Floyd Roland

Thank you, Madam Chair. The number we are establishing right now is for current year and there could be slight changes as the taxation assessment role changes. So if there are new properties put on, for example, if more lot development takes place and houses are built in tax-based communities, that would show the growth in that area as well as any small changes in how the assessments are done in the value of properties, but it is forecast to go up by a small amount going forward. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I had to ask what the other expenses were, as well. They are for the TSC and the systems and communications chargeback. So these are chargeback amounts for systems and communications, as well as the TSC services for the whole department.

As well, taking the Member's comments and concerns of how we can better coordinate the delivery of the budget process being more informed, in that I’d be happy to sit down with Members and see how we can improve on the delivery of this information. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. My understanding is they are getting information on the other income portion, the $180,000 for 2004-05 and what that was made up of. I believe we did provide some information on the Liquor Licensing Board revenue of $632,000. So can we have some clarification on which area?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think most importantly that we should state that we are going to be using the work that has been done in the past as a starting point and moving forward with that. We don’t see a need to get into a lot more review in a sense of beginning something new and trying to get more information, we feel we have a lot of information. Then, of course, we would be working with the Members of this Assembly, with AOC, as we go through the steps moving forward to ensure that we are on the right track and working along with them to develop a program that would be beneficial for...

Thank you, Madam Chair. The reason that jumps up is assessments are done and incorporated, so there will be some increases just due to the normal assessments that are done. The reason there is such a large jump in this one is we have also done assessments on property taxes or properties to do with the large industry out there right now. That’s why it’s such a large jump. The vast majority of that is the exercise of now doing assessments for mines and other large developments and that’s the income on the property tax side.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’d just like to thank the Member for bringing his concerns to us and I look forward to working with him and providing a level of service that’s adequate to the residents in his jurisdiction, as well as being effective as a government on how we spend those dollars on behalf of the people. We’ll continue to monitor and work with the federal government, as well as with our own partners here in the Northwest Territories. If we can work together, I’m sure we can build a solid case going forward to try and have the idea of capacity on those issues dealt with by the federal...

Yes, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Department of Executive and FMBS did commission that report, so that report was done for our benefit. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The $820 million shown here in total revenues is the total amount this department receives. There are a number of other smaller funding amounts that go directly to other departments. I should say it comes into consolidated revenue, but other departments account for it in their budgets. So this is what we account for. All the total money goes into a consolidated revenue fund, but other departments account for some of the pockets of funding they have where they have specific agreements with federal departments. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we monitor all the regions for the amount of work required and the commitment required to maintain the level of service that’s provided. Once again, as other Members have stated, part of what we need to do as a government is to make sure we operate effectively and efficiently through the delivery of programs and being that we deal internally with other departments, it’s very much a centralized function around payroll and the financial end of things. So there is not a lot of opportunity. Right now out of the Sahtu, much of their services from all the...