Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Date:02/13/2009
ATTENDANCE
Time:12:20 PM to 12:23 PM
Balmer
X
Boyd
X
Place:HCR 0112
Gardner C.
X
Isgar
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Kerr A.
X
Representative Carroll T.
Kopp
X
May
X
This Report was prepared by
Middleton
E
Christie Lee
Penry
X
Scanlan
E
Scheffel
X
Shaffer B.
E
Spence
X
Stephens
X
Tochtrop
E*
Weissmann
X
Carroll T.
X
Groff
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
Review of Legislative Council Staff Budget
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12:20 PM -- Election of Chair and Vice-Chair


Speaker T. Carroll called the Legislative Council committee to order and announced that the first order of business would be the election of a chair and vice-chair for the committee.
BILL:Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
TIME: 12:21:12 PM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Move to elect President Groff as chair and Speaker T. Carroll as vice-chair of the Legislative Council. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Balmer
VOTE
Balmer
Boyd
Gardner C.
Isgar
Kerr A.
Kopp
May
Middleton
Excused
Penry
Scanlan
Excused
Scheffel
Shaffer B.
Excused
Spence
Stephens
Tochtrop
Weissmann
Carroll T.
Groff
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection



12:22 PM -- Review of Legislative Council Staff Budget


Mike Mauer, Director of Legislative Council Staff, and Betsy Holdredge, Chief Accountant, Legislative Council Staff, presented the fiscal year 2009-10 Legislative Council budget request (Attachment A). Mr. Mauer explained that the request is asking for a flat budget, with the exception of an increase for employer contributions to health, dental, and life insurance, a 1.0 percent decrease in personal services, and increased contributions for the Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) amortization equalization disbursement and the PERA supplemental amortization equalization disbursement. Overall, Mr. Mauer stated the Legislative Council Staff budget would increase by 0.35 percent which is about $18,000.

090213AttachA.pdf

There were no questions from the committee regarding the proposed budget.
BILL:Review of Legislative Council Staff Budget
TIME: 12:23:08 PM
MOVED:Carroll T.
MOTION:Move to adopt the FY 2009-2010 Legislative Council Staff budget. The motion passed 15-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Boyd
Yes
Gardner C.
Yes
Isgar
Yes
Kerr A.
Yes
Kopp
Yes
May
Yes
Middleton
Excused
Penry
Yes
Scanlan
Excused
Scheffel
Yes
Shaffer B.
Excused
Spence
Yes
Stephens
Yes
Tochtrop
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Groff
Yes
Not Final YES: 15 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS










12:23 PM

Mr. Mauer discussed a memorandum that was distributed by Legislative Council Staff that outlines the Legislative Council's required meetings for the year (Attachment B). He also talked about a Legislative Council Handbook that lists the committee's responsibilities that was also distributed and can be found online at: http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/lcsstaff/2009/comsched/2009%20Leg%20Council%20Handbook.pdf.

090213AttachB.pdf

12:24 PM

The committee adjourned.