Sincerely,
Michael L. Morgan
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
State of Wisconsin
Southeast Wisconsin Professional
Baseball Park District
Milwaukee
July 2, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District, we are pleased to the submit the District's Financial Statements‐Independent Auditor's Report for Year Ended December 31, 2006 (approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors on June 12, 2007) for your review and use. A copy can also be found on the District's website,
www.millerparkdistrict.com.
The above report indicates that the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board of Directors has consistently protected the taxpayers of the five‐county District, and continues to do so. As you review the enclosed report, please note that for the eleventh consecutive year, the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District has received a “clean opinion" from independent financial auditors, BDO Seidman, LLP. In this year's audit, dated April 26, 2007, BDO Seidman states, “In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the District, as of December 31, 2006, and the changes in its financial position, for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America."
Thank you for your assistance and cooperation. Please feel free to contact me if you should have any questions or should you desire more information.
Very truly yours,
Michael R. Duckett, P.E., R.L.S.
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
July 9, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The Department of Health and Family Services is pleased to submit to you and the Legislature the report on Preparedness of the Wisconsin Public Health System to Respond to Public Health Emergencies. This report was prepared by the Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Public Health, as required by
2001 Wisconsin Act 109, s.
250.03(3)(b).
Wisconsin's Public Health Preparedness Program continues to strengthen the foundation of preparedness through preparedness and response planning, workforce competency development and exercises with evaluation. State and local partners plan, train and exercise together to assure not only individual agency response capability, but also strong coordination for regional and statewide response. Highlights of the Pubic Health Preparedness Report include:
• Extensive pandemic influenza planning, purchasing of antiviral medication and exercising plans for disease containment.
• Establishing cross‐border capacity through participation in the Great Lakes Border Health Initiative, consisting of MN, WI, MI, IN, OH, PA, NY and Ontario. This group has developed and tested guidelines for sharing communicable disease information across state and international borders.
• Implementing the Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System and associated electronic laboratory reporting for real time access to disease identification.
• Developing Chemical Emergency Assessment Teams to mobilize environmental health staff resources in the event of a major incident resulting from chemical agents, radiological agents or natural disasters.
• Testing, evaluating and improving emergency response to public health emergencies, terrorism and mass casualty events at the State, regional, local and tribal level.
These successes reflect sustained progress as well as exciting enhancements to Wisconsin's readiness to prevent, detect, investigate, control and recover from a public health event.
With warm regards,
Kevin R. Hayden
Secretary
Referred to committee on Public Health.
