Department of Administration
Division of Gaming
October 10, 2003
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Included with this correspondence, I am submitting the report of the Department of Administration, Division of Gaming (Gaming), for the first quarter of fiscal year 2004 (July 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003). As required by s.
562.02(1)(g), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain pari-mutuel wagering and racing statistical information, as well as the revenues for the program areas of Racing, Charitable Gaming, Bingo and Indian Gaming.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please do not hesitate to contact Rachel Meek at (608) 270-2535.
Sincerely,
Johnnie L. Smith
Division Administrator
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
October 14, 2003
The Honorable, The Legislature:
At the request of Representative Sheryl Albers, we have compiled some information on the management of inmate property in the Department of Corrections' Division of Adult Institutions.
Because managing inmate property falls within the duties of many staff within the institutions, there is no direct way to identify the total expenditures required to inventory, monitor, control, and ship inmate property. However, in fiscal year (FY) 2002-03, the Department assigned as estimated 27.3 full-time equivalent correctional officers and sergeants to institution property rooms, where they created and maintained manual inventories of all inmate property and managed personal property shipped with inmates who were transferred to other adult institutions. The salaries and fringe benefits for these positions totaled approximately $1.2 million. We estimate that in FY 2002-03, there were 47,300 inmate departures and arrivals, for which between 94,600 and 141,900 boxes of inmate property were inventoried and shipped, and between 47,300 and 94,600 oversized items were transferred between institutions.
Department staff may confiscate any inmate property if they believe doing so serves a legitimate interest, such as the preservation of prison security or safety of officers and inmates. Under s.
DOC 309.20 (3)(g), Wis. Adm. Code, the Department reimburses inmates for any property lost or damaged by staff. The Department each year investigates a large number of personal property complaints from inmates. While the number of complaints has increased steadily over the past four years, the number of complaints approved by wardens and the amount of reimbursements paid out to inmates has decreased. In 2002, out of a total of 7,371 inmate personal property claims, the Department authorized reimbursement for 156 and paid $4,641. The rate at which inmate property complaints are approved has fallen from 4.4 percent in 1999 to 2.1 percent in 2002.
Because of the amount of staff time spent on managing inmate property, particularly in maintaining manual, hand-written property inventories, we include a recommendation that the Department conduct a business process analysis of its inmate property inventory procedures to automate the system and further increase efficiency.
I hope you find this information useful. Please contact me if you have additional questions.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
October 14, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20(2)(a) and
(b) I have appointed Senator Welch to the Joint Committee on Finance and removed Senator Stepp.
With regards to members of the minority party, appointments are made based on the nominations of that caucus.
Sincerely,
Senator Mary Panzer
Senate Majority Leader
October 14, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20(2)(a) and
(b) I have appointed Senator Welch to the Building Commission and removed Senator Cowles.
With regards to members of the minority party, appointments are made based on the nominations of that caucus.
Sincerely,
Senator Mary Panzer
Senate Majority Leader
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
October 14, 2003
To the Honorable the Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2003 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Judge, Richard TDS Telecommunications Corporation
Power, Robert AIDS Network
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Director
State of Wisconsin
October 8, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
I would like to request that my name be added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 222.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Mark D. Gundrum
State Representative
State of Wisconsin
October 8, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
I would like to request that my name be removed as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 260, relating to creating a venture capital investment trust in the public employee trust fund and permitting participating employees in the Wisconsin Retirement System to allocate retirement contributions in the venture capital investment trust. Senator Kanavas introduced this bill on September 24th.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Bonnie Ladwig
State Representative
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
October 10, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Palmer
, Dian,
of Brookfield, as a member of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
October 6, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Greenheck, Ann,
of Lone Rock, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Higher Education and Tourism.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
October 13, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
