To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to s.
758.19(5)(i), Wis. Stats., the information reported to the Director of State Courts under s.
758.19(5)(e), Wis. Stats., by Wisconsin's counties has been compiled and is herein submitted. Under s.
758.19(5)(e), Wis. Stats., each county is required to submit an annual report to the Director of State Courts which provides information on the actual amount expended in the previous calendar year for court costs relating to the circuit court support and the guardian ad litem payment programs.
Sincerely,
J. Denis Moran
Director of State Courts
Referred to committee on Judiciary.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Groundwater Coordinating Council
Madison
August, 1998
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This is the 1998 Groundwater Coordinating Council (GCC) Report to the Legislature. The GCC was formed in 1984 to help state agencies coordinate non-regulatory activities and exchange information on groundwater. The GCC has served as a model for interagency coordination and cooperation among state government officials, the Governor, local government and federal government. It has achieved the distinction of being one of the few groups in the nation to effectively coordinate groundwater activities in its state from an advisory position.
Examples of GCC-coordinated groundwater accomplish- ments by your state agencies during the past year include:
* Staff from the Departments of Natural Resources, Health and Family Services, and Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and the State Laboratory of Hygiene evaluated and revised language that will be issued with water sample "triazine screen" test results. Before revision, the recommendations didn't acknowledge by-products of atrazine which cannot be detected by this screening test but which have been shown to have the same health effects as atrazine. Review of technical information led to the conclusion that the triazine test should be continued and then revised language should reflect the presence of metabolites. A laboratory that will quantify the metabolites for members of the public was sought out and the new test should be available by the fall of 1998.
* Publication of the updated "Directory of Groundwater Databases" by the DNR in April, 1998. The Directory was revised to be more useful to local government staff. It is available on the DNR's Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater web page (
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/ org/water/dwg/gw/Pubdwnld.HTM). Through its subcommittees, the GCC continued to address other important data management issues as well. Groundwater-related forms were prepared for electronic submittal and progress was made in the integration of well construction data for public water supply wells into an automated format.
We hope you, your staff, and the public will find this report a useful reference in protecting Wisconsin's valuable groundwater resource.
Sincerely,
SUSAN L. SYLVESTER,
Chair, Groundwater Coordinating Council
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment Relations
Madison
September 1998
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am pleased to present the Department of Employment Relations' 1998 Strategic Plan. The Plan represents the Department's reaffirmation of its commitment to its Vision and Mission Statements:
We will lead the improvement of Wisconsin's Human Resource System. As a multidisciplinary team we will be dedicated to the continuous research, assessment and implementation of innovative practices that will be valued by our customers.
We are dedicated to the continuous development and improvement of the Wisconsin Human Resource and Civil Service Systems while being committed to the fundamental principles of innovation, fairness, effectiveness and efficiency. We manage a comprehensive, integrated human resource service for the public, Wisconsin state agencies and state employes.
Our goal will be always to serve our clients better. Together with the Department's Information Technology Plan, this Strategic Plan will guide us to perform more effectively and efficiently as we stand poised to move into the next millennium. Thank you for taking the time to review our ideas for the future.
Sincerely,
Jon E. Litscher
Secretary, DER
