The Legislature's
Joint Committee on Finance has some ability to adjust budgetary authority and full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions in existing appropriations under
section 13.10, Wisconsin Statutes. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau published
Informational Paper #76, Joint Committee on Finance, which is a detail summary of the Committee's responsibilities including those under s. 13.10.
Staff from the State Budget Office serve as Secretary of the Joint Finance Committee meetings under s. 13.10. The secretary prepares the meeting agenda and minutes, which are signed by the presiding co-chair of the meeting and the Governor.