REVISED AGENDA
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS INTERIM COMMITTEE
UTAH
LEGISLATURE
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 • 8:00 a.m. • Room 20
House Building
1. Committee Business
·
Call
to order
·
Approval
of the minutes of the July 15, 2015, meeting
2. Selection of State School Board Members
The committee will discuss proposals to change the
composition of the state school board and the method by which state school
board members are selected, including whether to take a committee position on
the issue.
·
Sen.
Scott Jenkins
·
Committee
discussion and possible action
3. Draft Legislation "Financial Disclosure Database"
The committee will consider draft legislation
"Financial Disclosure Database" which changes the way the Office of
the Lieutenant Governor tracks and reports financial disclosures.
·
Rep.
Brad Daw
·
Public
Comment
·
Committee
discussion and possible action
4. Draft Legislation "Referendum Amendments"
The committee will consider draft legislation
"Referendum Amendments" which changes the timeline by which
individuals may apply for and submit a referendum petition.
·
Rep.
Fred Cox
·
Public
Comment
·
Committee
discussion and possible action
5. Runoff Elections
The committee will discuss the implications for using
runoff elections to address plurality, including statutory and administrative
changes that would be necessary for runoff elections to operate successfully in
the state.
·
Mark
Thomas, Director of Elections, Office of the Lieutenant Governor
·
Committee
discussion
6. Costs of Policy Solutions to Plurality
The committee will
discuss the costs of different policy solutions to address plurality.
·
Mark
Thomas, Director of Elections, Office of the Lieutenant Governor
·
Committee
discussion
7. Legislative Audits
In June 2015, the Office of the Legislative Auditor General
published a performance audit and a budget review of the Office of the Attorney
General.
a)
A Performance Audit of
the Office of the Utah Attorney General
The Legislative Audit Subcommittee assigned the Government
Operations Interim Committee as the lead committee for this audit.
·
Brian
Dean, Audit Supervisor, Office of the Legislative Auditor General
·
Brian
Tarbett, Chief Civil Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
·
Committee
discussion and possible action
b)
An In-Depth Budget Review of
the Office of the Attorney General
The Legislative Audit Subcommittee assigned the Government
Operations Interim Committee as the review committee for this budget review.
·
Brian
Dean, Audit Supervisor, Office of the Legislative Auditor General
·
Brian
Tarbett, Chief Civil Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
·
Committee
discussion and possible action
8. Other Items/Adjourn