Monday, October 25, 1999

9:00 a.m.

Call to order
Roll call
Consideration of minutes of previous meeting

BUDGET MONITORING

9:05 a.m.

Presentation by representatives of the Office of Management and Budget on the status of the state general fund

9:20 a.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of oil production and oil market prices

STATE AGENCY OFFICE SPACE NEEDS

9:30 a.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of state agency office space utilization

10:00 a.m.

Presentation by representatives of the Facility Management Division on state agency office space leases

10:15 a.m.

Presentation by representatives of the Information Technology Department on options that technology provides for locating employees away from a central office setting

10:45 a.m.

Presentation by representatives of the Department of Public Instruction on vacant school buildings that may be available for providing office space for state agencies

11:05 a.m.

Presentation by representatives of the Department of Transportation on how other states administer their driver's license and motor vehicle registration programs

11:25 a.m.

Presentation by representatives of the North Dakota Association of Counties on suggestions for efficiencies that may result from providing state government services at county courthouses utilizing county staff

11:45 a.m.

Comments by committee members and other interested persons regarding the state agency office space needs study

12:15 p.m.

Luncheon recess

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FACILITY PLAN

1:15 p.m.

Presentation by representatives of the State Department of Health regarding its facilities plan and on options for privatizing its laboratory facilities

2:00 p.m.

Comments by Dr. H. David Wilson, Dean, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, regarding the possibility of locating the state morgue at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

2:15 p.m.

Comments by committee members and other interested persons regarding State Department of Health facilities study

2:30 p.m.

Tour of State Department of Health facilities

5:00 p.m.

Recess

Tuesday, October 26, 1999

PRIVATIZATION

8:30 a.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of recommendations resulting from the 1991-92 interim Legislative Council study of privatization

8:45 a.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of privatized services of state agencies and potential for privatizing other services of state agencies

9:15 a.m.

Presentation by representatives of the North Dakota Public Employees Association on privatization

9:45 a.m.

Comments by committee members and other interested persons regarding the privatization study

INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

10:00 a.m.

Presentation by representatives of the Industrial Commission regarding the history of the authority of the Governor to veto action of other members of the Industrial Commission

10:30 a.m.

Presentation by representatives of the Bank of North Dakota regarding its mission and location, the role of its advisory board, and the history of the role and function of the Bank of North Dakota

11:15 a.m.

Comments by committee members and other interested persons regarding the Industrial Commission study

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

11:30 a.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of information regarding the committee's responsibility to approve any agreements between agencies of North Dakota and South Dakota to form a bistate authority

11:45 a.m.

Comments by interested persons regarding other committee responsibilities

12:00 noon

Committee discussion and staff directives

12:30 p.m.

Adjourn