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Wyoming Legislature

Committee Meeting Summary of Proceedings

Management Audit Committee

March 1, 2007

Room 302, Capitol Building

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Meeting Attendance (Present)

Committee Members

Senator John Hastert

Senator John Hines

Senator Tony Ross

Senator John Schiffer

Senator Kathryn Sessions

Representative Rosie Berger

Representative Roy Cohee

Representative Pete Illoway

Representative Lori Millin

Representative Marty Martin

Legislative Service Office

Barbara J. Rogers, Program Evaluation Manager; Kelley Pelissier, Senior Program Evaluator; Paula Gordinier, Lisa Jeremiah, Jim Reuss, Karla Smith, Michael Swank, Program Evaluators

Others Present

Representative Monte Olsen

Geoff O’Gara, Wyoming Public Television; Kathleen Miller, Associated Press

Call To Order

Speaker Cohee called the organizational meeting of the Management Audit Committee to order at 8:10 a.m. He welcomed newly-appointed members and called for election of officers. He explained that by tradition, the chairmanship and the at-large member have rotated between the two legislative bodies. According to this rotation, the House will have a sixth member and a Senate member will chair the Committee. Speaker Cohee called for nominations for Chairman. Representative Martin nominated Senator Schiffer; the motion was seconded and it carried unanimously.

Chairman Schiffer called for nominations for Vice Chairman. Representative Martin nominated Representative Cohee; the motion was seconded and it carried unanimously.

Chairman Schiffer pointed out that W.S. 28-8-107(a) authorizes the ten appointed members of the Committee to select an eleventh member. Representative Martin nominated Representative Monte Olsen for this position; the motion was seconded, it carried unanimously, and Representative Olsen joined the meeting.

Chairman Schiffer asked Ms. Rogers to introduce staff members and to describe the studies in progress and when they will be completed. She went on to say the staff is working on two topics assigned by the previous Committee: the Wyoming Retirement System and Kid Care CHIP. She stated that one of these reports should be finished in time for a June meeting, with the other coming shortly after that. The Chairman will work with staff to identify a date and location for the June meeting. Ms. Rogers also noted that during 2007, the Committee will receive follow-up reports on the Wyoming Business Council and Foster Care.

Chairman Schiffer asked Ms. Rogers to provide an overview of the program evaluation function and the role of the Management Audit Committee. Following that overview, the Chairman asked members to be considering topics for future study, and several members put forward ideas. Representative Berger suggested that Committee members e-mail Chairman Schiffer with their suggestions and that from this list, the Chairman and Vice Chairman decide on a few topics. Chairman Schiffer agreed that this could be done by e-mail, and Vice Chairman Cohee requested that staff send out a reminder in April. Staff will prepare scoping papers on these subjects and the Committee will vote, making the final decision on study topics at a subsequent meeting.

There being no other business to come before the Committee, Chairman Schiffer adjourned the meeting at 9:00 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,