Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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State of Wisconsin
December 15, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I wish to advise you that the Senate Republicans elected Senator Neal Kedzie to the position of Assistant Majority Leader on December 14, 2004
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
SENATOR RON BROWN
Republican Caucus Chair
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
December 21, 2004
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We have completed a financial audit of the State of Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB) Television Network to meet our audit requirements under s.
13.94, Wis. Stats., and as requested by ECB to fulfill the audit requirements of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Corporation requires audited financial statements of public broadcasting entities to determine future funding levels.
ECB, which is an agency of the State of Wisconsin, operates a television network of 5 digital stations and 5 analog stations, as well as a radio network of 12 FM stations and 1 AM station. The Television Network received $11.9 million in support and revenue during fiscal year 2003-04, including state support, member contributions, funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and various other grants.
Our audit report contains ECB Television Network's financial statements and related notes for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004. We were able to issue an unqualified independent auditor's report on these statements. However, we identified concerns with ECB's capital asset accounting procedures and new capital asset inventory system, which ECB has begun to address.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by ECB staff during the audit.
Sincerely,
JANICE MUELLER
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
December 21, 2004
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We have completed a financial audit of the State of Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB) Radio Network to meet our audit requirements under s.
13.94, Wis. Stats., and as requested by ECB to fulfill the audit requirements of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Corporation requires audited financial statements of public broadcasting entities to determine future funding levels.
ECB, which is an agency of the State of Wisconsin, operates a radio network of 12 FM stations and 1 AM station, as well as a television network of 5 digital stations and 5 analog stations. The Radio Network received $8.3 million in support and revenue during fiscal year 2003-04, including state support, member contributions, funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and various other grants.
Our audit report contains the ECB Radio Network's financial statements and related notes for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004. We were able to issue an unqualified independent auditor's report on these statements. However, we identified concerns with ECB's capital asset accounting procedures and new capital asset system, which ECB has begun to address.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by ECB staff during the audit.
Sincerely,
JANICE MUELLER
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
December 15, 2004
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by s.
20.002(11)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172(3), Wisconsin Statutes), and confirms that the Department of Administration found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative cash balances during the month of November 2004.
On November 1, 2004, the
Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at its intramonth low of a negative $191.7 million. The fund's negative cash balance continued through November 30, 2004 when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $187.8 million. The deficit is due to federal revenues falling short of estimates included in
2003 Wisconsin Act 33.
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On November 1, 2004, the
Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Fund cash balance closed at a negative $5.0 thousand. The fund's negative cash balance continued until November 26, 2004, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $9.0 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On November 17, 2004, the Tuition Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $13.0 thousand. The fund's negative cash balance continued through November 30, 2004, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $14.0 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The Medical Assistance Trust Fund, the Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Fund, and the Tuition Trust Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority and, as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
MARC J. MAROTTA
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
December 17, 2004
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Enclosed is the 2004 annual report of the Wisconsin Council on Physical Disabilities. Preparation and distribution of the report is required by section 46.29(1)(f) of the state statutes.
If you have questions about the report, please contact Dan Johnson at 608-267-9582. Mr. Johnson is Director of the state Office for Persons with Physical Disabilities, the unit to which the Council is administratively attached.
Sincerely,
HELENE NELSON
Secretary
