MEMBERS:
SEN. PETER J. LUCIDO, VICE CHAIR
SEN. LANA THEIS
SEN. MICHAEL MACDONALD
SEN. JEFF IRWIN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
SENATOR ED MCBROOM
CHAIR
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 9, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Oversight was scheduled for Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., in the
S403 Room of the Capitol Building.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1. A presentation from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources on their response to the COVID-
19 pandemic.
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.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. Theis to adopt the meeting minutes from May 27, 2020. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair introduced the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director, Daniel Eichinger and invited
him to address the committee via a Zoom meeting.
Member questions followed concerning fire-line trained staff, department hiring freeze, furloughs, essential and
non-essential staff, forestry staff and activities; Office of the State Employer and Civil Service, license sales and
revenues, recreation passports, camp grounds, seasonal workers, number of full-time and seasonal departmental
staff, number of staff receiving unemployment insurance benefits and work share program, fish planting and
share cropping.
Due to time constraints of Director Eichinger, Chair McBroom invited committee members forward him any
additional questions to be presented to Director Eichinger for responses.
Sen. Irwin moved to adjourn the meeting. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:48 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 06/16/2020