Call to order
Roll call
Consideration of minutes of previous meeting

BUDGET MONITORING

8:35 a.m.

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

8:50 a.m.

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

STATE AGENCY OFFICE SPACE NEEDS

9:00 a.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of state agency office utilization

9:20 a.m.

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

9:30 a.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a memorandum relating to a request for information to be included in the executive budget that will address issues of locating state agency functions away from a central office setting, including the possibility of locating in rural areas of the state

9:45 a.m.

Comments by representatives of the Office of Management and Budget regarding the information requested to be included in the executive budget

10:00 a.m.

Presentation by representatives of McKenzie County regarding technology developments in Watford City and McKenzie County

10:30 a.m.

Presentation by representatives of the Information Technology Department regarding the department's support of information technology development in McKenzie County

10:45 a.m.

Presentation by representatives of Job Service North Dakota regarding the classification of job types across the state that are in demand and those for which there is a surplus

11:00 a.m.

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

11:30 a.m.

Luncheon recess

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FACILITIES PLAN

12:30 p.m.

Presentation by representatives of the State Department of Health regarding its facilities plan and on the number of autopsy requests by county

12:45 p.m.

Presentation by representatives of the Office of Management and Budget regarding the various options for the state morgue, including the viability of the space at the University of North Dakota (UND)

1:00 p.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of information relating to previous Legislative Council studies that recommended a state medical examiner position

1:10 p.m.

Presentation by Dr. George Mizell, State Medical Examiner, regarding benefits and concerns of locating the state morgue and state medical examiner at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences

1:30 p.m.

Presentation by representatives of the judicial branch regarding benefits and concerns of locating the state morgue and state medical examiner at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences

1:45 p.m.

Presentation by representatives of law enforcement associations regarding benefits and concerns of locating the state morgue and state medical examiner at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences

2:15 p.m.

Presentation by representatives of the North Dakota Medical Association regarding the educational benefits of locating the state medical examiner at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences

2:30 p.m.

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

PRIVATIZATION

3:00 p.m.

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

3:10 p.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of the legislative history associated with 1993 House Bill No. 1026 relating to privatization

3:15 p.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a memorandum on the criteria, guidelines, and parameters for state agencies to follow when contracting for services

3:30 p.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a memorandum on the state's liability relating to private contractors

3:45 p.m.

Presentation by representatives of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of suggestions for criteria that should be used when contracting for services

4:15 p.m.

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

4:45 p.m.

Committee discussion and staff directives

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn