Legislative Council Committee Hearing

ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FEBRUARY 15, 2018 12:05 PM

MEMBERS PRESENT

Representative Sam Kito, Chair Senator Bert Stedman, Vice Chair Representative Matt Claman Representative Bryce Edgmon Representative David Guttenberg Representative Charisse Millett Representative Dan Ortiz Representative Louise Stutes Representative Harriet Drummond, Majority Alternate Representative David Eastman, Minority Alternate Senator John Coghill Senator Cathy Giessel Senator Pete Kelly Senator Anna MacKinnon Senator Peter Micciche

MEMBERS ABSENT

Senator Lyman Hoffman Senator Mia Costello, Alternate

OTHER MEMBERS PRESENT

Senators Gardner and Stevens

AGENDA

APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES OTHER COMMITTEE BUSINESS

SPEAKER REGISTER 12:05:45 PM

I. CHAIR SAM KITO called the Legislative Council meeting to order at 12:06 p.m. in Room 519 (House Finance) of the State Capitol. Present at the call were Representatives Claman, Edgmon, Guttenberg, Millet, Ortiz, Stutes, Drummond (alternate), Eastman (alternate), and Kito; Senators Coghill, Giessel, Kelly, MacKinnon, Micciche, and Stedman. Senators Hoffman and Costello (alternate) were absent.

II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

12:08:43 PM VICE CHAIR STEDMAN moved that Legislative Council approve the agenda as presented.

The motion passed without objection.

III. EXECUTIVE SESSION

12:09:17 PM VICE CHAIR STEDMAN moved that Legislative Council go into executive session to consider a matter made confidential by the Legislative Council Records Policy under Uniform Rule 22(b)(2) and (3).

CHAIR KITO clarified that any Legislators not on Council were welcome to stay in the room and confirmed that all staff must vacate the room for executive session.

The motion passed without objection.

Legislative Council went into executive session.

12:39:17 PM Legislative Council came out of executive session.

VICE CHAIR STEDMAN moved that Legislative Council approve a Legislator's request for access to materials made confidential by the Legislative Council Records Policy.

The motion passed without objection.

IV. OTHER COMMITTEE BUSINESS a. FY19 Proposed Budget

CHAIR KITO, with apologies for the delay, announced that Legislative Council had selected Jessica Geary as the new Executive Director for the Legislative Affairs Agency.

a. FY19 Proposed Budget

CHAIR KITO noted for members that the FY19 Proposed Budget had already been transmitted to the House Finance Committee and wanted to make it official with Council. He stated for the record that Council had completed an action in November 2017 and his goal was to make sure that the action was consistent with what he understood as far as the budget moving forward, and that the full Finance Committee had the opportunity to review some of the changes that might need to take place because of the action taken by Council in November. He said he would be making a brief statement to the House Finance Subcommittee later today. He then asked for a motion.

12:41:17 PM VICE CHAIR STEDMAN moved that Legislative Council per AS 24.20.130 approve the FY19 Legislative Council Proposed Budget and transmit to the House and Senate Finance Committees for their review and action.

SENATOR MICCICHE objected to the motion to clarify that his vote today was to move the budget to the respective subcommittees for review and was not approval of the budget as transmitted. Chair Kito confirmed that was the case for all Council members a vote was not an approval of the budget but rather to move the budget forward in the process. Senator Micciche removed his objection.

The motion passed without objection.

There being no further business before the committee, Legislative Council adjourned at 12:42 p.m.

12:42:20 PM