Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Date:02/20/2014
ATTENDANCE
Time:12:10 PM to 12:17 PM
Cadman
X
DelGrosso
X
Place:HCR 0112
Heath
X
Hullinghorst
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Carroll
X
Representative Ferrandino
Ferrandino
X
This Report was prepared by
Hillary Smith
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
Presentation of Legislative Branch Budget
Other Business		Budget Approved
3 Recommendations Approved

12:10 PM -- Presentation of Legislative Branch Budget

Speaker Ferrandino, chair, called the meeting to order.

Mr. Mike Mauer, Director of Legislative Council Staff, presented the Legislative Branch budget (Attachment A). Mr. Mauer responded to questions from Representative DelGrosso.

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BILL:Budget
TIME: 12:11:48 PM
MOVED:Hullinghorst
MOTION:Approve the Legislative Branch budget as presented by Legislative Council Staff. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:Heath
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
DelGrosso
Yes
Heath
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Ferrandino
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




12:12 PM -- Other Business

Mr. Mauer discussed legal expenses and television expenses incurred by the General Assembly. He made several recommendations concerning payment for these expenses.
BILL:Other Business
TIME: 12:13:05 PM
MOVED:Hullinghorst
MOTION:Recommend that $250,000 from the cash fund be made available to the Office of Legislative Legal Services for legal expenses incurred by the General Assembly; that $150,000 be made available to the Joint Chambers for any expenses related to television; and that $10,000 in FY 2014-15, $20,000 in FY 2015-16, and $30,000 each following year be made similarly available. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:Heath
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
DelGrosso
Yes
Heath
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Ferrandino
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



12:14 PM

Mr. Mauer made recommendations related to expenses for the Council of State Governments (CSG) West 2015 Conference in Colorado. Representative DelGrosso explained his position on the recommendations.
BILL:Other Business
TIME: 12:14:37 PM
MOVED:Carroll
MOTION:Recommend that $100,000 be made available to Legislative Council Staff for expenses related to the CSG West 2015 Conference in Colorado. The motion passed on a vote of 5-1.
SECONDED:Hullinghorst
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
DelGrosso
No
Heath
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Ferrandino
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



12:15 PM

Mr. Mauer discussed various expenses related to construction and remote testimony.
BILL:Other Business
TIME: 12:15:53 PM
MOVED:Carroll
MOTION:Recommend that the remaining unallocated funds be placed in the LCS2 Construction Account and let them also be used for expenses related to remote testimony. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:Heath
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
DelGrosso
Yes
Heath
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Ferrandino
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

12:16 PM

Mr. Mauer discussed sponsorship for the legislative appropriations bill. The committee agreed to start the bill in the House, with Representative Hullinghorst and Senator Heath as primary sponsors and the remaining committee members as co-sponsors.

12:17 PM

The committee adjourned.