Date: 05/11/2010

Final
Executive Committee Guidelines

COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Move to adopt the Legislative Council Guidelines C
Move to amend the guidelines as presented to requi		PASS
TIE



08:17 AM -- Executive Committee Guidelines

Mike Mauer, Director, Legislative Council Staff, discussed Senate Bill 10-191 concerning payments made to members of the General Assembly in connection with the performance of their legislative duties (Attachment A). He explained that the bill authorizes the Executive Committee to establish guidelines regarding reimbursements and substantiation requirements for actual and necessary travel expenses. Director Mauer distributed the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council Guidelines Concerning Payments Made to Members of the General Assembly in Connection with the Performance of their Legislative Duties (Attachment B). He explained that the guidelines do two things: sets the designation of the Denver metropolitan area to match the federal guidelines and include members who live within a 50-mile travel distance of the Colorado State Capitol Building; and requires receipts for all reimbursements for members' personal vehicle travel, lodging, meals and incidentials, airfare, and other transportation over the federal per diem rates.

100511AttachA.pdf100511AttachB.pdf

08:19 AM

Representative Weissmann suggested requiring receipts for everything regardless of whether it is under or over the federal reimbursement rate. Senator Morse said he would like to leave the guidelines the way they are presented in the handout. President Shaffer stated that he would like to keep the guidelines as they are in the handout as well, so that members do not have to follow both federal and a separate state policy with regards to receipts.

BILL:Executive Committee Guidelines
TIME: 08:19:47 AM
MOVED:Weissmann
MOTION:Move to amend the guidelines as presented to require receipts for everything regardless of whether it is under or over the federal reimbursement rate. The motion was withdrawn.
SECONDED:Carroll T.
VOTE
May
Excused
Morse
Penry
Excused
Weissmann
Shaffer B.
Carroll T.
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: WITHDRAWN


BILL:Executive Committee Guidelines
TIME: 08:23:47 AM
MOVED:Morse
MOTION:Move to adopt the Legislative Council Guidelines Concerning Payments Made to Members of the General Assembly in Connection with the Performance of their Legislative Duties as presented in Attachment B. The motion passed 3-1.
SECONDED:Shaffer B.
VOTE
May
Excused
Morse
Yes
Penry
Excused
Weissmann
No
Shaffer B.
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Final YES: 3 NO: 1 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




08:24 AM

The committee adjourned.