Members:
SEN. PETER LUCIDO, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. LANA THEIS
SEN. MICHAEL MACDONALD
SEN. JEFF IRWIN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
SENATOR EDWARD MCBROOM
CHAIR
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LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 19, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Oversight was scheduled for Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., in
the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Building.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Testimony regarding Office of the Auditor General Follow-Up Report on Prior Audit Recommendations:
Facility Closures and Consolidations, Michigan Department of Corrections, December 2018 #471-0375-
11F.
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The Chairman 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: Chairman McBroom, Sen.(s) Lucido, Theis, MacDonald, and Irwin, a quorum
was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Lucido to adopt the meeting minutes from February 13, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to adopt the meeting minutes from February 14, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chairman took up the Office of the Auditor General Follow-Up Report on Prior Audit Recommendations:
Facility Closures and Consolidations, Michigan Department of Corrections, December 2018 #471-0375-11F.
The Chairman invited the following individuals to present testimony:
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Mary Jo Koschay and Jessica Armstrong, Office of the Auditor General, testified on the audit
process and findings. Questions from members followed.
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Kyle Kaminski, Michigan Department of Corrections testified on the Department’s respond to the
audit. Questions from members followed.
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Jeremy Tripp and Byron Osborn, Michigan Corrections Organization, testified in support of the
audit findings and presented an independent study on the MDOC practices. Questions from
members followed.
The Chairman invited the following individuals to present testimony remotely from Ironwood, Michigan. All
testified in support of the Auditor General’s Follow-up Report. Questions from members followed.
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Richard Bouvette, Marinesco Township Supervisor
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Bruce Mahler, Marinesco Township Police Chief
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Gabe Justinak, Citizen
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Crystal Suzik, Citizen
There being no further business before the committee, the Chairman moved to adjourn the meeting. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 3:14 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 04/09/2019