JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE

ON

APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

 

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Room 228 State House

 

AGENDA

 

 

9:00 a.m.

 

I.

Chairs “Call-To-Order” and Member Introductions

 

 

II.

General Fund Revenue Report – July 2007 Revenue

 

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

 

 

III.

Update on FY07 Closing Transactions

 

- Ed Karass, State Controller, DAFS

 

 

IV.

Presentation from Transportation Committee – Transportation Funding Issues

 

- Sen. Dennis Damon, Senate Chair, Transportation Committee

 

 

V.

DHHS Issues – Emergency Financial Order Waiver Request, Schaller Anderson Contract, SCHIP Federal Changes and MaineCare Updates

 

- Brenda Harvey, Commissioner, DHHS

 

 

 

 

 

LUNCH BREAK

 

 

1:00 p.m.

 

VI.

“The Initiative” to Streamline State Government

 

    a. Review of Public Input – Discussion of Items to Pursue Further

 

    b. Presentation of agency responses to “savings” targets – scheduling follow-up

 

    c. Discussion of the review of unclassified, major policy-influencing positions

 

 

VII.

AFA Fall Schedule Discussion