Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do not agree with this motion. We keep talking about community empowerment and this particular motion states that MACA assumes a more significant role in the selection of senior administrative officers. I feel that if the communities want to ask for assistance in the hiring of senior administrative officers then that would be up to the community. To give the authority to the department to take a role in the selection of senior administrative officers for the communities, certainly if I was a councillor on one of the community councils, I would be possibly taken back a bit by this possibility. I do not think it goes with the theme of community empowerment. We have to ensure that the communities take responsibility and I think this is a regressive step not a progressive step. Let us make them responsible. From what I have seen from the report and the recommendations that have been made and that are forthcoming, I think that you will find that we are reinforcing the structure of communities to report financially. We are reinforcing the methodology by which administrative officers are to be hired and so forth. My opinion would be that I do not feel that this is in the best interest of the communities and the council members, and the mayors of those communities. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will be voting against this particular motion.
Jake Ootes on 47-13(5): Recommendation #4: Committee Report 8-13(5): Infrastructure (re: Maca Audit)
In the Legislative Assembly on June 3rd, 1998. See this statement in context.
47-13(5): Recommendation #4: Committee Report 8-13(5): Infrastructure (re: Maca Audit)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 2nd, 1998
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