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David A. Burch

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11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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I move that the Bill entitled the Municipalities Amendment Act 2022 be now read a third time by its title only and be passed.
11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes. SUSPENSION OF STANDING 21
11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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I move that Standing Order 21 be suspended to enable me to move the third reading of the Bill entitled the Municipalities Amendment (No. 2) Act 2022.
11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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I move that the Bill entitled the Municipalities Amendment (No. 2) Act 2022 be now read a third time by its title only and be passed.
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Okay, thank you, Mr. Chairman. You are coming through very weak and sporadic, so I do not know how you fix that. Mr. Chairman, I move the following Heads: Head 36 —the Ministry of Public Works Headquarters; Head 53 —the Bermuda Housing Corporation; Head 68—the Department of Parks; Head 81—the Depar tment of Public Lands and Buildings; and 82— the …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the Ministry of Public Works is responsible for maintaining Bermuda’s critical assets and infrastructure as well as delivering the many services this Island depends on. Bermuda House of Assembly Some of the assets and infrastructure that the Ministry is responsible for building and maintaining include the following: • 617 roads amounting to 225 kilometres of road surface; • …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Is that better?
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Okay. The Ministry’s total capital budget for 2022/23 is $39,634,000. This is a decrease of $278,000 over the current year budget. This includes the capital development budget of $37,746,000 and the capital acquisition ’s budget of $1,888,000. The Ministry’s established number of emplo yees, which is referred to as full -time equivalents (FTEs), for the fiscal year 2022/23 is 684, …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the overarching objective of the Ministry Headquarters (Finance and Administration), Head 36, is to provide centralis ed support to the departments within the Mi nistry, which include the Department of Public Lands and Buildings, the Department of Works and Engineering, and the Department of Parks, to ensure delivery of their varied services and operating pr ogrammes. The s …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the Head Office Administration— Programme 3601—is comprised of Headquarters Administration (including Safet y and Health). Previously Headquarters included Central Filing, but with the transfer of the human r esources team to the Department of Employee Organ isation and Development, it was only logical to transfer 614 9 March 2022 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly the Central …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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The Accounts Pr ogramme provides accounts payable, accounts recei vable, payroll, capital asset recording, and non-financial and financial reporting functions for the operating departments within the Ministry. This section also prepares and distributes weekly payroll, vendor checks and invoices for services provided by the Mi nistry’s operational areas; as well as the collection and recording of online bank payments , …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the Purchasing Programme provides centralised purchasing support, inventory management, warehousing and disposal functions to the other departments and pr ogrammes within the Ministry and to other external departments from time to time. Mr. Chairman, the Purchasing section’s focus for the fiscal year 2022/23 will be on relocating to a centralised facility; creating supply -chain -related pol icies, procedures …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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The Telecommunic ations programme provides a suite of services such as replacement of telephones and related equipment, and the management of mobile service contracts for the Ministry. Mr. Chairman, the Government owns and operates a portfolio of seven telecommunication tower sites across the Island, with the towers located at the Somers et Police Station, Alton Hil l, Warwick Camp, the …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, this programme was formerly called the Human Resource programme due to its emphasis on employee se rvices. Although most of th ese services are now being centralised under the Department of Employee and Organizational Development, we are still required to assist with recruitment, employee relations, along with training and development services to the various d epartments and staff …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the objective of the Architect and Design programme, 3614 is to deliver [INAUDIBLE]
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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—within the Ministry to the—
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Hello?
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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If I get any closer to the microphone I will be kissing it. I am going to start again on Architect and Design programme 3614. Is that better?
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Pardon?
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Okay. Mr. Chairman, the objective of the Architectural Design programme 3614 is to deliver architectural design support for government’s capital develo pment projects in a pr ofessional, fiscally prudent and timely manner. This programme has transitioned wit hin the Ministry to the Department of Public Lands and Buildings along with their posts and budget. Full-Time Equivalents (FTE )