Directorate, grants and contributions, grants, total grants, $225,000.
Debates of March 26th, 2004
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Calvin Pokiak
Page 4-13, community financial services, operations expense, total operations expense, $1.196 million. Ms. Lee.
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. May I have the breakdown for other expenses of $717,000, please?
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Henry Zoe North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Travel, $81,000; supplies, $31,000; purchased services, $45,000; contracts, $495,000; fees and payments, $51,000; other expenses, $2,000; computers, $8,000; total of $717,000. Thank you.
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could I get a further breakdown on the contract services? Just an indication of major contracts that are put out under this item. Thank you.
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Henry Zoe North Slave
Mr. Chairman, I can't elaborate on what the purpose of this $495,000 is going to be. The contract services budget consists of three of Municipal and Community Affairs, four areas of core businesses providing the legislative and financial framework for community governments to carry out their responsibilities, providing financial management and technical support to community governments, and providing training for community government. Mr. Chairman, it's difficult for the department to predict the level of need in this area from year to year. That's why I can't specifically give you what type of contracts. These are the main areas that we're going to be looking at for this $495,000 for contracted services. Thank you.
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Am I understand that the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs hires services, enters into contract services with a third party to provide financial and accounting services to municipalities? Is that a correct understanding? Thank you.
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Henry Zoe North Slave
The answer is yes and on a required basis. Mr. Chairman, some communities run into difficulties such as if their SAO quits or if their financial officer quits and they request assistance from my department, we do sometimes hire on a contractual basis to send somebody in to either cover for a short period of time or to assist them to bring up their books to current date. We do assist them in those manners, but it varies from community to community and on request. Thank you.
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to make a note of the fact that this division has more money going on contract services to hire other people to do work than they have their own employees. My point there is that we really don't have a good handle on how much money we're spending in this area. It seems like, based on what I've been hearing all week, I think this government may have many more people on their payroll by way of contract services than we do under government employment lists. This is definitely an area I'd like to pursue further with the Minister of Finance at a more opportune time. I don't have a question there, but I need to make a note of that comment. Thank you.
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The Chair Calvin Pokiak
Thank you, Ms. Lee. Page 4-13, community financial services, operations expense, total operations expense, $1.196 million.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Calvin Pokiak
Page 4-17, emergency services, operations expense, total operations expense, $858,000. Ms. Lee.
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could I have the breakdown for $325,000 under other expenses, please?
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