Page 4-25, Community operations, details of capital, contributions, headquarters region, total headquarters region, $1.305 million. Agreed?
Debates of April 22nd, 1999
This is page numbers 273 - 302 of the Hansard for the 13th Assembly, 7th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was chairman.
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Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
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The Chair David Krutko
Fort Smith region. Total Fort Smith region, $4.064 million. Mrs. Groenewegen:
Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a question on the section here on the Fort Smith region. I know it has been explained before but one more time, just for the record. I was curious why under block funding Fort Smith at $1.5 million, Fort Smith at $550,000 and Hay River block funding at a lowly $308,000.
Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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McLeod
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The way the block funding agreements were negotiated, the needs were identified on a twenty-year basis and the capital requirements for a period of time and I think, in this case, it was initially for a five year period. The funding that was available over that period of time was identified, then it was costed out over an annual basis over the five year period. It was based on the projected capital projects which were going to be done in that period of time and so if you look at, you mentioned Fort Smith and Fort Simpson and Hay River. Well, in that five year period Fort Smith had a recreational centre that was constructed so their rates were higher. Fort Simpson had some projects that included a sewage recovery system that entered into the equation and Hay River had projects which averaged out to about $300,000 a year in terms of the block funding agreement, so when we negotiate these contracts, we look at the needs over an extended period of time and then we negotiate it.
Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Christensen
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The period of the block funding agreement was for a three year fiscal period and these agreements have just been extended for one year so they will be expiring at the end of this coming fiscal year. In the coming year we are going to be renegotiating these agreements and the basis for renewal will be one of things which we will be studying right now with the major municipalities to see if there is a new way to, or a different or simpler way, of calculating the amounts that each community should receive. But as Mr. McLeod had indicated, the previous agreement had been calculated based on what had been the forecast capital requirements over the three year period for each of the communities that have block funding agreements.
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The Chair David Krutko
Thank you, Mr. Christensen. Just a reminder to the Members, it is hard to hear individuals making a presentation so, please keep the chitter-chatter down and respect other people when they are making presentations. Mrs. Groenewegen.
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I was hoping that Mr. Christensen would tell me that three year period had started prior to my term in office but it looks like it was right before that three years and now extended for one further year. So, can this be reconciled when we get to page 4-42 where it has block funding for Fort Smith, Hay River, Inuvik and Fort Simpson at $2.4 million. Then perhaps we can get further explanation when we come to that point as to how that block funding works as well.
Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
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Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Christensen
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Do you want that explanation now or..
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Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
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Christensen
The amount shown for block funding on page 4-42 is related to the operations and maintenance component of the block funding agreements. Within the budget we have amounts that are shown for the capital portion of the block funding agreement and the portion shown for the operations and maintenance portion of the block funding agreement, so of the amounts shown for block funding agreements on page 4-42, there would be operations and maintenance block funding shown for Fort Smith, Hay River, Fort Simpson and Inuvik and if you are interested in the numbers I can just read them off. Fort Smith is $593,000, Hay River is $623,000, Fort Simpson is $870,000 and Inuvik is $546,000. The capital portions would be added to that for the total amount of the block funding agreement for each community.
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The Chair David Krutko
Thank you, Mr. Christensen. Committee operations, Fort Smith region. Total Fort Smith region, $4.064 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
Community operations, detailed capital, Inuvik region. Total Inuvik region, $3.267 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 2-13(7): Recommendation To Standardize Maca Organization Charts On GNWT Wide Basis
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
Infrastructure, headquarters region. Total headquarters region, $644,000. Agreed?