Secretary of State
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
Madison
March 15, 1996
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Pursuant to s.1.11(2)(j) of the Statutes, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board is pleased to report that during fiscal year 1995 it did not consider any proposals for major action in Wisconsin that could significantly affect the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the agency was not required to prepare any environmental assessments or impact statements under s.1.11.
Please contact Ken Johnson, Executive Assistant, at 267-0221 if you have any questions concerning this report.
Sincerely,
Patricia lipton
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
March 15, 1996
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec.20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), 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 balances during the month of February, 1996.
On February 16, 1996 the Petro Storage Fund balance was -$73 thousand. This shortfall continued until February 20, 1996 when the balance reached +$8.8 million. The shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
The Petro Storage Fund shortfall was not in excess of the $400 million ceiling 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.
Sincerely,
James r. Klauser
Secretary, DOA
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State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Gaming Commission
Madison
March 22, 1996
To To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am submitting the quarterly, fiscal year-to-date report of the Wisconsin Gaming Commission for the period ending December 31, 1995 as requied by s.
565.37(3), Wis. Stats., Lottery sales and financial information, and s.
562.02(1)(g), Wis. Stats., Racing statistical information.
If there are any questions or comments regarding this report, please do not hesitate to contact me at (608) 266-1645.
Sincerely,
F. Scott Scepaniak
Chairman
Wisconsin Gaming Commission
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment Relations
Madison
March 25, 1996
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Pursuant to s.
230.04(13)(e), Stats., the annual report of the Department of Employment Relations, Division of Affirmative Action is hereby submitted. Please distribute the enclosed announcements of the availability to members of the Assembly.
Additional copies may be obtained from the Department of Employment Relations, Division of Affirmative Action, 137 East Wilson Street, Madison WI 53702. The telephone number is (608) 266-5709.
Sincerely,
Jon e. litscher
Secretary, DER
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
March 26, 1996
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
We have completed financial audits of the Mendota and Winnebago Mental Health Institutes for fiscal year 1994-95. We were able to provide unqualified opinions on the institutes' financial statements.
Copies of the audit reports have been distributed to members of the Joint Legislative Audit committee and those required by law to receive them. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the audit reports, please contact our office and request report numbers 96-3 and 96-4.
Sincerely,
Dale Cattanach
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Social Services
Madison
March 27, 1996
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Enclosed is a copy of the Annual Wisconsin Report on Child Abuse and Neglect pursuant to s.48.981. The report includes a full statistical analysis of suspected child abuse and neglect reports received by county child protective services agencies in 1994. This report describes the extent of abuse and neglect in Wisconsin and discusses steps Wisconsin has taken to address the needs of maltreated children and their families.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary, DHSS
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
March 29, 1996
To To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I have enclosed a copy of the State of Wisconsin's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995. The CAFR represents Wisconsin's commitment in providing high standards of financial management and reporting, and fiscal accountability of its resources based on nationally recognized standards.
I am pleased to announce that the auditor's report included in the 1995 CAFR contains an unqualified opinion. This is a first for the State and is a result of much hard work over the years by many State agency accountants. I wish to congratulate each of you for this significant achievement.
If you have specific questions regarding the CAFR's contents, please contact Marilyn Klement at (608) 266-3052.
Sincerely,
William J. Raftery, CPA
State Controller
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
Madison
April 5, 1996
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Section
303.019, Wisconsin Statutes, directs that "the Department of Corrections and administration shall report on a quarterly basis, except for the last quarter in a fiscal year, to the Joint committee on Finance providing a cash balance summary for each prison industry and a projected fiscal year-end profit and loss statement for the prison industry program...".
Attached are the "Projected Accrual Profit and Loss Statement" and "Year to Date Cash Balance Summary by Industry" for the period ending December 31, 1995.
Prison Industries had a cash deficit of $1.3 million through the second quarter ending December 31, 1995. Actual year-to-date expenditures were $8,146,800. These expenditures reflect approximately $685,000 in expenditures related to the previous fiscal year (FY 95) as directed by Joint Finance in an October 26, 1995 s.13.10 meeting.
Revenues for the same time period were $6,619,000. Prison Industries has adequate fixed assets, inventories and receivables to cover the overdraft.
The projected profit on the accrual basis for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996 is $200,000.
Sincerely,
Michael J. SulLivan
Secretary, DOC
James R. Klauser
Secretary, DOA
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Development
Madison
April 8, 1996
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
In accordance with s.
560.03(15), the Department of Development is required to submit an annual report to the legislature analyzing the use of IRB financing authorized under Section
66.521 of Wisconsin Statutes, and report on the benefits of that use. The Department of Development is also required to submit a summary of the employment impact estimates required under Section
560.034(2) of Wisconsin Statutes.
I am respectfully submitting the attached Industrial Revenue Bond Activity Report. If you have any questions concerning the report or would like to obtain copies, please contact Deb Daly in the Division of Community Development at 608/267-3895.
Sincerely,
