EXECUTIVE BRANCH


ects and sets standards and procedures for the selection, hiring and training
of corps members.
The board's staff supervises the projects and handles the recruitment and
training of the crew
leaders and the corps members, who are chosen to work for one-year terms
at different project
sites throughout the state. Upon completion of their year of service, corps
members are eligible
for a cash bonus or a tuition voucher. There are approximately 300 slots
for corps enrollees each
year.
  The 7 board members serve staggered 6-year terms and represent regional,
environmental and
agricultural interests. Representatives from several state agencies act as
liaison representatives
to the board.
  The board was created by 1983 Wisconsin Act 27 and attached to the Department
of Natural
Resources. 1985 Wisconsin Act 29 attached it to the Department of Administration.
It was at-
tached to the Department of Workforce Development by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27.




                         STATE AUTHORITIES
  Authorities are public, corporate bodies created for specific purposes.


        UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HOSPITAL AND CLINICS
                                   AUTHORITY
Board of Directors: FRANK J. PELISEK (appointed by governor with senate consent),
chairperson;
  SENATOR BURKE (cochairperson, Joint Committee on Finance), REPRESENTATIVE
OURADA (des-
  ignated by cochairperson, Joint Committee on Finance); RUTH MARCENE JAMES,
SAN W. ORR,
  JR., GEORGE K. STEIL, SR. (UW Board of Regents members appointed by board
president);
  DAVID WARD (chancellor, UW-Madison); PHILIP M. FARRELL (dean, UW-Madison
Medical
  School); LAYTON G. RIKKERS (chairperson, surgery department, UW-Madison
Medical
  School), THELMA WELLS (faculty member, nursing school, UW-Madison) (appointed
by chan-
  cellor, UW-Madison); GEORGE LIGHTBOURN (designated by secretary of administration);
  PATRICK G. BOYLE, JEROME H. GUNDERSEN (appointed by governor with senate
consent).
  Nonvoting members: CAROL L. BOOTH-PARKS, vacancy (labor representatives
appointed by
  governor).
Chief Executive Officer: GORDON M. DERZON.
Mailing Address: Room H4/824, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison 53792-8360.
Location: 600 Highland Avenue, Madison.
Telephone: (608) 263-8025.
Fax: (608) 263-9830.
Publication: Health Matters (newsletter published 6 times annually for Dane
County residents).
Number of Employes: 5,100.00 (not state funded).
Total Budget 1996-97: $296,426,000 (not state funded).
Statutory References: Section 15.96; Chapter 233.
  Agency Responsibility: The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Authority main-
tains the UW hospital and clinics and supervises the delivery of health care
and treatment, includ-
ing care for the indigent. It provides instruction for medical and other
health professions stu-
dents, sponsors and supports medical research, and assists health care programs
and personnel
throughout the state. It also operates a poison control center. Subject to
approval by its board,
the Authority may issue bonds to support its operations and may seek financing
from the Wiscon-
sin Health and Educational Facilities Authority.
   Organization: The Authority is a public corporation. The 15-member board
of directors in-
cludes 2 nonvoting members from the labor organizations that represent Authority
employes.
The governor's appointees serve 3-year terms. The board elects a chairperson
annually and ap-


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