MEMBERS:
SEN. PETER J. LUCIDO, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. LANA THEIS
SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD
SEN. JEFF IRWIN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
SENATOR ED MCBROOM
CHAIR
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**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
July 8, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Oversight was scheduled for Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., in
the 403 Room of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. A presentation from the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs – Michigan National Guard on their
response to the COVID-19 pandemic
2. A presentation from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources on their response to the COVID-19
pandemic.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:20 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair McBroom, Sen.(s) Lucido, Theis, MacDonald and Irwin, a quorum was
present.
The Chair invited the committee to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lucido to adopt the meeting minutes from June 23, 2020. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair introduced Major General Paul D. Rogers with the Michigan National Guard and invited him to
address the committee. Major General Rogers shared a prepared statement with the committee.
Member question and discussion followed concerning COVID-19 testing procedures, veteran home
management under the pandemic and patient transfer policies, state inspections of the veteran nursing homes
during the COVID-19 pandemic and infection control measures, PPE policies for the National Guard members,
staff training and testing, and the Guard's outreach programs during the pandemic.
The Chair introduced the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Daniel Eichinger and Fisheries
Chief Jim Dexter and invited them to address the committee.
Member questions and discussion followed concerning fire protection officer layoffs, staffing numbers and
furloughs, staff exempt from layoffs and essential employees, work share policies, fisheries restocking process
and policies during the pandemic.
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The Chair entertained a motion from Sen. Irwin to adjourn the meeting. Without objection, the committee was
adjourned at 12:45 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee:
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