JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE

ON

APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

 

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 and

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Room 228 State House

 

AGENDA

Wednesday, September 26th

 

9:00 a.m.

 

I.

Chairs “Call-To-Order” and Member Introductions

 

 

II.

General Fund Revenue Report – August 2007 Revenue

 

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

 

 

III.

Discussion – Changing the Date of the Revenue Forecasting Committee Report

 

 

IV.

Update on School Reorganization

 

- Susan Gendron, Commissioner, Education

 

 

V.

Update on Cash and Cash Projections

 

- Ed Karass, State Controller, DAFS

 

- David Lemoine, State Treasurer

 

 

VI.

DHHS Issues –MaineCare, SCHIP Update  and Other DHHS Updates

 

- Brenda Harvey, Commissioner, DHHS

 

 

 

LUNCH BREAK

 

 

1:00 p.m.

Wednesday, September 26th

VII.

“The Initiative” to Streamline State Government

 

    a. Review of Public Input – Filtered Document

 

    b. Questions on agency responses to “savings” targets – DHHS and Education

 

AGENDA

Thursday, September 27th

 

9:00 a.m.

 

I.

Chairs “Call-To-Order” and Member Introductions

 

 

II.

“The Initiative” to Streamline State Government (continued)

 

    a. Continued discussion of items to pursue for future meetings