Melissa Wintrow — Raised concerns about staffing, customer service, audits, and taxpayer accountability.
Melissa Wintrow — Was thanked for her comments and questions before the response about phone center staffing.
Melissa Wintrow — Commented on tax compliance, phone access frustrations, and the need for legislative investment in staffing.
Melissa Wintrow — Senator Wintrow is being addressed in the discussion that follows about levels of participation in the compact.
Josh Tanner — Called during the roll as Representative Tanner.
Josh Tanner — Chairman Tanner is addressed as the chair during the exchange and responds that he does not have the answer immediately, saying he will do some research and get back with a response.
Steve Miller — Called during the roll.
Rod Furniss — Called during the roll; transcript says 'Furness.'
James Petzke — Called during the roll; transcript says 'Petsky.'
James Petzke — Representative Petzke asked whether the three dedicated fund line items are sustainable long term and what the sources of those funds are. The discussion then continued with follow-up references to Petzke’s question, culminating in Petzke asking whether changing how the Tax Commission is funded could increase long-term revenue.
Dustin Manwaring — Called during the roll.
Brandon Mitchell — Called during the roll.
Brandon Mitchell — Representative Mitchell is introduced as the next questioner, then asks about the volume of attacks, remediation costs, and whether 58 FTPs are being used to avoid consolidating functions into one office. The administrator then begins responding directly to Mitchell’s question.
Elaine Price — Called during the roll.
Elaine Price — Asked whether the base adjustment and personnel cost cash transfer are the same thing.
Elaine Price — Was addressed by the speaker.
Elaine Price — Asked whether the base adjustment and personnel cost cash transfer are the same thing.
Elaine Price — Asked whether statewide cost allocation means OITS is getting money from itself.
Elaine Price — Questioned the basis for the governor's 3% holdback.
Elaine Price — Asked where the state cost allocation appears in the budget.
Elaine Price — Representative Price asked for clarification on a base adjustment referenced on page 6-186, specifically whether it was a one-time adjustment and whether it would reduce two full-time positions. She then followed up to ask if the FTPs were coming back and whether the money was being redirected. The analyst responded that costs were shifted, but the positions would not remain.
Chris Bruce — Called during the roll.
Chris Bruce — Asked whether the modernization is sized for current needs or future growth.
Chris Bruce — The administrator addresses Representative Bruce and responds to his question about office-space costs.
Chris Bruce — Was addressed as the representative asking about the vehicle replacements.
Brooke Green — Called during the roll.
Brooke Green — Referenced as having left the building; cited in the context of automation and modernization efforts.
Brooke Green — Representative Green was called on for a quick final question and asked whether income is considered when applying for the Parental Choice Tax Credit, expressing concern about whether wealthy applicants would be screened out. The exchange remained focused on clarifying the application rules for the credit.
Christopher Lohset — Introduced himself as a budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services Office and said he would present two budgets.
Shawn Dygert — Co-Chair Tanner is acknowledged in the administrator’s opening remarks to the committee, along with the chairman and other members, as part of a brief introductory greeting.
Administrator Alberto Gonzalez — Administrator Alberto Gonzalez is introduced for the record and invited to provide opening comments on ITS. He thanks the committee for the opportunity to speak, introduces his remarks, and begins by expressing appreciation for the body’s support over the past few years while outlining ITS-related efficiencies and related opening points.
Jason Pierce — Identified as deputy CIO and present in the audience.
Tyler Jackson — Tyler Jackson is introduced as the chief technology officer present in the audience, and later he is credited, along with his team, with redesigning the firewall request over the past year to avoid an additional $3.5 million cost.
Tim Tower — Tim Tower was recognized for his contributions to the organization, including helping establish fiscal discipline, fiscal setup, and procurement processes. The speaker also noted that he is nearing retirement and referenced his prior work in public television and CTE.
Michael Phelan — Identified as the incoming CFO from LSO and welcomed to ITS.
April Renfro — Mentioned in a light remark about losing Michael Phelan to ITS.
Eric Fredrickson — Identified as the director working with ITS on the public defender network setup.
Kathleen Elliott — Identified as working with ITS on the public defender network setup.
Dale Hawkins — Representative Ferris asked about the cost difference between proceeding with the project now versus delaying it for one or two years, including whether postponement would increase service agreement and hardware replacement costs. The committee responded that they were receiving a good vendor discount and that IT was working to lower costs, and Ferris’s question about the financial impact of delay was then being answered.
Misty Lawrence — Misty Lawrence is identified in the room as Health and Welfare’s CFO, also described as the deputy director of finance.
Mr. Gleason — Mr. Gleason was questioned about his statement that there are 100 million attacks per month, with follow-up asking whether efforts are being made to investigate and prosecute the attackers.
Mr. Gonzalez — Addressed in a question about whether the state should pursue investigation and prosecution through other channels.
Mr. Gonzalez — Being addressed in a question about whether legacy software could be left unchanged to save money.
Jordan Redman — Representative Price questions the administrator about the consequences of not authorizing the fund shift, including how the general fund and dedicated funding would be affected. The discussion then shifts into a related concern about whether the office’s processes are too slow and what is being done to improve speed and workload handling.
Christopher LaHosite — Identifies himself as a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office and explains the effect of not authorizing the fund shift.
Christopher LaHosite — Identified himself as a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office and introduced the next presentation.
Christopher LaHosite — Christopher LaHosite concluded his remarks and was then addressed in a question-and-answer exchange. The senator apologized for mispronouncing his name, asked for a follow-up response, and LaHosite said he would follow up on the question about the property tax program’s annual cost.
Edward Hill — Referenced as having raised a related point about the FTP transfer.
Tyler — Mentioned as part of the operations team that has done an amazing job managing costs.
ITS staff — Praised for hard work and support in managing IT services and cyber defense.