File name: JACBudgetHearings2014_20140116_074044.dcr Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\happropriations\My Documents\JAC Audio 2014 0 ~ 1/16/2014 8:01:03 AM ~ Start Recording 28 ~ 1/16/2014 8:01:31 AM ~ January 14, 2014 Agency Hearings AM Session Chairman Harshman 39 ~ 1/16/2014 8:01:42 AM ~ 049-DFS-Dept of FAmily Services 1:09 ~ 1/16/2014 8:02:12 AM ~ Harshman: welcome, instructions 3:21 ~ 1/16/2014 8:04:24 AM ~ Bebout: Senator Hastert...Sweetwater County 3:50 ~ 1/16/2014 8:04:53 AM ~ Hastert: open with star spangled banner. 5:30 ~ 1/16/2014 8:06:33 AM ~ Harshman: 5:44 ~ 1/16/2014 8:06:47 AM ~ Bebout: conf committee tryout 5:55 ~ 1/16/2014 8:06:58 AM ~ Harshman: ....Director Cosei 6:14 ~ 1/16/2014 8:07:17 AM ~ Corsi: Thank Paul Yaksic who retired, for miiltary service and state service. Nick Baird, new Chief Financial Officer. previously worked for DFS, then went to private banking industry. Child Support enforcement division is #1 in country. Supplemental nutrition error rate 4.99%, an improvement of 10%, will continue to improve. Wyoming Boys School, Wyoming Girls School 15% recidivism rate. Boys school 6 month avg stay, experience grade level improvements. Girls school 8.4 months avg stay. 11:04 ~ 1/16/2014 8:12:07 AM ~ Bebout: Military attitude and approach at boys and girls school? 11:19 ~ 1/16/2014 8:12:22 AM ~ Corsi: not at the girls school. It is a residential treatment type. Boys school is paramiitary with approach softening, cultural shift to residential treatment model. 11:56 ~ 1/16/2014 8:12:58 AM ~ Bebout: discipline, regimented, scheduled, ? 12:15 ~ 1/16/2014 8:13:18 AM ~ Corsi: yes. Boys school they do PT twice a day. Exception Request. Eliminating federal school lunch program. 12:52 ~ 1/16/2014 8:13:55 AM ~ Harshman: issue of this committee, lack of food, opting out 13:19 ~ 1/16/2014 8:14:22 AM ~ Burkhart: how far down in grade level when they enter? 13:33 ~ 1/16/2014 8:14:36 AM ~ Corsi: don't know. will get that info and report back. 13:52 ~ 1/16/2014 8:14:55 AM ~ Burkhart: general idea, no specifics 14:01 ~ 1/16/2014 8:15:04 AM ~ Corsi: I believe at least 1.5 year behind on grade level. 14:18 ~ 1/16/2014 8:15:21 AM ~ Wallis: Educational program utilized? part of it is routine,..individualized program? some kids likely not to do well with std program in regular school. what is different? 15:14 ~ 1/16/2014 8:16:16 AM ~ Corsi: Careful teacher selection, individualized in terms of attending std courses or college courses. hands on learning, former school physcologist. 17:03 ~ 1/16/2014 8:18:06 AM ~ Stubson: Who makes decision of students attending and criteria? 17:27 ~ 1/16/2014 8:18:30 AM ~ Corsi: Court ordered, boys school avg student has blown out of six other placements before arriving. Deserves study. 18:29 ~ 1/16/2014 8:19:32 AM ~ Wallis: PT big part of school at girls school also? 18:53 ~ 1/16/2014 8:19:56 AM ~ Corsi: Also an essential part of curriculum at girls school. Boys school, move silently in set posture between positions. 19:55 ~ 1/16/2014 8:20:58 AM ~ Harshman: have had kids reintegrated from Worland..all discipline impact..yes sir, no sir, who kids associate with is improtant. common denominators are dysfunctional famiiles, smart but care less about school, hang with wrong crowd. Numbers at both instituttions, sheridan capital construction. Worland. 21:14 ~ 1/16/2014 8:22:17 AM ~ Corsi: Boys school = 72 students 21:46 ~ 1/16/2014 8:22:49 AM ~ Harshman: all time high and 10 year trend 21:55 ~ 1/16/2014 8:22:58 AM ~ Corsi: hit 97 or 98 this summer, designed for 88. Girls school designed for 64, current of 22 enrollment. just had 13 discharges so was at 35. Do we need to expand this to the use of other female students, not just juvenile females. high of 45, cyclical move at both institutions. staff and institution members are firemen standing at window ready to catch the students. Need to figure out how to more effectively utilize the institutions, esp. Sheridan. 24:30 ~ 1/16/2014 8:25:33 AM ~ Esquibel: Age restricted? 24:42 ~ 1/16/2014 8:25:45 AM ~ Corsi: It is 18. if they come in prior to 18th birthday they can stay for completion of program. 19 year olds go to prison. 25:20 ~ 1/16/2014 8:26:23 AM ~ Esquibel: Federal guidelines? 25:34 ~ 1/16/2014 8:26:37 AM ~ Esquibel: what prevents us from keeping 19 and 20 year olds at girls school? state statue? 25:55 ~ 1/16/2014 8:26:58 AM ~ Corsi: would have to look into that. I believe they used to keep them until 21. Story of father given choice by judge of going into marines or giong to the boys school until age of 21. 26:49 ~ 1/16/2014 8:27:52 AM ~ Esquibel: utilize school more, personal feedback? 27:08 ~ 1/16/2014 8:28:10 AM ~ Corsi: 18, 19, 20 year old dropouts, girls, not completing high school, I am not opposed to changing age. Nick will talk to AG's about that. More students of majority age will change the dynamic for the 13, 14 year old girls. 28:41 ~ 1/16/2014 8:29:44 AM ~ Corsi: Highlights continued 5h is focus on improved customer service within the dept. every employee through formal customer service training. complaints have dec. Wyoming citizens deserve the best we have to offer. 6th - homelessness placed within dept in June, first time homelessness is within a state dept, effort proceeding well. Brenda Lyttle, child support enforcement admin is heading up that area. Early childhood collaberation - statewide meetings with providers, legislators, stake holders, parents, Clinical services: changing the business model. In the past have purchased services based on honor system. Treatment plans are now reviewed by staff doctor. focusing on outcomes. 32:39 ~ 1/16/2014 8:33:41 AM ~ Corsi: two appropriations. 1st is services - ...read list of units, 2nd - Assistance appropriations...read list of units. 33:38 ~ 1/16/2014 8:34:40 AM ~ harshman: have cap con also. 33:57 ~ 1/16/2014 8:35:00 AM ~ Corsi: 26.5 M in exception reuqest 23 M for one time funding 13.1 M for new school bld at boys school 9.6 wy eleigibility phase 2 to tie in with phase 1. reduction in employees. decreased complaints, improved customer svc, offering additional services, added homelessness, 35:28 ~ 1/16/2014 8:36:31 AM ~ burkhart: Cutting positions - impact on workload? 35:42 ~ 1/16/2014 8:36:45 AM ~ Corsi: methodical analysis, supervior to workers ratio consistent at 1:8, which is business model. Work loads managable. implemented a case load std of 18:1...accepted national std. safety record is fantastic. medicaid eligbiilty has shifted back to the dept of health. 37:44 ~ 1/16/2014 8:38:47 AM ~ Esquibel: Doing more with less, response time to messages? 38:20 ~ 1/16/2014 8:39:23 AM ~ Corsi: don't know. all phone calls returned within 24 hours. In PMI system, the evaluations and goals for state employees, around phone calls and have system to measure it. Repeat offenders who violate the rule have been offered to work elsewhere. 39:48 ~ 1/16/2014 8:40:51 AM ~ Esquibel: statewide referral and assistance center gone? 40:00 ~ 1/16/2014 8:41:03 AM ~ Corsi: did not get rid of it, changed it, brought it in house. spending 1.2 M per Biennium, contracted out. 5 or 6 other places you could get the same info, couple within the dept. 230 for a 5 minute phone call, not a good use of taxpayers dollars. going well. 41:36 ~ 1/16/2014 8:42:39 AM ~ Esquibel: stars program ..talk about in budget. 41:52 ~ 1/16/2014 8:42:54 AM ~ Meier: 600-900 series, payments to community colleges, training for youth, 42:38 ~ 1/16/2014 8:43:41 AM ~ Corsi: Employment Training and Self sufficiency training program...TANAF funds 43:12 ~ 1/16/2014 8:44:15 AM ~ Meier: high schools want to go on 2 track system. looking for funding for vocational training. TANA funds possible. discuss later. 43:51 ~ 1/16/2014 8:44:53 AM ~ Corsi: welcome discussion 44:08 ~ 1/16/2014 8:45:11 AM ~ Esquibel: day care providers pressure, both parents working, 44:43 ~ 1/16/2014 8:45:45 AM ~ Corsi: numbers- system fairly level 5500 per month. 2 parents or 1 parent. shifts in that. will look into it. 45:25 ~ 1/16/2014 8:46:28 AM ~ Esquibel: local school boards, about 30% from single parent households. 45:45 ~ 1/16/2014 8:46:48 AM ~ Corsi: I would expect that number to be 40-50% 45:59 ~ 1/16/2014 8:47:02 AM ~ Esquibel: would like to know statewide rate 46:13 ~ 1/16/2014 8:47:16 AM ~ Corsi: 161.7 M GF in past. 152.8 req now. reflects decrease through IT consolidation, employee reductions and service contract reductions. Total req 3.5 M higher than 2 years ago inc. 26.5 M in exceptions for 15-16 biennium. We are honoring committment I made to gov. modernization of criteria, emergency are only two reasons for brining Exception request. 48:07 ~ 1/16/2014 8:49:10 AM ~ Harshman: page 4, 5 48:17 ~ 1/16/2014 8:49:20 AM ~ Corsi: page 5 ERROR - 270 M should be 295 M. numbers will be wrong in narratives but in C sheets are correct. 49:03 ~ 1/16/2014 8:50:06 AM ~ Harshman: Did LSO catch the mistake? 49:11 ~ 1/16/2014 8:50:14 AM ~ Corsi: we caught it. 295.995.578 49:46 ~ 1/16/2014 8:50:48 AM ~ Esquibel: point out 2 positions under Gov changes on page 4 50:17 ~ 1/16/2014 8:51:20 AM ~ Esquibel: down 14 employees? 50:27 ~ 1/16/2014 8:51:30 AM ~ Corsi: will be down 14 and will cover reductions and moves, 12 went to wyo dept of health. 50:55 ~ 1/16/2014 8:51:58 AM ~ Corsi: page 10 Summary sheet of ex request. 1. medical eligibiity 1.6 M reduction 2. early childhood unit 1.9 M reduction in GF, inc in federal spending authority 3. snap unit 13.9 NM 1/2 GF, 1/2 federal. 4,5,6 are all computer software, for maintenance funding. microsoft sequal services, microsoft excell, check writing software, misc pkg.s. JP morgan contractural for SNAP program which are electronic benefit cards. 53:02 ~ 1/16/2014 8:54:05 AM ~ Meier: Cards from Maine being used in Florida. Restrictions? 53:23 ~ 1/16/2014 8:54:26 AM ~ Corsi: Do not have authority to put more restrictions on those cards. It is federal guidlines and laws, We monitor out of state use. do not recall cases of inappropriate use. Out of state use tends to be near borders of wyoming like billings, SLC, Denver, Ft. Collins. 54:47 ~ 1/16/2014 8:55:50 AM ~ Meier: use at ATM? 54:53 ~ 1/16/2014 8:55:56 AM ~ Corsi: not in Wyoming. 55:04 ~ 1/16/2014 8:56:06 AM ~ Corsi: page 10 7 - web enhancement project 520,000. 8 - new school bldg 13.1 M 9- is two lines, 140,000 dec and corresponding inc. for approriately aligning approprations with svc. Next 4 lines: 340, 527 dec and inc. 237,000 inc and dec We have found a way to eliminate fed program and ensure kids are fed 57:27 ~ 1/16/2014 8:58:30 AM ~ Corsi: Page 14: unit 5901 directors unit No ER. page 16 unit 5902 protective unit - safety of children and adults, 10444 children, 650 intakes per month, 134 adult protecton referrals, 1375 child cases per month, 58:42 ~ 1/16/2014 8:59:45 AM ~ harshman: backing up, salaries 103 base and std budget changes? 59:00 ~ 1/16/2014 9:00:02 AM ~ Corsi: 13,000 change, when state moved employess to 91% mp.. asked Laura-- 59:39 ~ 1/16/2014 9:00:42 AM ~ Jones: do not know, will find out. 59:48 ~ 1/16/2014 9:00:50 AM ~ Bebout: benefits went down 50% 59:58 ~ 1/16/2014 9:01:00 AM ~ Jones: split out the health insurance funding so reflected in the line below. 1:00:11 ~ 1/16/2014 9:01:14 AM ~ Harshman: 2 employees, increase. 1:00:27 ~ 1/16/2014 9:01:30 AM ~ Corsi: one is me, the other is a legal asst, due to 91% mp adjustment, discuss with you offline. page 17: gov rec reduction of funding in one FT position. SOSP11 - we concur. section 3, priority 4 ER 283,000 in supportive svc for computer software. 1:01:53 ~ 1/16/2014 9:02:56 AM ~ Bebout: page 17 - COPS payments -- full year, under by 10 M. Is it a timing difference, object code under 600 series. get back to me on that, 20% under budget./ 1:03:07 ~ 1/16/2014 9:04:09 AM ~ Corsi: operating budget numbers within the narrative are incorrect. 57,000 is probably incorrect. 1:03:31 ~ 1/16/2014 9:04:34 AM ~ Beboout: looking for what you did, not the projections. 1:03:41 ~ 1/16/2014 9:04:44 AM ~ Baird: numbers are through dec. 2013 1:04:12 ~ 1/16/2014 9:05:15 AM ~ Bebout: so 10 M left, timing issue 1:04:19 ~ 1/16/2014 9:05:22 AM ~ Baird: correct 1:04:24 ~ 1/16/2014 9:05:27 AM ~ Corsi: page 18 priority 10 ER = summary sheet, money moving back and forth. Dec GF by 235000, inc federal fud. Move funds into Girls school to offset losing federal funding for lunch program. moving fed funding out of girls school, back fill iwth GF then inc federal funding through 4E program, foster care children program. Review showed ways to capture more Fed Funds. 1:06:39 ~ 1/16/2014 9:07:42 AM ~ Bebout: recap 1:06:45 ~ 1/16/2014 9:07:48 AM ~ Esquibel: one page of revnue chnages for both schools, small explanation for presenting budget. 1:07:08 ~ 1/16/2014 9:08:11 AM ~ Corsi: happy to do that. page 22: community crisis beds, mandated pg 23 No ER . 1:08:53 ~ 1/16/2014 9:09:56 AM ~ Meier: open enrollment? providers say no to clients? 1:09:19 ~ 1/16/2014 9:10:22 AM ~ Corsi: Cathedral homes providers in audience. Crisis beds are regionally located, very good at taking kids in crisis. turned away if needed higher level of care, like violent, possible turned away, not aware of any case. 1:10:06 ~ 1/16/2014 9:11:09 AM ~ Meier: kid that needs higher level of care - where do they go? 1:10:28 ~ 1/16/2014 9:11:31 AM ~ Corsi: guess residential treatment, juvenile detention center, until MDT could be convened. 1:11:01 ~ 1/16/2014 9:12:04 AM ~ Meier: keep an eye on that, track kids turned away and reasons why..abuse in policy. If receiving state dollars, it is open enrollment. 1:11:49 ~ 1/16/2014 9:12:52 AM ~ Perkins: Policy of least restrictive placement, crisis center. Candidates for a stay ata crisis center. 1:12:14 ~ 1/16/2014 9:13:17 AM ~ Corsi: Staff called to home - crisis in home, child in danger of abuse or neglect, put into crisis bed for 1 to 15 days to provide respite and get svc in place. 1:13:12 ~ 1/16/2014 9:14:15 AM ~ Perkins: police removal of child? 1:13:20 ~ 1/16/2014 9:14:23 AM ~ Corsi: Yes, law enforcement can place child in crisis bed 1:13:37 ~ 1/16/2014 9:14:40 AM ~ Perkins: what types of youth would not be eleigible for a crisis bed? violence, medical physcotoic? 1:14:00 ~ 1/16/2014 9:15:03 AM ~ Corsi: children, youth who are danger to themselves or someone else. mental illness. WBI in casper.. JDC - juvenile detention center. to protect them and the community. .... 1:16:20 ~ 1/16/2014 9:17:23 AM ~ Bebout: protective svc 0604...page 20 ? 1:17:05 ~ 1/16/2014 9:18:07 AM ~ Baird: 5904 - included in both 5902 and 65904 1:17:36 ~ 1/16/2014 9:18:39 AM ~ Bebout: shows up in another budget? 1:17:43 ~ 1/16/2014 9:18:46 AM ~ Baird: correct 1:17:48 ~ 1/16/2014 9:18:51 AM ~ Moniz: within dept ..how funded, recoup losses. ? 1:18:29 ~ 1/16/2014 9:19:32 AM ~ Corsi: probably in juvenile services..will go through explanation of how rates are set, navigant recommended dec in rates. proposing not to do that. Navigant recommended group home rate inc, we are rec following that. Reversion: do not know if money was reverted in previous bieeniums. funding tends to come out of court ordered placement dollars...wespend about 50 M per biennium, trying to reduce lengths of stay, reduce numbers of youth who go into placement, ex : possession of oregano, inappropriate placement, 1:21:53 ~ 1/16/2014 9:22:56 AM ~ Moniz: paid on a per bed? 1:22:04 ~ 1/16/2014 9:23:07 AM ~ Corsi; community crisis beds 97 per day whether bed is filled or not, and group home beds occupied or residential treatment beds occupied 133 per day for group 175 per day for residential treatment. paid per bed and per day. 1:23:12 ~ 1/16/2014 9:24:15 AM ~ Moniz: how rate is arrived at? 1:23:20 ~ 1/16/2014 9:24:23 AM ~ Corsi: Navigant - outside entity. They examine rates across the state, costs, revenues, rates in surrounding states or similar states to determine the approriate rates. conversations with providers, we elect to go with the Navigant recommendations or not. 1:24:38 ~ 1/16/2014 9:25:41 AM ~ Bebout: rates? 1:24:42 ~ 1/16/2014 9:25:45 AM ~ Corsis told rates. 1:24:52 ~ 1/16/2014 9:25:55 AM ~ Stubson: supply or availabliity.. uniformity of availabilty across the state? 1:25:32 ~ 1/16/2014 9:26:35 AM ~ Corsi: We will provide map of crisi beds to committee. .....moratorium on beds, over 100% overbuilt. can make some cost neutral adjustments, reduce numer of treatment, group beds, inc number of crisis beds 1:28:07 ~ 1/16/2014 9:29:10 AM ~ Esquibel" Crisis beds, tax evasion, parents into custody, would that be a crisis case? 1:28:51 ~ 1/16/2014 9:29:54 AM ~ Corsi: yes. 1:28:54 ~ 1/16/2014 9:29:56 AM ~ Nicholas: provide the occupancy rates of beds at each location over several years, same for residential beds to better understand 1:29:27 ~ 1/16/2014 9:30:30 AM ~ Corsi: happy to do that. 1:30:12 ~ 1/16/2014 9:31:15 AM ~ Perkins: bed rate - paid whether occupied or not.. 1:30:38 ~ 1/16/2014 9:31:41 AM ~ Corsi: for crisis beds only. page 25, juvenile justice services, 2640 youth annually, 725 juveniles on probabion at any given time. info about rates and Navigant rec of decreaste. DFS does not support that decrease. Navigant rec inc, DFS concurs and have included it in budget. 1:32:07 ~ 1/16/2014 9:33:10 AM ~ Dockstader: discussion on retaining the rate? 1:32:20 ~ 1/16/2014 9:33:22 AM ~ Corsi: would like to not reduce providers revenue, lean margins. 1:32:57 ~ 1/16/2014 9:34:00 AM ~ Perkins: info providers can't absorb? detrimental to the safety net provided? 1:33:33 ~ 1/16/2014 9:34:36 AM ~ Corsi: Never the wrong time to do the right thing. It is the right thing to leave this rate in effect. To reduce it, would have to look at net effect is financially for us. Difficult to recruit qualified providers, do not want to diminish that . 1:34:54 ~ 1/16/2014 9:35:57 AM ~ perkins: replaced out of home placements..providers go out of business, less service required..want safety net, successful in reuniting famiies and reducing placements, will need less services. blance of maintain safety net and doing what is right for the state. 1:36:26 ~ 1/16/2014 9:37:29 AM ~ corsi: As we seek to reduce out of home and out of community placements and reduce lengths of stay, providers will see decrease in revenues. Keeping rate helps with the balance. Page 27, priority 9 - inc by 140830 and one FT position. corresponding dec . move employee from early child into this unti to allign dollars and tasks Priority 10+ move 340000 out of GF into boys school for loss of fed funds. Inc funding here out of foster. 1:39:30 ~ 1/16/2014 9:40:33 AM ~ Baird: Transferred 0623 to 0624 to properly codigy the expenditures. 1:39:55 ~ 1/16/2014 9:40:58 AM ~ Bebuot: over under funding..ongoing to work between the two codes? 1:40:12 ~ 1/16/2014 9:41:15 AM ~ Baird: That is correct, depending on the needs of the ckid. 1:40:23 ~ 1/16/2014 9:41:26 AM ~ Agar: Expenditures paid out of 0264, see in Chapter 17. Budget has not caught up with actual expenditures, 1:40:52 ~ 1/16/2014 9:41:54 AM ~ corsi: page 34 1:41:00 ~ 1/16/2014 9:42:03 AM ~ Bebout page 31 difference in narrative and budget..will staff make the corrections? 1:41:20 ~ 1/16/2014 9:42:23 AM ~ Agar: Table are correct, we act upon them. numbers in narrative are wrong. 1:41:34 ~ 1/16/2014 9:42:37 AM ~ Perkins: 175 to 141 rate change from Navigant..give difference in budget. 1:41:57 ~ 1/16/2014 9:43:00 AM ~ Corsi: navigant recommended 175 to 164 per day change. For group home beds 133 to 141. We support inc and not dec. 1:42:32 ~ 1/16/2014 9:43:35 AM ~ Perkins: how much is diffetrence in budget. 1:42:39 ~ 1/16/2014 9:43:42 AM ~ harshman: get back to us 1:42:43 ~ 1/16/2014 9:43:46 AM ~ Corsi: page 34 = Wyoming boys school..ER = inc GF by 340527, dec fed funding through elimination of school lunch program. Same request for the girls school.. page 43 5908 Wyo trust fund board.. grants... page 44 No ER. page 46 = 5909 substance abuse and prevention, 787 urinalyusis tests, 18% poitive, early assessment, referrals for treatment, contracts for drug and alcohol treatment. page 47 No ER. 1:45:13 ~ 1/16/2014 9:46:16 AM ~ Corsi: page 51 public assistance programs. 52 No ER. 1:45:37 ~ 1/16/2014 9:46:40 AM ~ Bebout: TANF funds. Where would it be? 1:46:04 ~ 1/16/2014 9:47:06 AM ~ Baird: 15.7 M in TANF dollars here. 1:46:16 ~ 1/16/2014 9:47:18 AM ~ Bebout code differential. clarify. Eastern Shoshone less than Norther Arapahoe, based on numbers? 1:46:49 ~ 1/16/2014 9:47:52 AM ~ Baird: ? 1:46:56 ~ 1/16/2014 9:47:59 AM ~ Bebout: 600 sereis 365,000 vs 1.6 million difference in tribal payment, get back with reason. 1:47:22 ~ 1/16/2014 9:48:25 AM ~ perkins: TANF - SSI, child living with relative. receives TANF because of child ilving with them. 1:47:52 ~ 1/16/2014 9:48:55 AM ~ Corsi: believe correct, will get info back. 1:48:02 ~ 1/16/2014 9:49:05 AM ~ Corsi: page 52 gov red 10,000 dec in GF, dec in fed funds, dec one FT positino, caseload discussion. DFS concurs. page 56 = supplemental nutrition unit, priority 2 ER for 13.9 millin 50/50 GF and fed fund. Wyomin Eligibility system phase 2. pahse 1 is in final stages. modernize, plug into dept of health, for 24 hr service, child care eligibility, power program which is welfare reform. 1:49:45 ~ 1/16/2014 9:50:48 AM ~ Bebout: 2 M check to UW, nutritional education. what is it for? 1:50:07 ~ 1/16/2014 9:51:10 AM ~ Corsi: Provided for by the fed govt. provide nutritional education to SNAP, rep in each county, contract with UW, shoudl be in this budget. 1:50:45 ~ 1/16/2014 9:51:48 AM ~ Bebout: contract with UW to provide statewide.. 1:50:55 ~ 1/16/2014 9:51:58 AM ~ perkins: go to counties, funded through ag extension office, classes for snap recipients, teach how to shop, make meals, 1:51:35 ~ 1/16/2014 9:52:38 AM ~ Corsi: Non SNAP people can also attend the classes. 1:51:57 ~ 1/16/2014 9:52:59 AM ~ Stubson: ER for eligibiity , Gov rec ongoing maintenance costs in GF, anticipated cost for ging forward or just for next biennium 1:52:35 ~ 1/16/2014 9:53:38 AM ~ Corsi: cost gonig forward. B 1:52:43 ~ 1/16/2014 9:53:46 AM ~ Baird: Correct, ongoing cost. Entiere maintenance cost will not be found in 15-16 budget. Those are additional costs that will be incurred going forward. 1:53:25 ~ 1/16/2014 9:54:28 AM ~ Harshman: break soon 1:53:31 ~ 1/16/2014 9:54:34 AM ~ Crosi: concur on page 67 with Gov rec. Priority 6 = DFS request for compute software..systems servers, networks, employees computers, page 60= supplemental nutrition asst unit. base budget of 90 employees. gov rec of 117. move positions from medical eligibility determination unit. ..types of staff, realign. 1:55:03 ~ 1/16/2014 9:56:06 AM ~ harshman: move to hwere currentl yuse and where more work is being done 1:55:19 ~ 1/16/2014 9:56:22 AM ~ Corsi: correct Child enforcement. 311,000 totl 196 software current comps no longer supported by mfc. gov rec approval. Priority 7 - ER for web enable project page 64. 1:56:45 ~ 1/16/2014 9:57:47 AM ~ Bebout: will you design site or will ETS? 1:57:01 ~ 1/16/2014 9:58:04 AM ~ Corsi: We wil do some work in house with our staff and a contractor. 1:57:18 ~ 1/16/2014 9:58:21 AM ~ Esquibel: New software...As long as minimum payments are made, not going after arrears. tool to collect on that. 1:58:06 ~ 1/16/2014 9:59:09 AM ~ Corsi: I think it would help with that. Sen Ross legislation to assist....discussions with DFS. staff is aggressive with arrears collection. 1:58:50 ~ 1/16/2014 9:59:53 AM ~ perkins: Child support enforcement, assistance..correlation between success of enforcement and amount of aid to be given to single parent? 1:59:26 ~ 1/16/2014 10:00:28 AM ~ Corsi: correct. page 64 - OCIO approval. page 68 Medical eligibility unit, requesting deletion of this unit and funding both GF and Federal funds. 2:00:22 ~ 1/16/2014 10:01:25 AM ~ Bebout: 12 positions from here to dept of health, who will show corresponding inc. numbers do not track, show flow through of positions. 2:00:48 ~ 1/16/2014 10:01:51 AM ~ Corsi: page 71 - explanation 2:01:02 ~ 1/16/2014 10:02:05 AM ~ Perkins: impact on customer service? 2:01:22 ~ 1/16/2014 10:02:25 AM ~ Corsi: great idea. going well at this point, successful, 75 to 80% complete. page 71 - employees base budget of 49, gov rec of zero. 27 of those 49 are moving to our SNAP unit, 10 are moving to early childhood unit, 12 move to dept of health. page 74 siupplemental security unit..3369 payments per month. page 75 No ER. page 77 early chidlhood development unit, day care licenses, low income assistance, traingin, tech asst for child care providers, consumer ed, referral for parens page 78 = ER priority 2 Deletion of GF for 1.9 M. inc of fed fund for 1.9M for maintenance costs, for wyoming eligibilty system. paragraph 1 - Dept of health corresponding inc. Agreed to help initailly fund transition to dept of health. 2:05:37 ~ 1/16/2014 10:06:40 AM ~ Nicholas: replacing GF with fed fund. dept of health has 1.9 M request also. extra 1.9 for biennium, you both get it. 2:06:03 ~ 1/16/2014 10:07:06 AM ~ Baird: correct. requesting inc in TANF spending authority of 1.9 M. will transfer 1.9 M to dept of health for maintenance of system. will get back to you. 2:06:58 ~ 1/16/2014 10:08:01 AM ~ Corsi: transition - medicaid, power, snap and child care elegivility are dispersed through out units. Once transition is complete.. 1.9 M will help fund some positions in dept until we sort through this. 2:07:58 ~ 1/16/2014 10:09:00 AM ~ Nicholas: justify 2:08:12 ~ 1/16/2014 10:09:14 AM ~ Corsi: central registry reduction 140,000, one FT position, corresponds to juvenile services unit. page 84 - energy ast and weatherization unit No ER. page 88 2:09:24 ~ 1/16/2014 10:10:27 AM ~ Harshman: share need, answer questions. 2:09:33 ~ 1/16/2014 10:10:36 AM ~ Esquibel: Funding approved a couple of years but was not funded. Reason for need found during tour by Esquibel and Dockstader. 2:10:16 ~ 1/16/2014 10:11:19 AM ~ Corsi: Page 88 Current bldg built in 1965. too small to accomodate up to the 100 youth, due to lack of classroom space. using dormitory space, age and condition , #3, 4, 8 points - construct new building, reroute, new security and IT, including updates for interface. 2:11:55 ~ 1/16/2014 10:12:58 AM ~ Perkins: Toured building - they would swap for school we are tearing down. Needs sign reface..kids are physically and mentally poor shape, Why out of GF and not school foundation fund? 2:13:11 ~ 1/16/2014 10:14:14 AM ~ harshman: Jones 2:13:20 ~ 1/16/2014 10:14:23 AM ~ jones: question examined previously, question of constitutionality or legality. 2:13:45 ~ 1/16/2014 10:14:47 AM ~ Harshman: building school in institution which are supported differently. 2:14:06 ~ 1/16/2014 10:15:09 AM ~ Meir: will tear down old, plan . 2:14:39 ~ 1/16/2014 10:15:41 AM ~ Corsi: continue to educate in dormitory while new one is being built. 2:14:55 ~ 1/16/2014 10:15:57 AM ~ Hastert: curriculm under dept of ed? 2:15:04 ~ 1/16/2014 10:16:07 AM ~ Corsi: I believe anser is yes..will have to verify. Curriculums approved by Wyo dept of ed. 2:15:26 ~ 1/16/2014 10:16:29 AM ~ Harshman: think districts would make payments for education. 2:15:38 ~ 1/16/2014 10:16:41 AM ~ Hastert: dept of ed oversightn..get more info about why funding is not out of school finance. 2:16:01 ~ 1/16/2014 10:17:04 AM ~ Dockstader: Definiton of funding, using dormitorys and opens spaces for classrooms, long overdue to be done. 2:16:35 ~ 1/16/2014 10:17:38 AM ~ Harshman: size of builidng..66 there, would like 88, had over 100 2:16:49 ~ 1/16/2014 10:17:52 AM ~ Corsi: 72 enrolled as of yesterday. Designed for 88. new building will be for up to 100.. had 97 this summer. 2:17:18 ~ 1/16/2014 10:18:21 AM ~ Harshman: Trend line and avgs. 2:17:30 ~ 1/16/2014 10:18:32 AM ~ Corsi: will get for last 10 years. 2:17:40 ~ 1/16/2014 10:18:42 AM ~ Wallis: which fund, school choice, constitutional issue, no tax payer dollars to any institution is not under complete control of the state. 2:18:09 ~ 1/16/2014 10:19:11 AM ~ harshman: bring back info. 2:18:18 ~ 1/16/2014 10:19:21 AM ~ Bebout: reductions made last year 3.4 million out of 5904. how did that turn out? kept in for 1 year but not full 2 year period. out of youth services. 2:19:23 ~ 1/16/2014 10:20:25 AM ~ corsi: working well...summary of reductions in front of me..eliinated leadership positions, We curretnly do not have contract with dept of norther arapahoe family services.. other than that going well. 2:20:15 ~ 1/16/2014 10:21:18 AM ~ harshman: do not anticipate call backs. Thank Return in 15 minutes with DEQ 2:21:02 ~ 1/16/2014 10:22:05 AM ~ 2:21:06 ~ 1/16/2014 10:22:08 AM ~ Pause 2:21:06 ~ 1/16/2014 10:40:13 AM ~ Resume 2:22:52 ~ 1/16/2014 10:41:59 AM ~ Todd Parfitt, Director: introductions and remarks regarding agency. EPA results have been recieved. 700 page document Bebout:; would like to stay in touch and share remarks. Mier: Modification to total at each plant. Remarks regarding these modications. Questions as to what discussion has been. Parfitt: comparison of cost. Working ozone, gone 2 years in Upper River Basion. Less activity in Green Rive Basin. Less snow pack. Significiant reduction in Green River Basin as to ozone. Reviewing new ruling from EPA who is working on new standards. 2:30:55 ~ 1/16/2014 10:50:02 AM ~ Parfitt: $100,000 for study, $85,000 spent. study showed $4.8M to start program, with 10 full-time position, fee based. No additional funds needed. 2:34:07 ~ 1/16/2014 10:53:14 AM ~ Bebout: boundary issues in Fremont County, 50 mile buffer and air quality. 2:34:49 ~ 1/16/2014 10:53:56 AM ~ Parfitt: Water quality, continue work in Pavillion, in conjunction with Oil and Gas Commission and Water Development Office. Industrial SIting, no increases. construction tmieline extended 30 months. 2:38:30 ~ 1/16/2014 10:57:37 AM ~ Bebout: $10M AML monies for roads....timeframe and availability? 2:39:06 ~ 1/16/2014 10:58:13 AM ~ Parfitt: Money still available for road improvements. No reversion date or re-authorization needed. Solid and Hazardous Waste working on landfill remediation account and cease and transfer bill. Working with State Lands with implementation of cease and transfer account to municipalities. Evaluation of corrective action account in conjunction with landfill remediation. 2:43:01 ~ 1/16/2014 11:02:08 AM ~ Parfitt: Landfill remediation account, request appropriation from $45M; cease and transfer, need approval for landfill closures by communities and distribution. 2:44:38 ~ 1/16/2014 11:03:46 AM ~ Stubson: $45M in remediation account, 5 years until LUST funds kick in? 2:45:14 ~ 1/16/2014 11:04:21 AM ~ Parfitt: sufficient funds until drawdown. 2034 to have final landfill closed down. 2:45:59 ~ 1/16/2014 11:05:07 AM ~ Stubson: How much? 2:46:07 ~ 1/16/2014 11:05:14 AM ~ Burkhart: DEQ has done a great job of working with communities 2:46:36 ~ 1/16/2014 11:05:43 AM ~ Bebout: How many, 11? 2:48:40 ~ 1/16/2014 11:07:47 AM ~ Parfitt: How many needed transfer facilities, 23, and 31 capping and closing of landfills. $114M, $44M for transfer, $77M for capping and closing. Shovel ready are transfer facilities needs. Can spend $17M from $45M for transfer for FY17-18. 2:51:33 ~ 1/16/2014 11:10:40 AM ~ Bebout: $15M into transfer accounts 2:51:51 ~ 1/16/2014 11:10:58 AM ~ Parfitt: $5.5M available in grants and loans, $15M additional funding, all transfer facilities for FY14 and 15 could be funded that are shovel ready. 2:53:18 ~ 1/16/2014 11:12:25 AM ~ Wallis: Corrective action account 2:53:31 ~ 1/16/2014 11:12:38 AM ~ Parfitt: diversion of the equivalent of $.01 gas tax for leaking underground tanks from severance taxes. 2:54:13 ~ 1/16/2014 11:13:20 AM ~ Parfitt: page 4 , $950,000 exception request, offset from existing positions in 4 divisions that work in administrator division. Can't recapture federal monies. $77,000 ETS funding exception request. Air quality, $3.1M for expired AML funds, now requesting federal funds. Reduction in AML program of $59M. Staffing level is 267, reduction of 1 AWEC employee, 266 full time, down from 276 in 2011. page 3 handout ETS requests for various divisions, page 12, reallocation of positons from divisions, collect indirect cost rate from federal government, goes into general fund. 3:01:25 ~ 1/16/2014 11:20:32 AM ~ Meier: Federal government changed accounting rules? 3:01:46 ~ 1/16/2014 11:20:54 AM ~ Parfitt: Had been overlooked until zero based budget preparation. 3:02:31 ~ 1/16/2014 11:21:38 AM ~ Jones: Separate category, cost allocation recovery, goes into general fund. 3:03:40 ~ 1/16/2014 11:22:48 AM ~ Parfitt: page 12, standard budget for administration governor approved. page 14, reduction of professional fees by $7,000, approved by governor. page 19, ITS program, transfer of $757,000 to office equipment; purchase as opposed to leasing equipment. $829,000 balance of $7.5M, paperless office concept; keep $750,000 to wrap up ITS projects initiated under original appropriation. page 20, AWEC employee. page 27, exception request air quality monitoring (federal AML funds utilized), need replacement funds for 2 positions 3:13:26 ~ 1/16/2014 11:32:33 AM ~ Meier: On-going fees for services as one-time funding goes away? 3:14:05 ~ 1/16/2014 11:33:12 AM ~ Parfitt: No. Required to have monitoring for air quality impairment as opposed to modeling. 3:15:27 ~ 1/16/2014 11:34:34 AM ~ Bebout: Funding is federal funds 3:16:33 ~ 1/16/2014 11:35:40 AM ~ Parfitt: Helium bill occurred after budget submittal. 3:17:31 ~ 1/16/2014 11:36:38 AM ~ Parfitt: $2.5M helium funding as replacement; page 31, air quality oil and gas emissions reporting, upgrade of system $375,000; $261,000 air quality support services (advertising, calibration equipment, hardware and software for air quality modeling efforts) 3:21:33 ~ 1/16/2014 11:40:40 AM ~ Bebout: EPA partnership grant? 3:21:56 ~ 1/16/2014 11:41:03 AM ~ Parfitt: grant as federal portion for operating programs that state has primacy. 3:24:00 ~ 1/16/2014 11:43:07 AM ~ Parfitt: water quality, administration realignment, page 43, approval of standard budget. 3:24:51 ~ 1/16/2014 11:43:59 AM ~ Parfitt: Land quality, page 51, standard budget approved. administration realignment, professional fees reduced by $2,000 due to zero based budgeting. 3:25:44 ~ 1/16/2014 11:44:52 AM ~ Parfitt: Industrial Siting, page 59, standard budget approved, reduction of pressional fees of $5,300 due to zero based budgeting, page 60, correction of reduction of approximately $55,00, additional funding for council members for payment of members' salaries. 3:28:58 ~ 1/16/2014 11:48:06 AM ~ Agaar: $483,460 corrected, page 60, code 0103. 3:29:29 ~ 1/16/2014 11:48:36 AM ~ Nicholas: Travel expenses? 3:29:40 ~ 1/16/2014 11:48:48 AM ~ Uzzell: moved from one line item to another, not increase. Move from 0901. 3:31:22 ~ 1/16/2014 11:50:29 AM ~ Parfitt: Solid and Hazardous Waste, page 65, standard budget approved. administration realignment. page 70, municipal solid waste landfill account, now also municipal solid waste landfill remediation account, now $45M balance. 3:33:40 ~ 1/16/2014 11:52:47 AM ~ Jones: Governor's letter on landfill funding 3:34:00 ~ 1/16/2014 11:53:07 AM ~ Parfitt: $4M identified in enrolled for landfill remediation for state reimbursement. 3:36:57 ~ 1/16/2014 11:56:05 AM ~ Parfitt: Abandoned Land Mines Program, page 76, standard budget approved. Exception request of reduction of 907, environmental services; timing of helium bill, $59M+ corrected amount. Correct on page 77. 2012 transportation bill limited payments to WY of $15M annually, significant reduction. Helium, 9/13 passage raised cap in FY13; FY14 $28M, FY15 $75M, FY16 back to $15M cap. $75M have to be used for traditional reclamation capped at lesser amount. $15.5M available in prior balance funds to be used by legislative approval; $3.1M for air quality. 3:44:16 ~ 1/16/2014 12:03:24 PM ~ Bebout: Personal company has utilized AML funds, competitively bid. 3:45:09 ~ 1/16/2014 12:04:16 PM ~ 3:45:35 ~ 1/16/2014 12:04:42 PM ~ Pause 3:45:35 ~ 1/16/2014 12:10:17 PM ~ Stop Recording