Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Ellis, A. Lasee, Kedzie, Risser and Miller.
Noes, 0 - None.
Michael Ellis
Chairperson
The committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care reports and recommends:
Bush
, Jeannie,
of La Crosse, as a member of the Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Mirkin
, Leslie,
of Madison, as a member of the Marriage and Family Therapy Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Pike
, Mary,
of Middleton, as a member of the Nursing Home Administrator Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Pumphrey, Evelyn,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Marriage and Family Therapy Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Walsh
, Mary Jo,
of Mukwonago, as a member of the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 73
Relating to: creating the option to make an anatomical gift as part of a living will and eliminating the designation of a specific physician to perform transplantation.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Carol Roessler
Chairperson
The committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Armstrong, Perry,
of Waunakee, as a member of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds, Lassa and Decker.
Noes, 0 - None.
Bechthold, Ned,
of Elm Grove, as a member of the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds, Lassa and Decker.
Noes, 0 - None.
Borca
, Gregory,
of Mequon, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board for a term ending July 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds, Lassa and Decker.
Noes, 0 - None.
Hart
, Michael,
of Mequon, as a member of the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds, Lassa and Decker.
Noes, 0 - None.
Neubauer, Lisa,
of Racine, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds, Lassa and Decker.
Noes, 0 - None.
Scott
, Karen,
of Madison, as a member of the Real Estate Appraisers Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds, Lassa and Decker.
Noes, 0 - None.
Spano
, David,
of Elm Grove, to serve as a member of the Wisconsin Baseball Park District Board, for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds, Lassa and Decker.
Noes, 0 - None.
Weirich, Lisabeth,
of Middleton, as a member of the Real Estate Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds, Lassa and Decker.
Noes, 0 - None.
Womack
, Rolen,
of Brown Deer, as a member of the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds, Lassa and Decker.
Ted Kanavas
Chairperson
__________________
State of Wisconsin
Joint LegislativeCouncil
February 28, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed is a copy of the 2004 Annual Report Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, submitted to the Legislature pursuant to s.
227.15 (5), stats.
Sincerely,
TERRY C. ANDERSON
Director
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
February 25, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We have completed a limited-scope review of state employee cellular phone contracts and usage. The Department of Administration (DOA) negotiates contracts for cellular phone service for all state agencies, including the University of Wisconsin System. The State has approximately 10,000 cellular phones, and fiscal year 2003-04 expenditures totaled almost $2.9 million.
DOA currently contracts with four vendors, although U.S. Cellular Corporation provides nearly 90 percent of the cellular phones for state employees. Its basic monthly plan is $4.75 per line, plus $.09 per minute used within Wisconsin. Agencies may change plans if an alternative plan is determined to be less costly.
We reviewed all executive branch cellular phone charges for September 2004. We found that two-thirds of cellular phone charges in the month were for less than $20. However, 386 cellular phone bills were $100 or more, including 5 for more than $500. We also found agency cellular phone policies to be limited and inconsistent. We include a recommendation for agencies to review high-cost bills on a monthly basis and seek less-expensive options when appropriate.
