Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Colleagues, I am pleased to appear before the committee of the whole today to present for your consideration and approval the interim appropriations for the Legislative Assembly.
The interim for the Assembly is based on instructions given to all departments by the Financial Management Board.
The main estimates that the interim is based on, funded a 14 Member Legislative Assembly, election year costs and Members' compensation based on the old provisions of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act.
Mr. Chairman, the Legislative Assembly did not submit requirements for forced growth or new initiatives for inclusion in the interim before you today. Due to the timelines for submitting forced growth, we still did not have budget calculations for such activities as funding for committees, Caucus and Board of Management and implications associated with the new compensation and services to Members.
It is my intention to bring forward a business plan and main estimates that reflect accurately our costs and will include reallocation of funds that are contained in our current level of appropriations and justified forced growth.
Mr. Chairman with those comments as a background, the interim request is for $5,787,000 for operations and maintenance, and $150,000 in capital.
Mr. Chairman, I would be pleased to respond to any questions the Members may have. Thank you.