STATE OF MINNESOTA SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
JOINT COMMITTEE HEARING
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND THE
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
MINUTES
Representative Lyndon Carlson, Chair of the Committee on Finance and Representative Loren Solberg, Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means, called the meeting to order on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at 6:02 P.M. in room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Finance Committee Members Present:
Carlson, Lyndon - Chair
Champion, Bobby Joe
Clark, Karen
Garofalo, Pat
Greiling, Mindy
Hackbarth, Tom
Hausman, Alice
Hilty, Bill
Huntley, Tom
Juhnke, Al
Kahn, Phyllis
Kiffmeyer, Mary
Knuth, Kate
Kohls, Paul
Lenczewski, Ann
Murphy, Mary
Pelowski, Gene
Peppin, Joyce
Rukavina, Tom
Shimanski, Ron
Simon, Steve
Smith, Steve
Solberg, Loren
Thissen, Paul
Wagenius, Jean
Winkler, Ryan
Seifert, Marty Ex-Officio
Finance Committee Members Excused: Benson, Buesgens, Howes, Paymar, Slawik
Finance Committee Members Absent: Brod, Emmer
Ways and Means Members present:
Solberg, Loren – Chair
Faust, Tim – Vice Chair
Abeler, Jim
Brynaert, Kathy
Bunn, Julie
Carlson, Lyndon
Clark, Karen
Davids, Greg
Dean, Matt
Eken, Kent
Hamilton, Rod
Hilstrom, Debra
Hoppe, Joe
Huntley, Tom
Kahn, Phyllis
Lenczewski, Ann
Mahoney, Tim
Nelson, Mike
Otremba, Mary Ellen
Ruud, Maria
Scalze, Bev
Seifert, Marty – ex-officio
Swails, Marsha
Tillberry, Tom
Westrom, Torrey
Ways and Means Committee Members Excused: Demmer, Holberg, Mariani, McNamera,
A quorum was present.
The following presented Governor Pawlenty's FY10-11 budget recommendations:
Commissioner Tom Hanson, Minnesota Management and Budget
Kathy Kardell, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Management and Budget
Jim Schowalter, Budget Director, Minnesota Management and Budget
Michael K. Roelofs, Budget Coordinator, Minnesota Management and Budget
Kristin Dybdal, Team Leader, Minnesota Management and Budget
Bill Marx, Chief Fiscal Analyst responded to questions regarding Governor Pawlenty’s FY10-11 budget recommendations.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 P.M.
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Rep. Lyndon Carlson, Chair
Finance Committee
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Lill Pohlkamp
Committee Legislative Assistant
Finance Committee
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Rep. Loren Solberg, Chair
Ways and Means Committee
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Gerrie Boice
Committee Legislative Assistant
Ways and Means Committee