Our financial audit, which covered calendar years 1995 and 1994, included tests to ensure that the Office's financial statements are fairly presented and to assess the Fund's control policies and procedures and its compliance with statutory requirements. In our report, we provide an unqualified, or "clean," opinion on the Fund's financial statements. We also issue a separate management letter to the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, which discusses various internal control concerns noted during the audit and recommends improvements. However, the audit report and management letter include no major findings, conclusions, or recommendations.
Copies of the audit report have been distributed to the members of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and those required by law to receive copies. If you are interested in receiving a copy of this report, please contact our office and request report number 96-14. If you are interested in a copy of the management letter, please request the 1996 management letter of the State Life Insurance Fund.
Sincerely,
Dale Cattanach
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
November 5, 1996
To the Honorable the Senate:At the direction of s.s.
13.685(7), Wisconsin Statutes, I am notifying you of changes in 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:
Children & Families, Wisconsin Council on
Medaris, Carol
Crandon Mining Co
Stenger, Scott
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.
Children & Families, Wisconsin Council on
Franz, John 11/4/96
Crandon Mining Co
Theo, Peter 10/24/96
Georgia-Pacific Corp
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Duggan, J. Richard 11/4/96
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative actions and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
November 1, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
This is to inform you that I am withdrawing the nomination of William A. King for appointment to the Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission.
Mr. King has notified my office that he is unable to accept the nomination at this time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
October 24, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Bradley, James,
of Sun Prairie, as a member of the State Fair Park Board, to serve for the interim term ending May 1, 1998.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Transportation, Utilities and Financial Institutions.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
October 24, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Castle
, Michael J.,
of Oshkosh, as a member of the Wisconsin Waterways Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2000.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Environmental Resources and Urban Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
October 31, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Dvoracek, Dennis M.,
of Chippewa Falls, as a member of the Gaming Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 1999.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing, Government Operations and Cultural Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
October 25, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Hotter
, Suzanne S.,
of Watertown, as a member of the Wisconsin Advanced Telecommunications Foundation, to serve for the interim term ending May 1, 1998.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Transportation, Utilities and Financial Institutions.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
October 24, 1996
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Nystrom, Willard Gordon, of Superior, as a member of the Wisconsin Waterways Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2001.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Environmental Resources and Urban Affairs.
