Regular meeting of the Government Accountability Board.  

Meeting materials are attached below.

In addition to appearing at the meeting to address the Board in person, members of the public may submit written comments to the Board by emailing [email protected] with "Message for Board Members" in the subject line.  Written testimony will be distributed electronically to Board Members prior to the meeting

Agenda

NOTE: The Board will convene in Open Session at 9 a.m. and go into Closed Session until 11 a.m., when it will return to Open Session to take up items on the Open Session Agenda.  Following Open Session, the Board will return to Closed Session if necessary to take up any remaining Closed Session agenda items before adjourning.

A.    Call to Order

B.    Director’s Report of Appropriate Meeting Notice

Closed Session

19.85 (1) (g) -- The Board may confer with legal counsel concerning litigation strategy.

11:00 A.M. – Reconvene in Open Session

C.    Minutes of Previous Meetings

1.    October 20, 2015 Meeting   

D.    Personal Appearances

E.    Review Campaign Finance Legislation   

F.    Agency Transition Report   

G.    Approve Recount Manual   

H.    Definition of Military Elector   

I.    Administrative Rules Status Report   

J.    Legislative Status Report   

K.    Per Diem Payments   

L.    Director’s Report

1.    Ethics Division Report – campaign finance, ethics, and lobbying administration
2.    Elections Division Report – election administration   
3.    Office of General Counsel Report – general administration   

M.    Closed Session

5.05 (6a) and 19.85 (1) (h)    The Board’s deliberations on requests for advice under the ethics code, lobbying law, and campaign finance law shall be in closed session.
19.85 (1) (g)    The Board may confer with legal counsel concerning litigation strategy.
19.851    The Board’s deliberations concerning investigations of any violation of the ethics code, lobbying law, and campaign finance law shall be in closed session.
19.85 (1) (c)    The Board may consider performance evaluation data of a public employee over which it exercises responsibility.
19.85 (1) (e)    The Board may deliberate or negotiate the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session.

The Government Accountability Board has scheduled its next meeting for Tuesday, January 12, 2016.  The meeting will be conducted by teleconference.  The public may participate at the Government Accountability Board offices, 212 East Washington Avenue, Third Floor in Madison, Wisconsin beginning at 9:00 a.m.