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J_ECLC_2024A 02/06/2024 04:04:47 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Date 02/06/2024
Attendance
Duran X
Lundeen X
Pugliese X
Rodriguez X
Fenberg X
McCluskie X
Time 04:04:47 PM to 05:24:24 PM
Place HCR 0109
This Meeting was called to order by McCluskie
This Report was prepared by Rachel Kurtz-Phelan
Hearing Items Action Taken
Workplace Harassment Committee Discussion Only
Updated Construction Costs Committee Discussion Only
Budget Decision Items Committee Discussion Only

Workplace Harassment - Committee Discussion Only
04:05:08 PM  
Speaker McCluskie,
Chair, called the meeting to order. Ed DeCecco, Director, Office of Legislative
Legal Services, explained the joint resolution to amend Joint Rule 38 and
a bill request to harmonize Senate Bill 23-172 and Senate Bill 23-286.


04:08:06 PM
 Motion Move to approve the introduction of a joint resolution to be introduced in the Senate to amend Joint Rule 38, as proposed by staff, to implement changes related to SB23-172 and SB23-286, to the workplace expectations policy provision, and to make technical corrections in the rule.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded Duran
Duran Yes
Lundeen Yes
Pugliese Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Fenberg Yes
McCluskie Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:08:14 PM  
The committee agreed
that the resolution sponsors in the Senate will be President Fenberg and
Minority Leader Lundeen as co-prime sponsors and Majority Leader Rodriguez
as co-sponsor. In the House, Speaker McCluskie and Minority Leader Pugliese
will be co-prime sponsors and Majority Leader Duran will be co-sponsor.


04:09:52 PM
 Motion Move to approve the introduction of a bill to be introduced in the Senate to implement changes proposed by staff to harmonize SB23-172 and SB23-286 and to designate the Office of Legislative Workplace Relations as the repository for the legislative department of records of discriminatory or unfair employment complaints.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded Duran
Duran Yes
Lundeen Yes
Pugliese Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Fenberg Yes
McCluskie Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:09:53 PM  
The committee agreed
that the bill sponsors in the Senate will be President Fenberg and Minority
Leader Lundeen as co-prime sponsors and Majority Leader Rodriguez as co-sponsor.
In the House, Speaker McCluskie and Minority Leader Pugliese will be co-prime
sponsors and Majority Leader Duran will be co-sponsor.



Updated Construction Costs - Committee Discussion Only
04:10:42 PM  
President Fenberg
spoke about updated construction costs for the annex building and Mr. DeCecco
spoke about continuous spending authority for the construction project.
Committee discussion ensued regarding the timeline for the construction.
Senate Secretary Cindi Markwell, Mr. DeCecco, and Legislative Council Staff
Director Natalie Castle made comments about the construction timeline.


04:15:12 PM
 Motion I move to authorize the General Assembly to spend up to $870,000 from the Legislative Department Cash Fund to renovate the Capitol so that legislators may move into the space vacated by the nonpartisan agencies, and that this amount be distributed among the House, Senate, and shared agency accounts proportionately with those agency's budgets.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded Duran
Duran Yes
Lundeen Yes
Pugliese Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Fenberg Yes
McCluskie Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



Budget Decision Items - Committee Discussion Only

04:15:32 PM  
Natalie Castle, Director
of Legislative Council Staff (LCS), provided an overview of interim committee
budget requests, which can be found as Attachment A.  Committee discussion
ensued.


04:27:43 PM
 Motion I move to include funding for eight letter interim committee meetings, with the assumption that there will be six members on average in each meeting, in the department's budget request that the Executive Committee will consider on February 23.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded Duran
Duran Yes
Lundeen Yes
Pugliese Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Fenberg Yes
McCluskie Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


04:28:39 PM
 Motion I move to include funding for nine Executive Committee resolution committee meetings, with the assumption that there will be six members on average in each meeting, in the department's budget request that the Executive Committee will consider on February 23.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded Duran
Duran Yes
Lundeen Yes
Pugliese Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Fenberg Yes
McCluskie Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:28:42 PM  
Director Castle spoke
about organizational dues for the National Conference of State Legislatures
(NCSL), Council of State Governments West (CSG-West), Energy Council, and
Education Commission of the States (ECS). Committee discussion ensued.


04:35:14 PM
 Motion I move to include funding for joint governmental agency dues into the department's budget request that the Executive Committee will consider on February 23 as follows: NCSL $243,466; CSG-West $162,081; Energy Council $38,400; and ECS $77,300.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded Duran
Duran Yes
Lundeen No
Pugliese No
Rodriguez Yes
Fenberg Yes
McCluskie Yes
YES: 4   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:35:16 PM  
Director Castle spoke
about the Colorado Youth Advisory Council appropriation request. Committee
discussion ensued.


04:37:07 PM
 Motion I move to include a $50,000 appropriation for the Colorado Youth Advisory Council in the department's budget request that the Executive Committee will consider on February 23.
Moved Fenberg
Seconded Duran
Duran Yes
Lundeen Yes
Pugliese Yes
Rodriguez Yes
Fenberg Yes
McCluskie Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:37:09 PM  
Craig Harper, Director,
Joint Budget Committee (JBC), reviewed the JBC common policies for state
employee compensation(Attachment B) and changes to the policy from previous
years. He discussed an across the board salary increase of three percent,
classified versus nonclassified employees, step programs, compounding salaries,
and the legislative budget impact of various types of salary decisions.
04:48:18 PM  
Committee discussion ensued.
04:57:06 PM  
The committee continued
to discuss employee compensation options.
05:03:56 PM  
Director Castle discussed
legislative aide compensation history and modeling (Attachment C).
05:10:24 PM  
Manish Jani, Deputy
Director, LCS, discussed the FY 2024-25 LCS information technology budget
request (Attachment D).
05:17:00 PM  
Committee discussion ensued.
05:19:27 PM  
Annabelle Tracy,
Senior Accessibility Analyst, LCS, answered questions from the committee.
05:22:13 PM  
Mr. Jani and Director
Castle continued to provide information on digital accessibility needs
and requirements.


05:24:24 PM   The committee adjourned.






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