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David A. Burch

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6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
183 words
Mr. Chairman, the objective of the Architect Design Programme 3614 is to 3412 6 March 2020 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly deliver architectural design support for Government’s capital development projects in a professional, fiscally prudent and timely manner. Further, it provides opportunities for Bermudian graduates in architecture and related disciplines to obtain the necessary experience and training to …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the budgeted number of employees for the Ministry of Public Works Headquarters is 51. This can be seen on page B -222. The headcount has reduced b y one for 2020/21. But we should not cheer, because the account of the Permanent Secretary now falls under the Cabinet Office. And I believe that is true of all Permanent …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the Public Works Headquarters will aim to conduct four safety and health assessments with corrective actions in the year, conduct 20 safety and health trainings for Ministry employees, improve the procurement cycle time from requisition to creation of purchase orders in two days 95 per cent of the time, produce detailed reports on all operational and capital actual …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, with regard to the major capital projects being managed by the Ministry of Public Works Headquarters, the overall budget capital expenditure plan for the Public Works Headquarters is $10,067,000, details of which can be found on page C -6 of the Capital Accounts Est imates. And the capital developments include • cost centre 75050—Minor Works, nil. (But one …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the overall 2019/2020 Capital Acquisitions Plan for the Public Works Headquarters is $3,424,000, under Schedule C of the Capital Accounts Estimates, and the capital acquisitions inc lude cost centre 76495 — Vehicles and Equipment of $2,745,000 towards r eplacement of aged GP vehicles as well as equipment; and cost centre 76868—Communications Equipment of $679,000 towards the Prospect Tower …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, I would now like to turn to Head 49, Land Valuation Depar tment, probably the smallest department in all of government, the mandate of which is to proactively mai ntain an accurate and fair Valuation List for land tax Bermuda House of Assembly purposes in accordance with the Land Valuation and Tax Act 1967. This includes the five- …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the Land Valuation Department has the single Valuation Programme 4901 with the accompanying business unit of 59080, as shown on page B -225. The single Valuation Programme comprises three primary areas: • maintenance of the Valuation List ; • appraisal service ; and • revaluation. Mr. Chairman, as seen on page B -226, with a total of 10 …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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The current account expenditure estimates for Head 49 is a total of $1,034,000 that has been allocated to the Land Valu ation Department for fiscal year 2020/21. This alloc ation represents a marginal increase, very marginal, of $7,000 when compared to the original estimates of 2019/20. Mr. Chairman, the department continues to be financially prudent and resourceful in the provision …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, rev enue for the 2020/21 fiscal year can be found on page B-226 and remains at $6,000. This is revenue in r espect of fees which are paid by an objector to have their objection heard before the Land Valuation A ppeal Tribunal in instances where the objection was not resolved during negotiations with the department. Whilst it …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the department does not have any funds allocated for capital acquisitions for fiscal year 2020/21. Highlights and Achievements 2019/20
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the department’s bursary student, Andesha Busby, succes s3414 6 March 2020 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly fully completed her three- year Bachelor of Science Real Estate Degree programme at the University of Reading, England, in June 2019. Ms. Busby then commenced full -time employment with the department in August 2019 as the trainee valuer and is …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the Land Title Registry Office is responsible for providing the Land Valuation Department copies of all sales transactions on the Island. This sales information forms the basis of the department’s comparable sales database and is critical to the appraisal advice provi ded to other government departments. Historically, batches of sales transactions were received from Land Title Registry every …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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I will now turn my a ttention to the performance measures for the depar tment for the current fiscal year. Mr. Chairman, the department has again had an exceedingly demanding year, and as one of the smallest in government, the work of the land valuation team should never be mi nimised or diminished, as this team is indirectly r esponsible …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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The legislated function of maintaining the Valuation List utilises the greater part of the department’s resources. This work entails inspecting, reassessing and making a corresponding alteration to the Valuation List on any residential, commercial or tourist property that is built, altered or demolished. At year -end 2019 there were a total 36,290 units in the Valuation List with a combined …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, as aforementioned, the Land Valuation Department also provides accurate and timely valuation advice to other government departments upon request. This appraisal Bermuda House of Assembly service will carry on in fiscal year 2020/21 and will continue to include (1) the provision of valuations to the Tax Commissioner and Registrar of the Supreme Court for voluntary conveyances of property …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the very reason for the department’s formation in 1967 and continued existence is that of maintaining an up- todate and accurate Valuation List as properties are altered on a daily basis as a result of mergers, splits, demolitions and new builds. In addition to this i mportant function, the Land Valuation and Tax Act 1967 also mandates a …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, as I conclude my presentation of the Estimates of E xpenditure and Revenues for the Department of Land Valuation, Head 49, I would like to reference the three Ps of any successful organisation— people, processes and performance. The department is one of the smal lest in government with a current staffing complement of only nine full -time equivalents. …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, I would now like to turn to Head 53, t he Bermuda Housing Corporation [BHC or the Corporation]. Mr. Chairman, the mission statement of the BHC is To provide ac-cessibility to adequate, affordable housing and pr omote independent living to enhance the quality of life in Bermuda. Mr. Chairman, the Housing Corporation’s grant allocation of $6,050,000 represents no …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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To date, that pr ogramme has assisted 14 Bermudian families in their quest to become first -time homeowners. The initiative has been very successful in providing properties available for sale at affordable prices. The sale prices of these properties have been significantly reduced in return f or sweat equity to bring the properties back to a healthy, habitable state. Many …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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And the BHC also manages and controls the H.U.S.T.L.E. Truck pr ogramme, acronym for Helping the Unemployed Sustain Themselves with Limited Employment, which has been in successful operation since 2007. This year marks the 13 th anniversary of the programme. Mr. Chairman, the Corporation brought the H.U.S.T.L.E. Truck Prog ramme to birth by contracting eight young men and women of …