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J_ECLC_2025A 02/11/2025 04:05:16 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Date 02/11/2025
Attendance
Duran X
Lundeen X
Pugliese X
Rodriguez X
McCluskie X
Coleman X
Time 04:05:16 PM to 05:34:52 PM
Place SCR 354
This Meeting was called to order by Coleman
This Report was prepared by Jessika Shipley
Hearing Items Action Taken
Remote Public Testimony Committee Discussion Only
Budget Decision Items Committee Discussion Only
OLLS Budget Request Committee Discussion Only
OSA Budget Request Committee Discussion Only
JBC Staff Budget Request Committee Discussion Only
LCS Budget Request Committee Discussion Only
Options for Committee Video Committee Discussion Only

Remote Public Testimony - Committee Discussion Only
04:09:02 PM  

Deputy Director Elizabeth Burger, representing Legislative Council Staff, recapped her previous presentations on the General Assembly's remote public testimony policy (Attachment A). She offered three possible options for the committee to consider.


04:10:00 PM
 Motion Approve the public remote testimony policy without changes
Moved McCluskie
Seconded
Duran Yes
Lundeen Yes
Pugliese Yes
Rodriguez Yes
McCluskie Yes
Coleman Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



Budget Decision Items - Committee Discussion Only

04:11:01 PM  
Director Natalie
Castle, representing Legislative Council Staff, discussed the budget decision
items before the committee, including organizational dues (Attachment B),
letter and resolution committees, and the Colorado Youth Advisory Council.
She spoke about staff and legislator participation in training and other
meetings held by the National Conference on State Legislatures, the Council
of State Governments, and the Education Council of the States. She responded
to questions from the committee.


04:20:30 PM
 Motion Approve funding for $250,754 for NCSL, $162,081 for CSG-West, and $77,300 for the Education Commission of the States.
Moved McCluskie
Seconded
Duran Yes
Lundeen No
Pugliese No
Rodriguez Yes
McCluskie Yes
Coleman Yes
YES: 4   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:20:32 PM  
Ms. Burger returned
to the table to talk about letter and Executive Committee resolution interim
committees (Attachment C). The committee discussed the cost savings for
eliminating interim committees completely. Minority Leader Lundeen advocated
for eliminating all of the committees for the upcoming interim. Discussion
turned to eliminating letter committees, but allowing some statutory committees
to move forward.
04:30:36 PM  
Discussion continued about the funding of committees that meet in the interim. The President announced that a decision would be postponed until a later date,


04:35:19 PM
 Motion Approve funding for no more than one Executive Committee resolution committee for up to three meetings with up to six members on the committee.
Moved McCluskie
Seconded
Duran Yes
Lundeen Yes
Pugliese Yes
Rodriguez Yes
McCluskie Yes
Coleman Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


04:36:35 PM
 Motion Approve funding for no interim letter committees.
Moved Lundeen
Seconded
Duran Yes
Lundeen Yes
Pugliese Yes
Rodriguez Yes
McCluskie Yes
Coleman Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:36:37 PM  
Director Castle spoke
about funding the Colorado Youth Advisory Council at $50,000. The committee
chose to postpone a decision. The committee discussed a bill that would
be required to abolish the committee.
04:41:22 PM  
The discussion turned
to special session costs (Attachment D). The committee discussed offering
a legislative budget supplemental to cover the cost of a potential special
session. They also spoke about funding for legislative aides (Attachment
E) and conversations that have been had with groups of aides for additional
compensation. Discussion turned to benefits packages for aides.



OLLS Budget Request - Committee Discussion Only
04:50:31 PM  
Director Ed DeCecco,
representing the Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), presented
the budget request for OLLS and the Office of Workplace Relations (Attachment
F). He responded to questions from the committee.



OSA Budget Request - Committee Discussion Only
05:07:05 PM  
State Auditor Kerry
Hunter, representing the Office of the State Auditor (OSA), presented the
OSA budget request for FY 2025-26 (Attachment G).



JBC Staff Budget Request - Committee Discussion Only
05:07:28 PM  
Director Craig Harper,
representing the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) Staff, presented the JBC
staff budget request for FY 2025-26 (Attachment H).



LCS Budget Request - Committee Discussion Only
05:12:59 PM  
Director Castle presented
the Legislative Council Staff (LCS) budget request for FY 2025-26 (Attachment
I).
05:20:47 PM  
Speaker McCluskie
spoke about the Legislative Cash Fund and the potential for reverting unused
funds to the General Fund instead of the cash fund.  The directors
of the legislative service agencies commented on the idea.



Options for Committee Video - Committee Discussion Only
05:28:30 PM  
Zack Wimberly, representing
LCS, presented to the committee about various options for livestreaming
committee hearings (Attachment J). He responded to questions from the committee.


05:34:52 PM   The committee adjourned.






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