FROM: Katharine C. Lyall
President, The University of Wisconsin System
RE: Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act
The University of Wisconsin System is pleased to provide you with a copy of our annual Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) report. In fulfillment of Section
1.11 (2)(j) Wisconsin Statutes, this document provides information on the numbers of environmental assessment (EA's) and environmental impact statements (EIS's) completed in the past fiscal year.
This report addresses the activities of the University of Wisconsin System for the period July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998.
questions regarding this report should be directed to Gary Brown, UW System Environmental Affairs Officer. Gary may be reached at 263-4417.
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
August 12, 1998
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We have completed a review of administrative salaries and staffing within the Wisconsin Technical College System, as directed by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. In fiscal year (FY) 1996-97, the 16 districts, which are governed by local boards, spent $63.4 million on salaries and fringe benefits for 787.4 administrative positions.
Salaries paid to senior-level Wisconsin technical college administrators-the president and the chief academic, business, and student affairs officers in each district-vary substantially throughout the Wisconsin technical college system. However, they were lower, on average, than salaries paid for similar positions at 56 midwestern two-year public colleges.
In addition to reviewing salaries for four senior-level positions, we reviewed total administrative salaries and staffing levels in FY 1996-97, as well as changes over a five-year period. From FY 1991-92 through FY 1996-97, when salaries at public colleges and universities nationwide increased 17.1 percent, the average hourly rate of administrative salaries within the Wisconsin technical college system increased 22.3 percent, although there were substantial variations in rates among the technical college districts. Three districts had increases exceeding 30 percent.
During this period, the number of administrative staff increased 4.5 percent overall, although changes in individual districts ranged from an increase of 56.2 percent to a decrease of 28.2 percent. While the number of administrative staff increased overall, the number of full-time equivalent students decreased 10.5 percent, and the number of faculty declined by 2.1 percent.
Because of the substantial differences in administrative salaries and staffing levels among the districts, the Wisconsin Technical College System Board could help local district boards analyze their decisions relative to those of other districts by providing salary and staffing information for each district on an ongoing basis.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by the staff of the technical college districts who assisted us during the course of this review, as well as by the Wisconsin Technical College System Board. The Board's response is Appendix II.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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Southeast Wisconsin
Professional Baseball Park District
Milwaukee
August 17, 1998
RE: July 1998 Monthly Progress Report
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Enclosed please find your copy of the July 1998 Miller Park Monthly Progress Report. If you have any questions or comments on this month's report, please feel free to contact me.
Thank you in advance for your consideration and input on the Miller Park project.
Very truly yours,
Michael R. Duckett, P.E., R.L.S.
Executive Director, SEWPBPD
