Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, when the department is negotiating block funding agreements with tax-based municipalities there are a number of factors that are taken into consideration in agreeing on the amount of capital that will be block funded. One is prior years' capital projects and commitments that may flow out of those prior years. For example, design work may have been done the year before for a facility that is scheduled to be built the first year of the block funding agreement, so that commitment would be reflected in the block funded amount. The other would be the projects that have been identified in the capital plan for that community, which would have already been disclosed here when we are looking at prior years of funding. When we bring the budget into the Legislature, those projects would also be factored in. These block funded arrangements are in place for a maximum of three years. There is a review process as they come up for renewal. Thank you.
Ms. Ballantyne on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 11th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 10th, 1998
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Ballantyne
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