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MINUTES OF THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Wednesday,
January 30, 2019
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8:00 a.m.
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25 House Building
Members Present:
Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg, Senate Chair
Rep. Eric K. Hutchings, House Chair
Rep. Joel Ferry, House Vice Chair
Sen. Curtis S. Bramble
Sen. David G. Buxton
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore
Sen. Wayne A. Harper
Sen. Derek L. Kitchen
Sen. Daniel McCay
Rep. Cheryl K. Acton
| Rep. Kyle R. Andersen
Rep. James A. Dunnigan
Rep. Brian S. King
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Marc K. Roberts
Rep. Angela Romero
Staff Present:
Ms. Linda Service, Session Secretary
Mr. Gary R. Syphus, Fiscal Analyst
Mr. Alexander R. Wilson, Fiscal Analyst
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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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| 1. 8:00 am: Call to Order |
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| House Chair Hutchings called the meeting to order at 8:08 a.m. |
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| 2. 8:01 am: Budget Overview |
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| Mr. Gary Syphus, Fiscal Analyst, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst (LFA), provided an overview of the budget. |
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| 2a-2019 EOCJ Session Calendar |
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| 2bi-EOCJ Linked Base Budget Bill - 2019 GS |
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| 2bi-Senate Bill 8 - State Agency Fees and Internal Service Fund Rate Authorization and Appropriations |
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| 2bii-Issue Brief - 2018 Interim - Fiscal Note and Budget Item Follow-Up Report |
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| 2di-EOCJ Performance Measures Brief |
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| 2dii-Performance Presentation |
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| Mr. Alex Wilson, Fiscal Analyst, LFA, discussed performance measures for the agencies. |
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| 3. 8:20 am: Board of Pardons and Parole (Base budget ? $5.7 million) |
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| Mr. Syphus provided the LFA analyst presentation and addressed information found in the COBI document. |
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| 3a-Performance Presentation - Board of Pardons and Parole |
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| 3b-EOCJ - Board of Pardons and Parole Presentation |
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| Ms. Carrie Cochran, Chair, Board of Pardons and Parole (BOPP), along with Mr. Greg Johnson, Director, Administrative Services, BOPP, presented a brief overview of the agency. |
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| Mr. Johnson provided a slide presentation showing electronic systems within the agency, the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI), sentencing guidelines and others. |
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| A discussion followed with questions and clarifications from Sen. Buxton, Chair Hutchings, and Rep. Andersen. |
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| 4. 8:55 am: Governor's Office (Base budget ? $18.7 million) |
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| Mr. Wilson provided the LFA analyst presentation including clarification on reductions, the Commission on Federalism Reduction, Emergency Fund Consolidation, Grant System Project Manager, the State Coordination System Recovery and the LeRay McAllister Fund. |
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| 4a-Performance Presentation - Governor's Office |
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| Chair Hutchings and Mr. Wilson provided clarification to a question from Sen. Buxton related to the LeRay McAllister Fund |
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| Mr. Duncan Evans, Budget Manager, Governor's Office of Management and Budget (GOMB), and Mr. Evan Curtis, State Planning Coordinator, GOMB, introduced challenges and recommendations within the the office. |
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| Mr. Curtis fielded questions on open space and the 2020 Census from Sen. Anderegg, Sen. Kitchen, and Rep. Romero. |
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| Mr. Evans continued the presentation on recommendations and requests and responded to questions from Sen. Buxton and Chair Hutchings on subjects such as grant writing, matching funds for the LeRay McAllister Fund, funds for a half-time member on the Privatization Board, and rollover funds. |
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| 5. 9:50 am: Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (Base budget ? $58.7 million) |
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| Mr. Wilson introduced the LFA analyst presentation. |
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| 5a-Performance Presentation - Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice |
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| Ms. Kim Cordova, Executive Director, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ), provided an overview of the agency. |
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| Mr. Dave Walsh, Deputy Director, CCJJ, discussed concerns related to funding, performance measures, and building blocks. He also provided history where relevant as he clarified questions from Chair Hutchings. |
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| Ms. Jennifer Yim, Executive Director, Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (JPEC), gave an overview of JPEC and addressed building block requests. |
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| Rep. King commented on the high quality of the state's judicial branch |
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| Ms. Joanna Landau, Director, Utah Indigent Defense Commission, provided an overview of the commission and requests for building blocks. |
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| Chair Hutchings asked for clarification of the commission's obligation for funding a city's justice court. A discussion followed. |
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| Mr. Walsh continued with a presentation on extraditions and the grant management system. |
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| Mr. Wilson stated that jail reimbursement has upward pressure on it so the recommendation from his office is a potential statue change making the percentage equal to what they are funded now. |
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| Mr. Scott Jenkins, Commissioner, Weber County, addressed the issue of jail reimbursement for Weber County. |
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| Mr. Reed Richards, Weber County Attorney's Office, offered clarification on jail reimbursement. |
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| Sen. Anderegg moved to adjourn at 10:58 a.m. Chair Hutchings adjourned the meeting at 10:58 a.m. |
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