I guess it all boils down to how much detail the Members want to get into. Generally, the approach that has been taken is we let the managers manage. The expectation is that they come in within budget, and they manage on that basis. To micromanage every department for every single position would be excessive, but certainly what the Member is talking about is essentially a budgeting issue. If that’s the direction the Members want to go, then certainly we would communicate that back to the Financial Management Board, or the Minister responsible for that area, and they could approach it on that basis.
Bob McLeod on Main Estimates 2008–2009 Department Of Human Resources
In the Legislative Assembly on May 28th, 2008. See this statement in context.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Department Of Human Resources
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
May 27th, 2008
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