J_ECLC_2024A 02/13/2024 04:10:22 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Date

02/13/2024

Attendance
Duran	*
Lundeen	X
Pugliese	*
Rodriguez	X
Fenberg	X
McCluskie	X

Time

04:10:22 PM to 05:05:23 PM

Place

HCR 0109

This Meeting was called to order by

McCluskie

This Report was prepared by

Hamza Syed

Hearing Items	Action Taken
hLegislative Budget Decision Items	Committee Discussion Only

Legislative Budget Decision Items - Committee Discussion Only

04:11:47 PM

Craig Harper, representing the Joint Budget
Committee (JBC), went over staff
compensation policies. The
committee discussed the policies. Natalie Castle, representing Legislative
Council Staff, went over aide
compensation. The committee
discussed aide compensation. Natalie Castle went over the technology
budget request. The committee
discussed the budget request.

04:42:39 PM	Motion	Move to include funding to apply the JBC compensation common policies for non-covered staff to salary line items for legislative staff, including the 3.0 percent across-the-board increase and the 3.7 percent step-like increase.
	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

04:42:41 PM

The committee discussed aide compensation.

04:57:05 PM	Motion	Move to include funding to apply the JBC compensation common policies for non-covered staff to legislative aide’s wages, including the 3.0 percent across-the-board increase and the 3.7 percent step-like increase
	Moved	Fenberg
	Seconded	Duran

	Duran	No
	Lundeen	No
	Pugliese	No
	Rodriguez	Yes
	Fenberg	Yes
	McCluskie	Yes
		YES: 3 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

04:58:07 PM

The committee continued
to discuss aide compensation.

05:02:30 PM

The committee discussed the IT budget.

05:03:17 PM	Motion	Move to authorize Legislative Council Staff to spend up to $92,495 from the shared service agency account of the Legislative Department Cash Fund to purchase and implement Google Workspace Enterprise Plus
	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

05:04:44 PM	Motion	Move to include funding for the Legislative Council Staff FY 2024-25 budget request for information technology, as described in the agency’s IT budget request memorandum dated February 1, 2024
	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

05:05:23 PM

The committee adjourned.

Legislative Budget Decision Items - Committee Discussion Only

Colorado General Assembly