JAC Agency Hearings JAC Index 01-12-17 pm1 Thursday January 12, 2017 Agenda: PM 053 Department of Workforce Services 037 State Engineer 1/12/2017 12:11:30 PM Co Chairman Burns Called the hearing to order Director John Cox, discussed handouts, introduced staff, overview of agency Discussed more cuts and their impact Lisa Osvold, Deputy Director, page 10, 12, 13 – 17, discussed shortfalls, workforce development training fund, Larsen: match? 10% Sommers: counties served – 4 Osvold: page 22 Larsen: federal funds, DFS, leveraged against what WFS does, Cates: quality childcare training program meets requirements of block grant Burns: Childcare training discussion Walters: DFS, federal match source prior to ‘07 Cates: non requirement from Feds Burkhart: Quantifying this program? Cates: Hard to distinguish Sommers: $1 in training, rate of return $3 Burns: Training numbers Osvold: pages 25 – 28, Unit 150, shortfall, minimally funded, Feds, using savings from unit 0101 Burkhart: FARS, federal maintenance contracts? Osvold: Federal Accounting Reporting System, labor market exchange, employment list, Walters: Annual training numbers Cates: 58, 910, 62,820 Burns: FARS follow up info requested Osvold: pages 29 – 34 Larsen: Federal requirement TRS? Recidivism rate? Wrap around services work with? Osvold: yes Schwartz: Caseload in gaining employment Cates: 2711, employed – 602, spend 1 – 5 years with client; Yes, we work with wrap around services, recidivism rate continual Sommers: 2700 representative of average list; follow up for averages over the years Nicholas: $4/1 explanation Osvold: explanation given 1/12/2017 12:53:10 PM Buchnan: 7191 matched to GF Osvold: TRS, vacancies, page 35, labor laws, Ysebaert: where are folks, Cheyenne and Casper offices Burns: handling in other locations, Ysebaert: can call or file on line Burkhart: federal money for OSHA? Ysebaert: challenge money amounts from feds; they pay what they contract for Larsen: workers comp certificate on line availability Ysebaert: close to getting them on line Reed: water issues in Casper office 1/12/2017 1:12:54 PM 037 State Engineer Pat Tyrell – state engineer, introduced staff, page 8 of budget, position reductions through attrition, page 13 Sommers: $ revert if not used? $410K salary for surface water technician? Tyrell: yes, page 20, 2 positions plus, page 26 Wilson: surface water section questions/discussion Tyrell: explanation Nicholas: Discussion, water funding, Burns: water commissioners’ availability Tyrell: Page 35, 200 series discussion, page 39, river water allocation discussion, page 47, acreage inspector, illegal wells, Sommers: page 44 follow up requested Burns: snowpack impact on reservoir status 1/12/2017 1:58:11 PM JAC adjourned