SENATE COMMITTEE ON RULES

January 21, 2003 Hearing Room 343

3:00 P.M. Tapes 1 – 2

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Bev Clarno, Co-chair, Presiding

Sen. Kate Brown, Co-chair

Sen. Ginny Burdick, Vice-chair

Sen. Jason Atkinson, Vice-chair

Sen. Roger Beyer

Sen. Tony Corcoran

STAFF PRESENT: Jim Stembridge, Committee Administrator

Pam Cox, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: Organizational Meeting

Adopt Committee Rules

Executive Appointments – Public Hearing and Work Session

Economic and Community Development Department

Department of Consumer and Business Services

Department of Human Services

Department of Administrative Services

These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules. Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.

TAPE/#	Speaker	Comments
TAPE 1, A
005	Co-chair Clarno	Calls meeting to order 3:04 p.m. Opens organizational meeting.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING Adopt Committee Rules
006	Co-chair Clarno	Explains co-chairing.
007	Sen. Brown	Welcomes committee members and each introduces themselves.
058	Co-chair Clarno	Defers to Jim Stembridge.
059	Jim Strembridge	Committee Administrator. Introduces the committee rules (EXHIBIT A).
076	Sen. Beyer	Points out rule #9 and suggests adopting it even though it will not be used.
082	Jim Stembridge	Describes rule #9.
083	Sen. Beyer	Continues to describe rule #9.

084	Sen. Brown	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT the proposed Committee Rules dated 01/21/03.
086		VOTE: 6-0
	Co-chair Clarno	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
092	Co-chair Clarno	Closes organizational meeting and opens public hearing on the appointment of Martin Brantley to the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department.
PUBLIC HEARING ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – MARTIN BRANTLEY (EXHIBIT B)
110	Martin Brantley	Discusses his background and qualifications for the appointment.
126	Sen. Corcoran	Asks if he has read Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requirements of appointment.
131	Brantley	Responds he has read and supports them.
140	Sen. Brown	Asks about his role in this position.
144	Brantley	Answers.
166	Sen. Burdick	Asks what changes he would make under his leadership.
169	Brantley	Describes the department structure and relationship with the committee and Governor’s Office.
201	Sen. Beyer	Asks for an outline of where he will take the Department.
203	Brantley	Answers the need to identify where the problems are.
228	Sen. Atkinson	Refers to earlier discussion.
235	Brantley	Discusses international trade.
253	Co-chair Clarno	Comments regarding last session of the Ways and Means Committee.
260	Brantley	Responds he has observed issues from last session.
272	Co-chair Clarno	Closes public hearing and opens a work session.
WORK SESSION ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – MARTIN BRANTLEY (EXHIBIT B)
273	Sen. Brown	MOTION: Moves the APPOINTMENT of Martin Brantley to the Director to the Economic and Community Development Department to the floor with the recommendation that the appointment BE CONFIRMED.
280		VOTE: 6-0
	Sen. Brown	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SENATOR CLARNO will lead discussion on the floor.
284	Co-chair Clarno	Closes work session and opens a public hearing on the appointment of Cory Streisinger to the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
PUBLIC HEARING CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES – CORY STREISINGER (EXHIBIT C)
290	Cory Streisinger	Discusses her qualifications and background for the appointment.
325	Sen. Burdick	Asks what role she wants to have in regulatory streamlining.
328	Streisinger	Explains.
347	Sen. Brown	Asks how she would increase the work force.
353	Streisinger	Comments on work force diversity.
390	Co-chair Clarno	Closes public hearing and opens work session.
WORK SESSION CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES – CORY STREISINGER (EXHIBIT C)
396	Sen. Brown	MOTION: Moves the APPOINTMENT of Cory Streisinger to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to the floor with the recommendation that the appointment BE CONFIRMED.
400		VOTE: 6-0
	Co-chair Clarno	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SENATOR CLARNO will lead discussion on the floor.
402	Co-chair Clarno	Closes work session and opens public hearing on the appointment of Jean Thorne to the Department of Human Services.
PUBLIC HEARING HUMAN SERVICES – JEAN THORNE (EXHIBIT D)
415	Jean Thorne	Discusses her qualifications and background to the appointment.
TAPE 2, A
001	Thorne	Continues.
030	Sen. Corcoran	Comments on his concern over the reorganization of her agency.
054	Thorne	Responds.
115	Sen. Atkinson	Relates concerns of constituent calls dealing with the Department of Human Services.
166	Sen. Brown	Discusses the overload of cases in the Child Protection Agency.
179	Sen. Brown	Asks about her role to hiring a diverse workforce.
181	Thorne	Explains changes with this agency.
217	Co-chair Clarno	Closes public hearing and opens work session.
WORK SESSION DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES – JEAN THORNE (EXHIBIT D)
218	Sen. Brown	MOTION: Moves the APPOINTMENT of Jean Thorne to the Director of the Department of Human Services to the floor with the recommendation that the appointment BE CONFIRMED.
220	Co-chair Clarno	VOTE: 5-1 AYE: 5 - Beyer, Burdick, Corcoran, Brown, Clarno NAY: 1 - Atkinson
	Co-chair Clarno	The motion CARRIES. SENATOR CLARNO will lead discussion on the floor.
223	Co-chair Clarno	Closes work session and opens a public hearing on the appointment of Gary Weeks to the Department of Administrative Services.
PUBLIC HEARING DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES – GARY WEEKS (EXHIBIT E)
233	Gary Weeks	Discusses his qualifications and background to the appointment.
319	Sen. Atkinson	Asks how accessible he would be.
320	Weeks	Assures his accessibility.
322	Co-chair Clarno	Closes public hearing and opens work session.
WORK SESSION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES – GARY WEEKS (EXHIBIT E)
325	Sen. Brown	MOTION: Moves APPOINTMENT of Gary Weeks to the Director of the Department of Administrative Services to the floor with the recommendation that the appointment BE CONFIRMED.
326		VOTE: 6-0
	Co-chair Clarno	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SENATOR CLARNO will lead discussion on the floor.
327	Co-chair Clarno	Closes work session. Adjourns committee meeting at 3:54 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – Rules, Proposed Committee Rules, staff, 2 pp

B – Department of Economic and Community Development, Governor’s office and staff,

3 pp

C – Department of Consumer and Business Services, Governor’s office and staff, 3 pp

D – Department of Human Services, Governor’s office and staff, 2 pp

E – Department of Administrative Services, Governor’s office and staff, 3 pp