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MINUTES OF THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICES, CRIMINAL JUSTICE & LEGISLATURE
JOINT APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
ROOM 423 STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
February 6, 1998
Members Present: Sen. Michael Waddoups, Co-Chair
Rep. Blake D. Chard, Co-Chair
Sen. Robert Muhlestein
Sen. Robert Steiner
Rep. Patrice Arent
Rep. Steve Barth
Rep. Ron Bigelow
Rep. Katherine Bryson
Rep. Greg J. Curtis
Rep. David L. Zolman
Members Absent:
Staff Present: Bill Dinehart, Fiscal Analyst
Andrea Wilko, Fiscal Analyst
Beverly Weeks, Committee Secretary
Visitors List: List filed with Committee Minutes
Representative Blake D. Chard, Co-Chair, called the subcommittee to order at 2:10 p.m.
MOTION: Sen. Muhlestein moved to approve the minutes of February 4, 1998, with the note that his name had been spelled wrong.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Barth and Curtis absent for the vote.
MOTION: Sen. Steiner moved that voting on the Budget for the Governor's Office and Attorney General's Office be placed on the Agenda for February 11, 1998.
The motion passed unanimously with Reps. Curtis and Barth absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Zolman moved to reduce the base budget for CEM by $262,900 and fund CEM at $276,100 in General Funds.
Speaking for the Department were:
Commissioner Craig Dearden, Department of Public Safety
Director Lorayne Frank, Emergency Management Center
Deputy Director Leo Coonradt, Emergency management Center
The motion failed in the Senate. Voting in favor were Reps. Barth, Bryson, Curtis and Zolman.
Voting in opposition were Sen. Waddoups, Muhlestein, Steiner, and Reps. Chard and Bigelow.
MOTION: Rep. Bryson moved that under section 63-38-14 and 15 (UCA), this subcommittee recommend that the Legislative Management Committee request that the Governor
conduct an in-depth budget review of Comprehensive Emergency Management to
determine if the Division warrants continuation at it's current level of expenditure, at a
different level, or if it should be terminated.
The motion passed with Rep. Barth and Sen. Steiner voting in opposition.
MOTION: Rep. Curtis moved to adopt the Analyst's recommendation for CEM (page 12-13, tab 51).
The motion passed with Rep. Zolman voting in opposition.
MOTION: Rep. Bigelow moved to accept the Analyst's recommended Building Block for CEM of $4,000 and$17,400. (Page 12-13, Tab 51)
The motion passed with Rep. Zolman voting in opposition.
MOTION: Rep. Curtis moved to accept the Analyst's Base Budget recommendation for Courts (Tab 33, Page 1) for $80,766,600
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Barth absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Curtis moved to place on Priority List, Building Blocks (Page 21, Tab 36)
O and M costs, $5,556,000.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Barth absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Curtis moved that the Building Blocks (Page 4, Tab 33) recommended by the Analyst be accepted for a total of $5,789,900.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Bigelow moved to approve the four Courts Budget Building Blocks for the following:
Security Contracts $ 25,000
Court Reporter Technology 150,000
Justice Courts Legal Institute 33,900
Court Computer Network 25,000
The motion failed with Sen. Waddoups and Steiner voting in opposition. Rep. Barth absent for
the vote.
Time was turned to Daniel J. Becker, Utah State Judiciary, and Richard Schwermer to respond
on a lease budget overview. A handout was given on the FY99 lease budget overview - sources of
increase over FY98.
Gordon Bissinger also responded to the question of the life expectancy of the new court building.
The subcommittee returned to the original motion. Rep. Bigelow asked that a division on page 3,
line 2.2, $2,500,000 be held in voting.
Voting was held on the $2,500,000. The motion passed with one no in the senate, one no in the
house. The motion passed.
Voting was held on the remainder of the motion as summarized on page 4, and the motion passed
with one no in the senate.
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to place $300,000 on the special list for Law Clerks.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Barth absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Bigelow moved to place on the special list $1,000,000 for lease payments.
The motion passed with Sen. Muhlestein voting in opposition. Rep. Barth was absent for the
vote.
MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to place $239,000 for Court Technology (CORIS) on the special list.
(Tab 36, page 19)
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Curtis moved to adjourn. The motion failed.
Voting was held on Rep. Arents motion which failed in the house.
MOTION: Rep. Muhlestein moved to adjourn.
The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 3:47.
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Senator Michael Waddoups, Co-Chair Representative Blake D. Chard, Co-Chair