J_ECLC_2024A 02/20/2024 04:05:41 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGJOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Date 02/20/2024 Attendance Duran X Lundeen X Pugliese * Rodriguez X Fenberg X McCluskie X Time 04:05:41 PM to 05:18:21 PM Place HCR 0109 This Meeting was called to order by McCluskie This Report was prepared by Rachel Kurtz-Phelan Hearing Items Action Taken hAide compensation Committee Discussion Only hNonpartisan agency budget requests Committee Discussion Only hPreliminary Legislative Department budget request Committee Discussion Only hExecutive Committee policy for Limited Language Interpretation Services During the 2024 Legislative Session Committee Discussion Only hCash Fund request related to security (EXECUTIVE SESSION) Committee Discussion Only Aide compensation - Committee Discussion Only 04:05:52 PM Speaker McCluskie, Chair, called the meeting to order and summarized the committee discussion from the previous Executive Committee meeting. She explained that the committee would continue to discuss aide compensation. Natalie Castle, Director, Legislative Council Staff (LCS), answered questions regarding common compensation policies for legislators. 04:09:47 PM Committee members made comments. 04:10:49 PM Motion Move 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 Yes Lundeen No Pugliese Excused Rodriguez Yes Fenberg Yes McCluskie Yes YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS Nonpartisan agency budget requests - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/FEDE399BDF49...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 04:11:11 PM Ed DeCecco, Director, and Christy Chase, Deputy Director, Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), presented the budget request for OLLS. Director DeCecco explained that the Committee on Legal Services approved the budget request. He reviewed several portions of the request. 04:16:01 PM Director DeCecco reviewed the budget request for the Office of Legislative Workplace Relations. 04:20:05 PM Kerri Hunter, State Auditor, presented the budget request for the Office of the State Auditor. She told the committee that the Legislative Audit Committee approved the budget request unanimously and answered questions from the committee. 04:25:50 PM Director Castle presented the budget request for Legislative Council Staff, which can be found as Attachment A. 04:27:57 PM Director Castle answered questions from the committee. 04:36:37 PM Craig Harper, Director, Joint Budget Committee (JBC), presented the budget request for the JBC Staff. He stated that the Joint Budget Committee approved the request. Preliminary Legislative Department budget request - Committee Discussion Only 04:41:32 PM Director Castle presented the legislative department budget request. Executive Committee policy for Limited Language Interpretation Services During the 2024 Legislative Session - Committee Discussion Only 04:51:02 PM Elizabeth Burger, Deputy Director, Legislative Council Staff, discussed an Executive Committee policy for limited language interpretation services during the 2024 legislative session. She answered questions from the committee. Majority Leader Duran stated that there would be a bi-partisan advisory board convened to discuss language access and future needs. Cash Fund request related to security (EXECUTIVE SESSION) - Committee Discussion Only 05:00:04 PM Motion Move that the committee enter into executive session pursuant to Section 24-6-402 (3)(a)(IV), C.R.S., for a discussion of a funding request related to security. 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 05:00:08 PM The committee came back to order and adjourned. 05:18:21 PM The committee adjourned.