JAC 06 BUDGET HEARINGS 01/27/2006

 

Joint Appropriations Committee Hearings

January 27, 2006 Capital Construction

 

      0 ~ 1/27/2006 7:40:27 AM ~ Start Recording

      3 ~ 1/27/2006 7:40:30 AM ~ Pause

      3 ~ 1/27/2006 8:05:13 AM ~ Resume

      3 ~ 1/27/2006 8:05:13 AM ~ Capital Construction budget - Rich Cathcart, Director Chairman

     12 ~ 1/27/2006 8:05:21 AM ~ Chairman Philp - start with Capital Construction, then 300's, water project, go backs, recommendations of LSRA and transfer things.

     58 ~ 1/27/2006 8:06:08 AM ~ Cap Con -  Sommers p. 8 summary page or EORGs? Gov. Rec. p. 7 make all appropriations for cap. con. to A&I, not to individual agencies McVey - contingency amount Need to make appropriations to A&I, will list projects out, and make appropriation to A&I

   4:49 ~ 1/27/2006 8:09:59 AM ~ Philp - go thru individual projects p. 8-9  Meuli go thjru EORG's with notes McVey  p. 13 ADA Compliance passed Hines 14 and 16? McVey described  Cathcart - letter handout 184 Nicholas - moved in 2007 authorization to spend an additional $2.35m + $500K (demolition) + 2008 $2.35m for property acquisition  p. 16 Contingency passed p. 18 5% contingency

  11:43 ~ 1/27/2006 8:16:52 AM ~ Simpson another $5.2m a new account?  How breaks down? McVey - land purchasing Philp footnote? Sommers - add $5.2m easiest way Philp - p. 15 amendment passed

  13:19 ~ 1/27/2006 8:18:28 AM ~ p. 18 passed p. 21 passed p. 24, Gov. Letter #6 + handout 224 Sommers - language in Section 300, 3 different percentages, change date, this will be Major mtnce. part of budget. GR $70,499M if include state parks recommendation

  18:41 ~ 1/27/2006 8:23:50 AM ~ Jorgensen - state parks major mtnce. question not eligible for major mtnce distribution? Nicholas - Gov. says state parks is part of the plan. Jorgensen -   Nicholas - $1.6m approx. what they'll get unless designated for backlog.  Simpson - p. 3 of Gov. Letter Childers/Burns committee had not included major mtnce., let JAC forward a recommendation.  McVey - misinterpretation - first commenting on fire appropriation.  State Parks should have been a part of formula as UW and other entities.  Prospectively we will include.  Fees generate some income.  There is a backlog of needs out there.  Some appropriation of $7m last year started to address needs.  Jorgensen - good summary  McVey, total is what is needed to address all, will do over years, allocate per sq. ft. and qualify with rest.  Jorgensen - catch up assigned to Agency 24?  McVey - Rich would probably prefer to have it be under Cap. Con. umbrella.

  26:37 ~ 1/27/2006 8:31:46 AM ~ Philp - deal with Gov. Letter #6 first  Nicholas moved GR to add $1.6m to this EORG and adopt Section 300 into Cap Con passed   Jorgensen - moved to add $22m with $16m to be administered by  WyDOT to bring roads up to standard  and other $6m to major mtnce.  Nicholas - large part of what people see and know about WY is managed by this, by nature has been low priority, A&I has not been as involved insolving their problem.  $7m last year was to jump start.  $ this year should be thru A&I.  Petersen - past State Parks & Rec had independent firm evaluate, they are following study, now shifting back, some sad state of decay, look bad to visitors.

  33:26 ~ 1/27/2006 8:38:35 AM ~ Nicholas moved to amend that amt. be reduced to $3.5m for cap. constr. projects, available in 1st yr. of biennium, with joint report by A&I & Parks on recommendations.

  34:58 ~ 1/27/2006 8:40:07 AM ~ Hines - recommendations what should be done?  Jorgensen - road work would be administered by WYDOT.  Hines - projections of how many projects could be done?  Jorgensen - didn't say

  36:22 ~ 1/27/2006 8:41:32 AM ~ Simpson - Mr. Cathcart address road building?

  36:35 ~ 1/27/2006 8:41:45 AM ~ Cathcart - typically don't do road construction, do have capacity to administer contracts.  Pretty intricate road system within State Parks.  We could work with, not a lot different from vertical construction.  Simpson - money thru state building commission?  Cathcart - money flow $3.5m of major mtnce. earmarked for roads, $1.6m for projects in 1st yr. of biennium.  Nicholas - e.g. city of Laramie contacted WYDOT, Laramie has own management.  WYDOT does administrative oversight unless private contractor is cheaper.  $3.5 new appropriation, gives $10m with what is already appropriated.

  41:23 ~ 1/27/2006 8:46:32 AM ~ Hines - Asked a year ago for a report, they gave us a list of $14.8m of projects they think they can get done in this biennium.  They have brought forth list.  Not enough $ for thru construction phase.  Jones - agency does receive $ from fees, suplement what is done here.  McVey, p. 62 of Cap. document  Sommers - there is a section in this budget for Agency 24.  Nicholas, vote this motion now. Is this enough $, can market absorb it?  Philp, list of projects p. 5  Jorgensen - will support $3.5m passed.

  47:28 ~ 1/27/2006 8:52:37 AM ~ Main motion amended passed.  Nicholas - defer to Budget staff & Steve, just ensure oversight.  McVey, p. 24,

  48:39 ~ 1/27/2006 8:53:48 AM ~ Simpson AG opinion to Phil Noble    McVey - Gov. Letter #6 language should solve problem.  Philp. p. 24 as amended passed

  52:16 ~ 1/27/2006 8:57:25 AM ~ Philp - don't they get WYDOT money for roads.  McVey, yes   p. 27 - Meuli - remodel Riverton school, how much was spent, upgrade elevator?  Philp, not addressed the elevator yet, did sign another 2 yr. lease. They did establish conf. rm. on ground floor.  Meuli - will completion be in 2 yrs. to move into state facility.  Cathcart - have 90 day notice clause.  Dr. McBride has not toured that building.  If decide to not move dept., lease money will not be spent.  Philp - $9,000/yr. incl. utilities.  Passed.

  56:59 ~ 1/27/2006 9:02:08 AM ~ p. 30 Herschler Plaza passed  p. 32, Gov. Rec. to make effective immed.  passed  p. 36 Civil Support team passed  p. 38 machine gun range passed  p.  41 Camp Guernsey land acquisition  Jorgensen - no net gain? Denied by SBC Reason?  McVey - Building Commission concerned about land around Camp Guernsey  Cathcart, no recommendation by SBC, we can work with Military Dept. if approved  Petersen - urgent need, revenues from other units good potential, wise decision & investment.  Hines - lots of benefits for expansion, question how much more do we want to put in?  Sales+ property tax issues.  Anderson - hope to support GR.  2nd report on expanding camp - far reaching economic impact, also less tangible benefits, over 17 years additional income considerable, increase in prop. tax, others,  Regional , Dec. 2005 report.  Simpson - there is a great potential, benefits will greatly outweigh investments.  Military Dept. - we have huge opportunities for state.  Meuli - support $10m, remove $5m from Military trust, this is a better way.  Petersen -  Corrections Facility and Camp Guernsey are 2 facilities which will change economy of state.  Job - p. 8 $159m totals to military dept. in cap. con. $140m on headquarters building.  What do we have to do?

1:10:28 ~ 1/27/2006 9:15:37 AM ~ Simpson - revised down to $13+m

1:10:50 ~ 1/27/2006 9:15:59 AM ~ Jorgensen - appreciate info from report.  Objection - state expense for federal training facility, should be federally funded.  Anderson - huge # of letters of support from people and govt. around the camp.  Positive vs negative, overwhelming support for.  Philp - handout 187 Agency 007   Hines - one more example of using state money.  Property taxes about 1/3 of benefits received.  Others make up difference.  Vote on GR passed

1:15:56 ~ 1/27/2006 9:21:05 AM ~ p. 43 Facilities Land Acquisition - GR passed  p. 45 GR passed  p. 48 Armory Assessment - passed  p. 51 Oregon Trail Cemetery passed  p. 55 Headquarters Complex -   Sommers - appropriate $13,5 GF + FF passed  p. 59 State Fair - Equine Center and Livestock Pavillion, could both be in one building?  Anderson - strategic plan of whole complex,  Both buildings are nearly completed.  80,000 sq. ft. Livestock Pavillion, nearly same size as Equine Center, look well done, wind blew framing down last summer, bonded, no extra money used.  Mr. Cathcart's group was invaluable.    Retrofit for Equine Facility use?  Things we have to do, handout #183 lists costs.  Equine Center was more expensive than Livestock Pavillion.  Pens not next to facility, stalling facility, considerable other expenses to use as such.    Anderson - moved to amend  Refer to p. 58 Gov. Comments Gov. would reconsider if substantive discussion with county.  County would continue to support.  #36,  Agency 10 - Listed City of Douglas contributions - forthcoming donation, tax assessed at full 12 mils, donations out of pocket.  Community is offering $2m if given 2 yrs. to raise.  $350,000 to site preparation by City of Douglas + Converse County will work to develop operations plan, Equine Center is to promote State Fair all year round.   Anderson - Motion State $5.9m to be set aside to be held until 2008, during time $2m + plan would be done.  Cathcart - looked at both new buildings, there is another new building - stalling facility.  Building could be used as an Equine Facility, but it does not include amenities.  Current building could be used except during State Fair for other uses, equipment could be transferred to new Equine Center if/when built.  Cathcart - Stalling Building can be moved to a most convenient spot, these 2 buildings + Stalling Building will replace old sheds.  Warren - could it be delayed 1 year and still move forward?  Anderson - probably, but felt they had strong commitment from last session.  We are commited to promoting State Fair.  Not same level of commitment if go to retrofit plan.  Jorgensen - management issue?

1:48:47 ~ 1/27/2006 9:53:56 AM ~ Anderson - criticisms of state fair lying dormant for 11 months.  We want to bring an economic development plan.    Jorgensen - Make sense to wait a year until you have the plan?  Anderson - your call?  Open to that.  CANDO group in Converse County can advance a clear and good plan.  Job - respect passion, matter of choices, removed $100m yesterday to many counties, don't have money to do everything.  Hines - set aside for what purpose?  Anderson - set aside funds released funds on approval of governor.  Partners -  Failed GR passed

1:55:21 ~ 1/27/2006 10:00:30 AM ~ p.61 passed

1:55:48 ~ 1/27/2006 10:00:56 AM ~ Pause

1:55:48 ~ 1/27/2006 10:20:37 AM ~ Resume

1:55:57 ~ 1/27/2006 10:20:46 AM ~ Get started again  p. 66 - GR passed

1:56:38 ~ 1/27/2006 10:21:26 AM ~ p. 69 GR passed

1:56:55 ~ 1/27/2006 10:21:44 AM ~ p. 72 GR passed

1:57:04 ~ 1/27/2006 10:21:52 AM ~ p. 75 GR passed

1:57:16 ~ 1/27/2006 10:22:05 AM ~ p. 80 GR passed

1:58:30 ~ 1/27/2006 10:23:19 AM ~ p. 81GR passed

1:58:47 ~ 1/27/2006 10:23:35 AM ~ p. 85 GR passed

1:59:04 ~ 1/27/2006 10:23:53 AM ~ p. 90 GR passed

1:59:11 ~ 1/27/2006 10:24:00 AM ~ p. 95 GR passed

1:59:22 ~ 1/27/2006 10:24:10 AM ~ p. 100 GR passed

1:59:31 ~ 1/27/2006 10:24:20 AM ~ p. 102 GR passed

1:59:41 ~ 1/27/2006 10:24:30 AM ~ p. 106 GR passed

2:00:06 ~ 1/27/2006 10:24:55 AM ~ p. 109 GR passed

2:00:14 ~ 1/27/2006 10:25:03 AM ~ p. 112 GR passed

2:00:20 ~ 1/27/2006 10:25:09 AM ~ p. 112 GR passed

2:00:39 ~ 1/27/2006 10:25:28 AM ~ p. 116 GR passed

2:00:45 ~ 1/27/2006 10:25:34 AM ~ p. 119 GR passed

2:00:53 ~ 1/27/2006 10:25:41 AM ~ p. 121 GR passed

2:01:04 ~ 1/27/2006 10:25:52 AM ~ p. 125 GR passed

2:01:14 ~ 1/27/2006 10:26:03 AM ~ p. 127 GR passed

2:01:26 ~ 1/27/2006 10:26:15 AM ~ p. 131  Sen Case - are receiving fed funds, part of outreach to Native Americans population --designed to help establish program for them  Case - motion to cut gen funds in half  -$1,088,00  Nicholas - great idea and community has other ways of funding -   call for question - division - passed

2:08:08 ~ 1/27/2006 10:32:57 AM ~ p. 134 - Eastern WY Community College New Dorm-  Warren move that support funding- $5,308,000.  Nicholas - most all dorms in state are paid by revenue bonds - once we change the model then it will have to chg throughout the state.  Hines - Back asking for money before they start building - need to have better organization and finance plan  Berger - have put together study about all the projects for CC  Anderson - thanks for getting to crux of matter - this CC will be devastated if don't get this dorm - serve needy group of students  Warren - different from other requests w/problems  Case - I'm on center for disease control - they say can use household bleach   Anderson - owned by private entity  GR failed

2:18:27 ~ 1/27/2006 10:43:16 AM ~ p. 137 GR passed

2:19:01 ~ 1/27/2006 10:43:50 AM ~ p. 140 NWCC Residence Hall GR passed

2:19:37 ~ 1/27/2006 10:44:25 AM ~ p. 143 GR passed

2:19:45 ~ 1/27/2006 10:44:34 AM ~ p. 145 GR passed

2:19:53 ~ 1/27/2006 10:44:42 AM ~ p. 148 GR passed

2:20:08 ~ 1/27/2006 10:44:56 AM ~ p. 150 GR passed

2:20:16 ~ 1/27/2006 10:45:05 AM ~ p. 155   IT   Nicholas amendment - approx 1.3mil for razing old Ivinson hospital bldg. Reduce amount to $15,738,750 until legislature authorizes - wants study and long term goal - by 2010 need to have GOOD plan -   Jorgensen - ask if can consider this item and next item together  Jorgensen - have to replace both of those services - police dept, parking garage, & IT building   -Need to relocate the police station and IT building before we can really deal w/ others  Philp - my concern is with the space they want to build the IT   Nicholas - IT building not be sited on Fraternity Row w/out the approval of the JAC--building there is the demise of this open area  Steve - I don't think JAC can have that authority.  Warren - I think that would maybe be a good spot.  Philp - They have 5 other locations they could use.  Job- we need to leave it to them to solve.  Petersen-Likewise support Sen. Job.  Need to have access to dorms.  Philp - original idea was to put in Ivinson area.  Jorgensen - second what you say - since have block grant we have to depend on them to find best spot.  We are just hurting ourselves if we start doing this.  Nicholas - university belongs to all of us and we all have vision where should go.  Don't want an urban campus like downtown Illinois.    Jorgensen-I know that we have looked at other areas . Nicholas - jist is that won't be constructed on Greek Row.    motion failed GR passed

2:39:11 ~ 1/27/2006 11:04:00 AM ~ p. 159 - IT building  Nicholas - amend GR to allow 1.3 mil to raze Ivinson -not building on that lot until study has been done - no dollars expended until legislative approval  Job - would like to divide those issues  Support division 1 - raze Ivinson  Warren - won't that be a funding problem?  Nicholas -could be landscaped taking into accout future building area - might not ever be used - $1.3mil  Warren - Why can't they kind of reorganize things?    paragraph i voting - see correct wording in Cap Con book p. 159   - motion passed  voting ii -  passed  small b-  this is a compromise between city and the university - allocate the money for parking garage - is huge problem - needs to be solved  Jorgensen - no alternative here - city has addressed this problem - always can put up the parking garage later -    Nicholas - some have slots designated for them, but not others   Jorgensen - p. 15 summarizes the problem - we have supplemented the problem- p. 23 of incoming population - need to let this work out  Nicholas - this problem has always been there Hines - don't see why we are using money to solve old problem  JAC R will be i was adopted and ii $2,125,00 for total of $3,455, 340

2:59:45 ~ 1/27/2006 11:24:34 AM ~ p.

3:03:06 ~ 1/27/2006 11:27:55 AM ~ p. 162 GR passed

3:03:28 ~ 1/27/2006 11:28:16 AM ~ p. 166 GR passed

3:04:03 ~ 1/27/2006 11:28:52 AM ~ p. 169  GR passed  Water Softening System was added after SBC meeting.

3:05:29 ~ 1/27/2006 11:30:18 AM ~ p. 176 - Welcoming Center Nicholas - condition of expenditure for welcome center for home counties adopt appropriate legislation regarding proliferation of billboards - footnote  Case- currently if zoned commercial can put up billboards  Jorgensen - use property   motion failed  GR passed

3:11:28 ~ 1/27/2006 11:36:17 AM ~ Meuli - p. 50 - what about chapel in Oregon State Cemetery

3:12:27 ~ 1/27/2006 11:37:15 AM ~ Steve - Where should we put these funds??  McVey - need to put all monies under A & I so they can be coordinated.   Cathcart - think we can coordinate in different parts of the state.  Each agency knows what other agencies are doing.  It's hard to make recommendations in timely fashion.  Jones - Are school facilities coord w/ you too??  Cathcart - Different matter, but we coord w/ them all the time and we are in the same building.  Basically we are asking that we operate similar to way school facilities operates.    Warren - what authority would you have over other - like U W, etc???  Cathcart - we don't want to try to really influence them.   Jorgensen and Nicholas agree.  McVey - start making exclusions  Nicholas -all exec. branch should be funneled thorough A& I Cap Con Management office.  CC and UW should send quarterly reports to Cap Con Management. No bid should be let w/o first coord. w/ Cap Con of A & I.  Cathcart - not trying to control any of $$.  UW asked us about construction of White Hall.  Would like opportunity to be with them when they are negotiating contracts, etc.    Nicholas - they need to consult w/ Cathcart's shop before any major decisions are made.    Jorgensen - need to inc. construction delivery concepts.  Cathcart - having problem getting enough bidders - would like to have 5% mortorium.  Only affects certain sizes of projects.  We need some help with getting big contractors to come across the border.  Philp - need to have forum- is hot issue Hines - question have of Rich - set a level - how high would have to go.  Simpson - I think that it ought to be a bill.  Get us a list of out-of-state contractors that can qualify for this?  Jorgensen - quite easy for contractors to establish a presence in the state.  Nicholas - when started this conversation I thought as  Simpson, but I'm inclined to put section 300.  Could be stripped off in session.  Is it okay to give contractor $1 mil just to have in-state contractors.  If pressure is there we can take it off.  0-10mil give 5%, 10-20mil give 2.5% and over 20mil give 1% for in-state contractors.    Job -I agree w/ chairman that we need a big debate and would like to have bill.  Nicholas - Why don't we not give all legal work in-state preference????  motion failed  Simpson - law as now about sub contractors.  Job - have bill drawn up, but not committee sponsor it??  right.  Break for lunch until 1:15.

3:51:35 ~ 1/27/2006 12:16:22 PM ~ Pause

3:51:35 ~ 1/27/2006 1:21:23 PM ~ Resume

3:51:35 ~ 1/27/2006 1:21:23 PM ~ Resume 1:20 p.m.

3:51:50 ~ 1/27/2006 1:21:38 PM ~ 1:20 resume Compensation  Sommers - Gov. Letter #4 insert language longevity paid @ $40 up from $30, Nicholas moved, 2nd. to be set in Statute. No appropriation, passed  Warren - propose market pay funding, handout #221, summarize + Gov. Letter #7, moved to amend market rate, last pg. we are 6th on  average salaries, in 2004 we were 4th, going down ea. year.  Increased cost of living included, above existing COLA, right thing to do for state employees. $17m, consider 2005 middle line funding to be used to increase status equibility.  Compromise, doesn't stay stagnant.  300 series for floor debate.

3:59:19 ~ 1/27/2006 1:29:07 PM ~ Simpson - reversion dollars testimony Wish we had same data for school teachers across the state.  $17m not a Gov. Rec? McVey not at this point  Jorgensen - not talk about salary, talk about compensation.   Meuli - Cost of Living in the state?  Case - they simply compared salaries.  Warren - reversion fund to dedicate to mid range proposal of $10m?  Sommers - yes,  Warren amend own amendment, consider market pay adjustments.  Take out of reversion funding.  Simpson - Gov's. move of $ this summer, how much and who all hit?  Sommers 2,200 employees, total moved into fair & equitable   Simpson read from minutes of summer meeting = $4.9m GF  Sommers go into effect July 2005

4:10:15 ~ 1/27/2006 1:40:02 PM ~ Warren motion Failed.  Philp $10m Failed

4:10:59 ~ 1/27/2006 1:40:47 PM ~ Sommers - water transfer in Gov. Budget to Water Dev. Account #3, big dam account  Hines - how fast do we need to grow this account?  Petersen - amt. in account now?  High Savery Dam just completed.  Sommers - $55m  Petersen - intent of state of WY?  Conflict, judgement. Won't have a major dam in next 2 years.  Concerned with compact in Green River area.  Move forward.  Simpson - don't honor our committee work if don't have some $ to work on committee bills.

4:16:22 ~ 1/27/2006 1:46:09 PM ~ Sommers - distributed sheet w/all bills and committee bills,   Hines - $210m dollars effective immediately?  Cause any problems with cash flow?  Sommers - could, but $800m is estimated to carry over from Budget Reserve account.  Some room.  Hines -bills with revenue impacts - last page, not total on columns, dupliction?  Sommers - could be some, guessing  how much will go through, lots of bills out there with lots of money in them.  Jorgensen - water account, will be saving ourselves from ourselves by putting more money into this account to avoid finding another use for it.  Sommers, $854m left to work with.  GR $59.7 to water development account failed.

4:24:42 ~ 1/27/2006 1:54:30 PM ~ Sommers - sums it up except for going back through, budget balancers sections needs language of what a fund balance is.  May we work with that for a couple of months.  Passed.  Case - put language for a 300 on desk, footnote instead of re-opening DOH, #48.  Philp - discuss now.  Case - move this language for a Section 300, services to be done in WY for Medicaid.  Meuli - if comperable services are available in WY, they will not pay for services outside of WY.  Case - cost effective, spinal cord injuries going to Craig, CO that could be done in WY.

4:29:29 ~ 1/27/2006 1:59:16 PM ~ Jorgensen - propose an amendment to insert  "cost effectively..."    Case - who to report to and date?  Shall report to JAC and Labor Health and Social Services.  If none, no  report.

4:32:13 ~ 1/27/2006 2:02:00 PM ~ Berger - moved to do an interim study on cap. con. expenses of community colleges and UW & report.  Philp, brings attention to issue. Anderson - several members of Mgmt. Council in room.  Amendment failed.

4:36:58 ~ 1/27/2006 2:06:46 PM ~ Berger - National American Indian School #196, funded under WICHE last year. Sen. Enzi supports, getting $1.2m, asking for support to continue, $2.4m match, to teach teachers how to teach native Am. children, reaching into MT by their legislature.  Well received.  Better served through Agency 005, Education.  Sommers - don't know where we will take $.  Nicholas - from School Foundation Fund last year.

4:40:55 ~ 1/27/2006 2:10:43 PM ~ Job - I did support last year, but this was for start up costs.   Straight flow into a non-profit, and it should have been under Dept. of Ed.  Anderson - supports, have some reservations about ability to sustain in future.    Hines - concern about how using 300 sections.  By-passing budget it should be in.  Philp - amendment was drawn up as a section 300.  Nicholas - schools BIA type, resources, adequate?   Case - St. Stephens is only school on reservation, not a religious school, other elementary schools are participating in this program. Reading, esp. is a big gap with reservation schools.  Warren - short term critical for school's maintenace.  Long term goal includes some management issues.  Berger - long term plan is needed, started about 3 years ago, is working well, Stanford Univ. coming to WY to train.  Sen. Enzi excited.  State level support.  Does belong in DOE, non-profit should work with DOE.  Job - promised full funding, have been around a long time, good techniques, have problem with how funded.  Passed.   Nicholas - why located in Sheridan?  Berger - gave history. How to proceed?  Case - draw up contract with DOE.  Sommers - can't just give them the money.  Meuli -

4:52:27 ~ 1/27/2006 2:22:15 PM ~ Meuli - amt. of federal funds?

4:53:17 ~ 1/27/2006 2:23:05 PM ~ Go through budgets again:  Agency #005  Hines - when worked this budget we red-lined one priority  w/ info we have received  p. 131 -  Simpson -all have info on this - handout #219- after seeing this info we need to reverse our actions  Steve - just need to restore GR  Simpson - please have Ed Dept to report to us how the Sp. Ed funds are spent.  Want fed funds to be optimized to have gen funds get most value.    Nicholas - these funds are going to flow no matterr what!!!!  The state can be reimbursed for fed funds.  motion passed  Budget #005 closed

5:12:58 ~ 1/27/2006 2:42:46 PM ~ #015 Reopen Attorney General -  Simpson -  Confisgation funds p. 47 - reinstate GR  - passed  Berger - p. 101 -handout #209 - appropriate $500K and  $1 mil for victim services   -  passed  p. 101 -  Domestic Violence Centers - $1.4 mil -  Handout #182 motion failed  Budget closed

5:24:28 ~ 1/27/2006 2:54:15 PM ~ Agency #041 - Fire Safety  Problem in Management in Agency - Remove $170,682 to remove the salary for the assistant state fire marshall.  Have had large turnover in this agency.  Need a change.  motion failed  budget closed

5:29:15 ~ 1/27/2006 2:59:03 PM ~ Agency #045  Warren - p.116 - To reinstate funding for  WYOLink-  especially affects first responders.  If don't finish out this network need to have funding for this.    GR was reinstated - motion passed.

5:34:27 ~ 1/27/2006 3:04:13 PM ~ Pause

5:34:27 ~ 1/27/2006 3:16:30 PM ~ Resume

5:34:34 ~ 1/27/2006 3:16:37 PM ~ Simpson- Don't think that you heard the close the budget so we are going to ask that you reduce ---p. 145 - reduce the highway -$105mil one-time gen fund-  Reduce to $75mil gen fund.  motion passed  If the bill passes then this amt. will be reduced by amt. left in the bill.  Budget closed.

5:42:21 ~ 1/27/2006 3:24:24 PM ~ #048 Health Hines - DD   Would like to leave money in here for providers p. 386 - for this bien.   Move that all unspent in this division be carried forward to the next budget- can help to provide as much as fund will allow - could help w/ their payscale.  Nicholas - that is an undefined number - need to identify the amt. that you are going to give them. Co-chairman write letter to find out info.  If need inc. how much??  Berger - heard that diluted the services when we got rid of waiver list.  Don't know how much is really needed.  Case - need to address direct care issues  Job- I would like to see money put in for direct care of people.  Want money in to program.    Meuli- have problem putting this in the budget.  Providers need wage inc.  The money is usually used to take other ones in.  Hines -Place holder put in $6 mil.    Berger-Handout #123 - Where do these people go when our providers can't hold on any longer.  Nicholas - see p. 2 of letter handout  Hines - withdraw motions I've made and we'll chg. figures in the footnote in the previous budget.  up to 7% - community based programs and WY Training School.  Meuli - Would like to see so it is restricted for salary increases.    Case - could I suggest that we ask for report for comparison of compensation at Training School and other providers??  motion passed move that we close budget

6:20:42 ~ 1/27/2006 4:02:45 PM ~ #049 - open budget to review the TANF items - reference handout #210-  Department of Family Services expects to get hit w/ penalty - eliminate after school program in Casper  p. 23 - item #2 on p. 22 - remove $1 mil from TANF funds - deny req. for money  - zero out $$$$ - can argue it on the floor   p. 79 - Nicholas - looks like new program - zero exception req. out Warren - this program has had some real success in our community Meuli - has been contracted out here in Cheyenne and has been very successful   Motion failed  Nicholas intercept this 211 in this budget - passed All net dollars designated to TANF and transfer to child care p. 116 -p. 117 - inc. 3.505 mil ---take all and unexpended TANF dollars.  Sanctions should apply to this budget also.  Will reduce the fed match.  Motion failed. Budget Closed

6:45:38 ~ 1/27/2006 4:27:42 PM ~ Agency #060 State Lands & Investments  Jorgensen - #216 Handout Budget to open - vote to open defeated

6:50:21 ~ 1/27/2006 4:32:24 PM ~ #067 University of WY -  Meuli -  Jorgensen - Voted not to open budget

6:52:02 ~ 1/27/2006 4:34:05 PM ~ Nicholas -100 mil added amt. that governor put in to LSRA and at end of first fiscal yr. and about that much for 2nd fiscal year.    Job -speak against motion - just keep governor's rec.     All budgets closed.  11 ayes and 2 noes.  Meeting adjourned.

7:08:25 ~ 1/27/2006 4:50:27 PM ~ Stop Recording