State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
Madison
July 1, 1997
Charles R. Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
Donna Doyle
Senate Chief Clerk's Office
The following rules have been published:
Sincerely,
Gary L. Poulson
Deputy Revisor
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
Madison
June 23, 1997
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
On behalf of the Medical College of Wisconsin, it is my pleasure to submit the annual report on the activities of our Department of Family and Community Medicine.
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This report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of
1995 Wisconsin Act 54 and provides information about the items specified in the Act.
Please feel free to contact me if you or your staff have any questions or would like more information about our family medicine program or other activities of the College. I apologize for the delay in submitting the report.
Sincerely,
Donna K. Gissen
Vice President
Planning and Government Affairs
Referred to committee on Health.
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Agency Reports
DATE: June 27, 1997
TO: Charles R. Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
FROM: Jon E. Litscher, Secretary
Department of Employment Relations
RE: Veterans Employment Report
The Veterans Employment Report for Wisconsin State Government, covering fiscal year 1996 is attached. The Report was prepared in compliance with
1991 Wisconsin Act 101, which made significant changes in the State's personnel laws as they affect veterans and affirmative action.
Information for the State agencies came from the central payroll system and the University of Wisconsin System Administration, Department of Information Technology.
If you have questions, please contact Greg Jones, Administrator, Division of Affirmative Action, at 608-266-3017.
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
July 1, 1997
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We have completed a best practices review of local government operations as required by s.
13.94(8), Wis. Stats. The provision of 9-1-1 emergency telephone service was selected as the topic of our review with the assistance of the Local Government Advisory Council, which consists of representatives of counties, cities, villages, and towns.
State statutes allow local governments broad discretion in determining whether and how 9-1-1 telephone service will be provided. We estimate that 94 percent of Wisconsin residents have access to 9-1-1 telephone service, but service is not available to about 294,000 residents of 15 lesser-populated counties and portions of another county. Telephone companies collected approximately $5.4 million in 1996 for providing 9-1-1 service and, based on responses of local officials to our survey, approximately $70 million is spent annually by local governments to operate 9-1-1 answering points.
The organization, equipment, staffing, and services of 9-1-1 answering points vary widely. Based on the 9-1-1 experiences of several counties and municipalities, as well as professional literature, this report identifies best practices to follow when delivering 9-1-1 service. We also identify specific practices for local governments to consider in identifying equipment and staffing needs, establishing service area boundaries, processing incoming calls, and dispatching emergency service providers. In addition, we note that future 9-1-1 service delivery may be affected by advances in telecommunications technology, changes in public expectations, and proposed changes to how 9-1-1 service is funded.
We thank the Local Government Advisory Council for its assistance in the completion of this review, and we appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by local government staff.
Respectfully submitted,
Dale Cattanach
State Auditor
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Representative Foti moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 3.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
4:01 P.M.
