Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In 2007-08, the department required to come back to request supplementary funding in the order of $800,000 because their budget was not sufficient to meet their costs. Recognizing going into the 2008-09 fiscal year that they would need additional funding in their utilities budget, they allocated $800,000 from the supp reserve to their utilities budget since they recognize that the budget, as it stood, was insufficient. The amounts in the supp bill today represent the fact that, despite having put the $800,000 into their 2008-09 budget, high fuel prices in 2008-09 resulted in the budget being insufficient in 2008-09 as well, despite having put the $800,000 into the budget.
Ms. Melhorn on Recorded Vote
In the Legislative Assembly on March 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
March 1st, 2009
Melhorn
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