Sincerely,
BRUCE J. HOESLY
Senior Legislative Attorney/Code Editor
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
November 23, 2010
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Attached please find the Department of Administration's (DOA) Contractual Services Purchasing Report for Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10) pursuant to §
16.705(8), Wis. Stats. I am pleased to announce positive results that benefit state taxpayers.
The State of Wisconsin reduced contracting costs again in FY10. Overall contracting decreased from $437.3 million in Fiscal Year 2009 to $417.2 million in FY10. These results represent a one-year reduction of more than $20 million or 4.8%, and continue a longer term downward trend in state contracting.
State agencies successfully renegotiated service contracts and/or reduced service requirements to achieve savings. In addition, DOA's State Bureau of Procurement initiated new processes requiring all enterprise-wide contracts to undergo mandatory renegotiations with each contractor to lower pricing at each renewal term.
This report also includes information on cost-benefit analyses produced by state agencies and campuses during FY10. As a result of cost-benefit legislation signed by Governor Doyle in January 2006, Wisconsin Act 89 requires state agencies and campuses to conduct a cost-benefit analysis prior to any proposed contractual service procurement over $25,000. A summary of the 358 cost-benefit analyses produced during FY10 is included in this report.
As directed by the Governor's
2009 Act 28 veto message, the Department of Administration's Division of Legal Services and State Bureau of Procurement, along with the Office of State Employment Relations, have established a quarterly process to review and monitor contracting activity. This effort is to ensure that contractor positions do not replace state workers who had been laid off or furloughed.
Our Fiscal Year 2010 results are consistent with Governor Doyle's directives to make government run more resourcefully. State government will continue to pursue way to reduce costs, eliminate inefficiencies, and create sustainable sources of savings for state and local governments.
If you have questions about this report, please contact Jim Langdon, Acting Administrator, DOA Division of Enterprise Operations, at 261-6357.
Sincerely,
daniel j. schoof
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
November 24, 2010
The Honorable, The Legislature:
I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Lottery for the quarter ending September 30, 2010, as required by s.
565.37(3), Wis. Stats. The attached materials contain unaudited Wisconsin Lottery year-to-date Revenue and Expenditure information.
The information reported here is a summary and is not intended to be a complete financial accounting of Wisconsin Lottery operations.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please feel free to contact me at (608) 266-6466.
Sincerely,
roger m. ervin
Secretary of Revenue
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State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
November 30, 2010
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2009 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2009-12 Special Committee on Justice Reinvestment Initiate Oversight
(2009 S.B. 315 and 2009 A.B. 497;
2009 S.B. 316 and 2009 A.B. 498;
2009 S.B. 317 and 2009 A.B. 499; and
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2009 S.B. 318 and 2009 A.B. 500)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/.
Sincerely,
Terry c. anderson
Director
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
November 30, 2010
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by s.
20.002(11)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172(3), Wisconsin Statutes) and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative cash balances during the month of October 2010.
On October 1, 2010, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $1.8 million (its intra-month low). This negative balance continued through October 4, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $3.4 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On October 1, 2010, the Environmental Fund cash balance closed at a negative $16.6 million (its intra-month low). This negative balance continued through October 4, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $7.9 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On October 4, 2010, the Worker's Compensation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $650 thousand. This negative balance continued through October 31, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $685 thousand (its intra-month low). The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On October 4, 2010, the Mediation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $12 thousand. This negative balance continued through October 31, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $35 thousand (its intra-month low). The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On October 4, 2010, the Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund cash balance closed at a negative $35 thousand (its intra-month low). This negative balance continued through October 6, 2010, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $244 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The Medical Assistance Trust Fund, Environmental Fund, Worker's Compensation Fund, Mediation Fund and Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority, and as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
daniel schooff
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
November 30, 2010
The Honorable, The Legislature:
At the request of the departments of Commerce and Administration, and in accordance with s.
13.94(1s), Wis. Stats., we have completed a financial audit of the State of Wisconsin Petroleum Inspection Fee Revenue Obligations Program for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, and June 30, 2009. We have provided our unqualified audit opinion on the Statement of Changes in Program Assets.
Under the program, the State was authorized to issue $386.9 million in revenue bonds and commercial paper to provide financing for payment of claims under the Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award (PECFA) program. These revenue obligations are not general obligation debt of the State. Instead, they are to be repaid primarily from the $0.02 per gallon fee charged to suppliers of petroleum products sold in Wisconsin.
During fiscal year 2009-10, the State refinanced the outstanding revenue bonds and a portion of the commercial paper. As of June 30, 2010, a total of $188.7 million in revenue obligations was outstanding, including $117.5 million in revenue bonds and $71.2 million in commercial paper.
By refinancing a portion of the program's revenue obligations, the State was able to reduce total inspection fees needed to make debt service payments during the 2009-11 biennium. However, the refinancing also extends the period of indebtedness.
The State collected $72.5 million in petroleum inspection fees during fiscal year 2009-10. Because of the refinancing, only $11.2 million of the inspection fees was retained by the program for debt service and other costs. The $61.3 million of excess inspection fees was deposited to the Petroleum Inspection Fund, of which $9.5 million was subsequently used to pay PECFA claims. The remaining $51.8 million was used for a variety of purposes, including transfers authorized by the Legislature in
2009 Wisconsin Act 28 of $16.3 million to the Transportation Fund and $12.5 million to the General Fund. In addition, at least $8.0 million was transferred to the General Fund to help the Department of Commerce meet lapse requirements related to
2007 Wisconsin Act 20 and
2009 Wisconsin Acts 2 and
28.
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We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us during our audit by staff of the departments of Commerce, Administration, and Revenue.
Sincerely,
janice mueller
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Government Accountability Board
December 1, 2010
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2009-2010 session of the legislature, visit the Government Accountability Board's web site at:
http://gab.wi.gov/
Hooper, Joe'Mar City of Milwaukee
Also available from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
kevin kennedy
Director and General Counsel
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