Referred to joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment relations
June 12, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to s.
230.04 (13) (e), Wis. Stats., I am pleased to submit the Fiscal Year 1995 report on employment of recipients of Aid to families with Dependent Children (AFDC) This report includes: 1) a description of each agency's efforts to employ aid recipients, and 2) the number of persons receiving aid under s.
49.19, Wis. Stats., employed by each agency and the job title or classification of each position filled from July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995.
Please contact Greg Jones at 266-3017 if you have questions or need additional information regarding this report.
Sincerely,
Jon E. Litscher
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
June 11, 1996
To the Honorable the Senate:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7), Wisconsin Statutes, I am notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers.
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as employers of lobbyists have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
[revised narrative]
All legislative initiatives and administrative rules that affect the conditions of employment of AFSCME members. This would include changes to local and state programs and services, laws pertaining to collective bargaining, employee compensation, taxation and benefits, limits, restrictions on local government operations, property tax issues.
Grondin, Jennifer
Milwaukee, City of
Jacquart, Steven
Termination of lobbying authorizations:
The following individuals are no longer authorized to lobby on behalf of the organizations listed below, as of the dates indicated.
Aurora Health Care, Inc
Lawless, Timothy 6/10/96
Cranberry Growers Assn, Wisconsin State
Jentz, Robert 6/10/96
Physicians Service Insurance Corp, Wisconsin (WPS)
Sprecher, Lon 5/20/96
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics 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 the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
June 5, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
Sincerely,
JAMES R. MEIER
Chairperson
A. HENRY HEMPE
Commissioner
STATE OF WISCONSIN CLAIMS BOARD
June 6, 1996
Enclosed is the report of the State Claims Board covering the claims heard on May 23, 1996.
The amounts recommended for payment under $5,000 on claims included in this report have, under the provisions of s.16.007, Stats., been paid directly by the Board.
The Board is preparing the bill(s) on the recommended award(s) over $5,000, if any, and will submit such to the Joint Finance Committee for legislative introduction.
This report is for the information of the Legislature. The Board would appreciate your acceptance and spreading of it upon the Journal to inform the members of the Legislature.
Sincerely,
EDWARD D. MAIN
Secretary
STATE OF WISCONSIN CLAIMS BOARD
The State Claims Board conducted hearings at 119 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Madison, Wisconsin on May 23, 1996, upon the following claims:
Claimant Amount
1. Wanda Bowers $1,550.85
2. Bradford's Pianos & Organs, Inc
$457.50
3. Jan & Jerry Tesch $169.25
4. Theresa Uicker $1,125.56
5. Tim Kumbalek $26,345.00
6. Susan & Lewis Norman $3,237.91
7. Milwaukee Assoc. of Life Underwriters
$15,341.00
8. Malacological Consultants $27,409.10
9. James Sarlund $1,000,000.00
In addition, the following claims were considered and decided without hearings:
10.Alice Carter $730.00
11.Henry Podgorak $2,441.23
12.Mike & Susan LeClair $425,921.00
13.Thomas Hubl $398.70
14.Security Health Plan $3,699.94
15.Mary Lou Dorzok $5,811.66
The Board Finds:
1. Wanda Bowers of Madison, Wisconsin claims $1,550.85 for repair and replacement of two gold bracelets which were damaged when she was injured at her workstation on July 6, 1995. The claimant is employed by the Department of Health & Social Services and the Division for which the claimant works was moved to a new location. When the claimant began working at her new location, all of her office equipment was plugged into a surge protector under her desk. The surge protector was near her feet so she picked it up to move it away from her feet. When she did, the surge protector exploded and she was knocked to the ground. The claimant's hand was burned and her supervisor administered first aid. The claimant received medical treatment for her injury, which was covered by Worker's Compensation. She had several rings and bracelets cleaned at her own expense. One bracelet was damaged beyond repair and another bracelet, which was an antique, was extensively damaged. The claimant later learned that the surge protector under her desk had been plugged into another surge protector, which is against fire and safety regulations because this could result in an injury such as she received. The claimant disputes several of the DHSS' assertions, stating that she was not plugging anything in at the time of the accident and that there was no way her jewelry could have come in contact with an electrical prong, since they were all fully plugged into the surge protector. Furthermore, several of the plugs had gold colored prongs, which could account for her supervisor seeing "melted gold" on the surge protector. The Board concludes the claim should be paid in the reduced amount of $100.00 based on equitable principles. The Board further concludes, under authority of s.
16.007 (6m), Stats., payment should be made from the Department of Health and Social Services appropriation s.
20.435 (4)(a), Stats.
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2. Bradford's Pianos & Organs, Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin claims $457.50 for damage to a piano. The claimant rented the Family Living Center at Wisconsin State Fair Park for a piano sale. On September 24, 1995, a heating and air-conditioning vent fell from the ceiling onto one of the claimant's pianos, damaging it extensively. The claimant was never informed of the 120 day time limit to file a claim with State Risk Management. The claimant requests reimbursement of $150.00 to transport the piano and $307.50 for repairs. The Board concludes the claim should be paid in the amount of $457.50 based on equitable principles. The Board further concludes, under authority of s.
16.007 (6m), Stats., payment should be made from the Wisconsin State Fair Park appropriation s.
20.190 (1)(h), Stats.
