Thank you, Madam Chair. The committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 84-17(3), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2012-2013.
Does committee agree?
Agreed.
We will proceed after a short break.
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I will call Committee of the Whole back to order. The item before us today is Tabled Document 84-17(3), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2012-2013. I would like to ask Minister Miltenberger if he has opening comments.
Yes, Madam Chair. I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2012-2013.
This document outlines an increase of $20.928 million in operations expenditures for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. The major items included in the supplementary estimates are:
$13.8 million to report two special warrants approved on July 31, 2012, and August 17, 2012, for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the increased costs being incurred due to the severe forest fire season in 2012;
$4.4 million to report a special warrant approved on August 17, 2012, for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to fund the costs of identifying the disposing of diseased bison in the Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary;
$4.1 million for the additional cost resulting from the new Collective Agreement between the Union of Northern Workers and the Government of the Northwest Territories;
$3.9 million for the Department of Public Works to fund the costs associated with the demolition of Sir Alexander Mackenzie and Samuel Hearne schools in Inuvik.
I am prepared to review the details of the supplementary estimates document, Madam Chair. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Would you like to bring witnesses into the Chamber?
Yes, Madam Chair.
Thank you. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Sergeant-at-Arms, could you please escort the witnesses to the table?
For the record, Mr. Miltenberger, could you please introduce your witnesses?
Thank you, Madam Chair. I have with me the deputy minister of Finance, Mr. Aumond; and the assistant deputy minister of Finance and deputy secretary to the FMB, Sandy Kalgutkar.
Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. General comments from Members on the operations expenditures. Any general comments? Detail?
Agreed.
Thank you. Please turn in your document to page 3. Legislative Assembly, operations expenditures, Office of the Clerk, not previously authorized, $32,000.
Agreed.
Office of the Speaker, not previously authorized, $1,000.
Agreed.
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, not previously authorized, $3,000.
Agreed.
Statutory officers, not previously authorized, $5,000.
Agreed.
Legislative Assembly, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $41,000.
Agreed.
Thank you. Page 4, Executive, operations expenditures, directorate, not previously authorized, $21,000.
Agreed.
Ministers’ offices, not previously authorized, $22,000.
Agreed.
Thank you. Executive, operations, not previously authorized, $37,000.
Agreed.
Thank you. Cabinet support, not previously authorized, $19,000.
Agreed.
Thank you. Total department, not previously authorized, $99,000.
Agreed.
Thank you. Moving onto page 5, Human Resources, operations expenditures, directorate, not previously authorized, $7,000.
Agreed.
Human resource strategy and policy, not previously authorized, $35,000.
Agreed.
Management and recruitment services, not previously authorized, $32,000.
Agreed.
Corporate human resources, not previously authorized, $42,000.
Agreed.
Employee services, not previously authorized, $41,000.
Agreed.
Regional operations, not previously authorized, $41,000.
Agreed.
Total department, Human Resources, operations expenditures, not previously authorized, $198,000.
Agreed.
Thank you. Page 6, the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, operations expenditures, corporate management, not previously authorized, $15,000.
Agreed.
