Joint Committee Committee on Legislative Council (02/28/2006)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Date:	02/28/2006	ATTENDANCE

Time:	08:06 AM to 08:22 AM	Butcher	*
		Cadman	A
Place:	HCR 0112	Cerbo	X
		Garcia	E
This Meeting was called to order by		Gordon	*
	Representative Romanoff	Groff	A
		Hoppe	X
This Report was prepared by		Johnson	*
	Cathy Eslinger	Madden	*
		May M.	A
		McElhany	X
		Spence	X
		Stengel	X
		Teck	X
		Tupa	X
		Windels	X
		Fitz-Gerald	X
		Romanoff	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
Call to Order Election of Chair and Vice-Chair Legislative Council Budget		- - -

08:08 AM -- Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by the chairman, Senator Fitz-Gerald. Members present were: Senators McElhany, Spence, Teck, Tupa, and Windels, and Representatives Cerbo, Hoppe, Stengel, and Romanoff. Senators Gordon and Johnson and Representatives Butcher and Madden were present after roll call. Staff present were: Kirk Mlinek, Director, Legislative Council Staff, Dan Chapman, and Cathy Eslinger.

08:08 AM -- Election of Chair and Vice-Chair

Senator Fitz-Gerald announced that the first order of business was the election of a new chair for 2006.


BILL:	Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
TIME:	08:08:45 AM
MOVED:	Teck
MOTION:	Moved to elect Speaker Romanoff chair of the Legislative Council. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Butcher
	Cadman	Absent
	Cerbo
	Garcia	Excused
	Gordon
	Groff	Absent
	Hoppe
	Johnson
	Madden
	May M.	Absent
	McElhany
	Spence
	Stengel
	Teck
	Tupa
	Windels
	Fitz-Gerald
	Romanoff
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 3 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
TIME:	08:09:02 AM
MOVED:	Teck
MOTION:	Moved to elect Senator Fitz-Gerald vice-chair of the Legislative Council. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Butcher
	Cadman	Absent
	Cerbo
	Garcia	Excused
	Gordon
	Groff	Absent
	Hoppe
	Johnson
	Madden
	May M.	Absent
	McElhany
	Spence
	Stengel
	Teck
	Tupa
	Windels
	Fitz-Gerald
	Romanoff
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 3 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

08:10 AM -- Review of Legislative Council Budget for FY 2006-07

Kirk Mlinek, Director, Legislative Council Staff, and Dan Chapman, Assistant Director, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to review the Legislative Council budget for FY 2006-07. Prior to consideration of the budget, Mr. Mlinek referenced a staff memorandum that was distributed outlining proposed dates for Legislative Council meetings for 2006 and the responsibilities that correspond to those meetings (Attachment A).

08:10 AM

Mr. Mlinek outlined the proposed Legislative Council budget for FY 2006-07. He referred to the budget document as well as to a summary table of the budget request that was distributed (Attachments B and C). The budget request represents an overall increase of 3.64 percent over the prior year appropriations. Mr. Mlinek responded to questions about what is included in the Legislative Council budget and additional items that fall under the legislative department budget.

08:17 AM

President Fitz-Gerald commented on the proposed budgets and the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) common policies and indicated that she recommends adopting the Legislative Council budget as presented. Mr. Mlinek further explained the figures that were presented and the relationship of the budget request with House Bill 06-1256. There was committee discussion about the JBC common policies.


BILL:	Legislative Council Budget
TIME:	08:21:09 AM
MOVED:	Fitz-Gerald
MOTION:	Approve the Legislative Council budget request, as presented. The motion passed on a 14-0-4 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Tupa
		VOTE
	Butcher	Yes
	Cadman	Absent
	Cerbo	Yes
	Garcia	Excused
	Gordon	Yes
	Groff	Absent
	Hoppe	Yes
	Johnson	Yes
	Madden	Yes
	May M.	Absent
	McElhany	Yes
	Spence	Yes
	Stengel	Yes
	Teck	Yes
	Tupa	Yes
	Windels	Yes
	Fitz-Gerald	Yes
	Romanoff	Yes
Not Final YES: 14 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 3 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:22 AM

Senator Tupa moved (Second: Senator Fitz-Gerald) to adjourn. The motion passed without objection. The committee adjourned.