STATE OF MAINE

123rd LEGISLATURE

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JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

 

Meeting and Work Session Agenda for the period February 11-15, 2008

 

Monday

2/11/08

 

NO MEETING

 

 

 

Tuesday

2/12/08

1:00 p.m.

Discussion of the Mission of the Governor’s Office of Health Policy and Finance and its Staffing Profile

 

 

- Trish Riley, Executive Director

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion of Purchasing and Contracting Processes and Internal Controls

 

 

- Chip Gavin, Director, Bureau of General Services

 

 

- Betty Lamoreau, Director of Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Update

 

 

- Michael Allen, Dir., Div. of Econometric Research, Maine Revenue Services - DAFS

 

 

 

Wednesday

 

SNOW DAY

2/13/08

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday

1:00 p.m.

Discussion of Higher Education Issues

2/14/08

 

- John Fitzsimmons, Ed.D President, Maine Community College System

 

 

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government  (TBD)

 

2:00 p.m.

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary  (TBD)

 

3:00 p.m.

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry  (TBD)

 

4:00 p.m.

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources (may be written report only)

 

5:00 p.m.

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation  (may be written report only)

 

5:30 p.m.

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy (written report only)

 

 

 

Friday 2/15/08

10:00 a.m.

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Business Research and Economic Development (written report only)

 

 

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and Financial Services (written report only)

 

 

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation (written report only )

 

 

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources (written report only)

 

 

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary  (written report only)

 

 

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Legal and Veteran Affairs (written report only)

 

 

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (written report only)

 

2:00 p.m.

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

 

 

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Labor (postponement letter: Wed at the earliest)

 

4:00 p.m.

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources

 

TBD

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government  (approved all LD2173 Initiatives, Not ready to report on new targets)

 

TBD

Report-back from the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 

 

 

CONTACT PERSON:                        Diane Pruett

                                                            5 State House Station

                                                            Augusta, Maine  04333-0005

                                                            287-1316  or  287-1635