| Members Present: Speaker Gregory H. Hughes, Chair President Wayne L. Niederhauser, Vice Chair Sen. J. Stuart Adams Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Peter C. Knudson Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Kevin T. Van Tassell Rep. Joel K. Briscoe Rep. Francis D. Gibson Rep. Sandra Hollins Rep. Brian S. King | Rep. Angela Romero Rep. Brad R. Wilson Members Absent: Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Jani Iwamoto Rep. John Knotwell Staff Present: Mr. John Q. Cannon, Director Mr. John L. Fellows, General Counsel Ms Newlyn Kiem, Executive Assistant |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Hughes called the meeting to order at 4:38 p.m. |
| 1. Committee Business |
| MOTION: President Neiderhauser moved to approve the minutes of the July 17, 2018, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-7 | |
| Rep. S. Hollins Rep. G. Hughes Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. P. Knudson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. W. Niederhauser Rep. A. Romero Sen. K. Van Tassell Rep. B. Wilson | Sen. J. Adams Rep. J. Briscoe Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. F. Gibson Rep. B. King Rep. J. Knotwell |
| 2. Utah Division of Emergency Management's Expenditure of Funds from State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account |
| Kris Hamlet, Director of Utah Division Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, presented reports from the State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account. |
| Letter from Utah Department of Public Safety |
| 3. Risk Management Settlements |
| Mr. Brian Nelson, Director, Division of Risk Management, and David Lund, Assistant Attorney General, Litigation Division of Risk Management, presented Settlement Authority Memorandums, "Jae Dong Kang vs. Department of Corrections" (Claim number 102282-006) and "Kjung Ja Kim vs. Department of Corrections" (Claim number 102282-007). |
| Jae Don Kang vs. Department of Corrections |
| Kjung Ja Kim vs. Department of Corrections |
| MOTION: President Neiderhauser moved to approve Settlement Authority Memorandums, "Jae Dong Kang vs. Department of Corrections" (Claim number 102282-006) and "Kjung Ja Kim vs. Department of Corrections" (Claim number 102282-007) as presented. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. G. Davis Rep. S. Hollins Rep. G. Hughes Rep. B. King Sen. P. Knudson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. W. Niederhauser Rep. A. Romero Sen. K. Van Tassell Rep. B. Wilson | Rep. J. Briscoe Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. F. Gibson Sen. J. Iwamoto Rep. J. Knotwell |
| 4. Appointment of Kade Minchey as new Legislative Auditor General |
| Mr. John Cannon, Director, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, discussed appointments of staff directors. |
| Joint Resolution Appointing Kade R. Minchey as Legislative Auditor General |
| MOTION: President Niederhauser moved to accept the recommendation of the Audit Subcommittee and appoint Kade Minchey as the Legislative Auditor General, effective December 01, 2018, and to recommend draft legislation "Joint Resolution Appointing Kade R. Minchey as Legislative Auditor General" as a committee bill. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. G. Davis Rep. F. Gibson Rep. S. Hollins Rep. G. Hughes Rep. B. King Sen. P. Knudson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. W. Niederhauser Rep. A. Romero Sen. K. Van Tassell Rep. B. Wilson | Rep. J. Briscoe Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Rep. J. Knotwell |
| 5. Reappointment of Jonathan Ball as Legislative Fiscal Analyst |
| Joint Resolution Reappointing Jonathan C. Ball as Legislative Fiscal Analyst |
| MOTION: President Niederhauser moved to reappoint Jonathan Ball as the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, effective May 14, 2019, and to recommend draft legislation "Joint Resolution Reappointing Jonathan C. Ball as Legislative Fiscal Analyst" as a committee bill. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Rep. J. Briscoe Sen. G. Davis Rep. F. Gibson Rep. S. Hollins Rep. G. Hughes Rep. B. King Sen. P. Knudson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. W. Niederhauser Rep. A. Romero Sen. K. Van Tassell Rep. B. Wilson | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Rep. J. Knotwell |
| 6. Request for Proposal Regarding the Valuation of Federal Lands |
| Commission on Federalism Request for Proposal Draft |
| Rep. Ken Ivory, Chairs, Commission of Federalism, presented the request for proposal from the Commission on Federalism. |
| Letter from Chairs of Commission on Federalism |
| Mr. Robert Rees, Special Projects Attorney, Office Of Legislative Research and General Counsel, responded to questions from the committee. |
| Rep. Gibson moved to approve the requests from the Chairs of the Commission on Federalism, including the request to issue an RFP. |
| 7. Other Items / Adjourn |
| Chair Hughes announced that the next meeting will be scheduled for December 10, 2018. |
| MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to motion to adjourn the meeting at 5:09 p.m. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Rep. J. Briscoe Sen. G. Davis Rep. F. Gibson Rep. S. Hollins Rep. G. Hughes Sen. P. Knudson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. W. Niederhauser Rep. A. Romero Sen. K. Van Tassell | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Rep. B. King Rep. J. Knotwell Rep. B. Wilson |