Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Government Operations

Assembly Bill 12

Relating to: public comments at meetings of governmental bodies.

By Representatives Ourada, Dobyns, Duff, Freese, Goetsch, Grothman, Gunderson, Hasenohrl, Huber, Jensen, Kreibich, Krug, Murat, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Plale, Seratti, Springer, Ward, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski, F. Lasee, Linton, Lazich, R. Potter and Powers; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Fitzgerald, Farrow, Grobschmidt and Wirch.

January 28, 1997 Referred to committee on Government Operations.

February 26, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representative Dobyns, Wieckert, Ott, Urban, Kelso, Ziegelbauer, Schneider, L. Young and Plale.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Representative Tom Ourada, 35th Assembly District, author.

· Dan Thompson, League of WI Municipalities.

Appearances against

· Ken Opin, WI Federation of Teachers and WI Education Association Council.

Appearances for Information Only

· Sandra George, WI Newspaper Association.

Registrations for

· Rick Stadelman, WI Towns Association.

· Senn Brown, WI Association of School Boards.

· Kelly Kennedy, Department of Justice.

Registrations against

· None.

February 26, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (9) Representative Dobyns, Wieckert, Ott, Urban, Kelso, Ziegelbauer, Schneider, L. Young and Plale.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Dobyns, seconded by Representative Wieckert, that Assembly Bill 12

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (9) Representative Dobyns, Wieckert, Ott, Urban, Kelso, Ziegelbauer, Schneider, L. Young and Plale.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 0

David Volz

Committee Clerk