5195F48FF5B89ADF87258A130075D871 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For DISCUSSION AND SELECTION OF AN APPLICANT OR APPLICANTS TO BE RECOMMENDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF OLLS.

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL SERVICES
Date Aug 22, 2023
Location LSB A

Discussion and selection of an applicant or applicants to be recommended to the Executive Committee for the position of Director of OLLS. - Committee Discussion Only

04:35:00 PM

The committee met
in executive session.

04:44:39 PM

The committee returned
from executive session. Senator Gonzales, Chair, thanked the candidates
for applying and interviewing with the committee for the position of Director
of OLLS.

04:45:24 PM

Representaive Soper
made a motion to refer two names to the Executive Committee for consideration
for the appointment of Director of the Office of Legislative Legal Services
and the two names be Mr. Ed Decco and Ms. Christy Chase.

04:45:50 PM

Senator Gardner commented
on the robust discussion the committee conducted during the executive session
about the pros and cons of forwarding one, two, or three names to
the Executive Committee. He expressed that he would prefer the Executive
Committee have open ended discussions with each of the candidates to determine
who would be best suited to handle the challenges of the office.

04:47:30 PM

Representative Mabry
offered a substitute motion for the committee to recommend three names
to the Executive Committee, Ms. van Mourik-Rudnik, Mr. Decco, and Ms. Chase.

04:48:43 PM

Senator Gonzales,
Chair, asked the committee if they would like to discuss the motion. Senator
Gardner suggested the committee vote on the substitute motion.

04:48:50 PM	Motion	I move a substitute motion to nominate three names to the executive committee for consideration as candidates for the positon of Director of the Office of Legislative Legal Services, Ester van Mourik-Rudnik, Ed Decco, and Christy Chase.
	Moved	Mabrey
	Seconded

	Dickson	Yes
	Gardner	No
	Mabrey	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Roberts	Yes
	Van Winkle	No
	Weissman	Yes
	Wilson	No
	Soper	No
	Gonzales	Yes
		YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:50:29 PM

The committee voted
on Representative Mabrey's substitute motion, which passed 6 to 4, so the
committee did not act on Representative Soper's original motion. Senator
Gardner and Reprsentative Soper commented that the committee is referring
three excellent candidates to the Executive Committee for consideration
for the position of Director of OLLS.

04:52:44 PM

Senator Gozales,
Chair, thanked all the candidates, staff, and committee members for participating
in the interview process.

Discussion and selection of an applicant or applicants to be recommended to the Executive Committee for the position of Director of OLLS. - Committee Discussion Only

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