances. Senator Moore suggested the committee start with looking at the Department of Corrections and then the Department of Education.

Representative Klaudt requested a list of Department of Corrections contracts from the Department of Legislative Audit. Representative Peters asked for a two-year listing for comparison purposes.

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Senator Moore
Second by:    Representative Buckingham
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Cindy Tryon

Committee Secretary

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