Item

Action

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

SUMMARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 COUNCIL MEETING

Acceptance

REPORTS FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF OFFICE DIRECTORS

• Executive Director's Report (Mr. Boulter)

• Fiscal Report (Mr. Pennoyer)

• Information Technology Report (Mr. Mayotte)

• Status of Legislative Studies (Mr. Norton)

• Update on FY 06 Unspent Study Funds (Ms. Breton)

REPORTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES

• Personnel Committee (Rep. Cummings, Chair)

• State House Facilities Committee (Sen. Gagnon, Chair)

OLD BUSINESS

None

NEW BUSINESS

Item #1: Joint Select Committee on Research, Economic Development & the Innovation Economy - Request for 1 additional meeting and extension of final report date to December 15, 2005

Decision

Item #2: Commission to Study Eliminating the Normal Retirement Age for Corrections Officers and Mental Health Workers - Request for extension of final report date to December 6, 2006

Decision

Item #3: Commission to Study the Henderson Brook Bridge in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway - Work plan and budget submission pursuant to Public Law 2005, chapter 598, section 5

Decision

Item #4: Request by Senator Schneider to honor the anniversary of the founding

of the U.S. Marine Corps by flying the Marine Corps Flag on Friday,

November 10^th from sunrise to sunset (no materials in packet)

Decision

Item #5: Proposal for Legislator orientation program on collaborative approaches to achieving consensus on policy issues (Rep. Koffman & Rep. Rector)

Decision

Item #6: Request by Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission to hold informational seminar on Maine Indian tribes and role of Commission in January, 2007

Decision

Item #7: YMCA Youth in Government Program (Lonney A. Steeves, Director YMCA Camp of Maine) (no materials in packet) - Discussion of 2007 + program dates

Discussion

Item #8: Proposed Fee Schedule for Legislative Documents (Clerk of the House Millicent MacFarland)

Decision

Item #9: Request for approval to enter in to contract with Voyager Systems Inc. for conversion of bill-related Wang software

Decision

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMARKS

ADJOURNMENT