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Rev. Dr. Emily Gail Dill

Rev. Dr. Emily Gail Dill

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24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, the Bermuda Police Service is estimated to collect $698,000, or a 1 per cent increase from 2021/22 in revenue due to the increase in Government fees and an increase in security guard licences under revenue source code 8525 of $1,000. Employee Numbers (Full -Time Equiva lent [FTE]) . Mr. Chairman, the employee numbers or full - time equivalents …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, I will now speak to some of the accomplishments the Bermuda Police Service had in 2021/22. Policing and the COVID -19 pandemic . Mr. Chairman, the COVID -19 pandemic led to significant changes in policing. Government legislation was i ntroduced to reduce the risk of COVID -19 transfer i ncluding shelter in place, curfew, physical distancing measures and …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, as the Minister had reported to the Honourable House [of Assembly] in February, the Bermuda Police Service is the law enforcement entity responsible for preventing and detecting crime and have adopted a robust ap-proach to tackling gang and gun violence. As early as 2009, the BPS recognised the significant challenges of tackling gangs and guns and that it …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, in keeping with our mission statement of Making Bermuda Safer the Bermuda Police Service will engage in the following: Policing issues for 2022/23 . Mr. Chairman, the scourge of gang and gun violence continues to play out in our community. Sadly, more recently we have seen males and females as young as 14 involved in violent exchanges, often …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr Chairman, the Bermuda Police Service has a Strategic and Oper ational Plan for the period 2021 to 2026 with five key priorities . They are: • reducing serious crime; • protecting vulnerable persons; • raising confidence in the police; • reducing harm on our roads; and • developing digital policing. Additionally, seven new Strategic Ambitions have been set to …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, I now move to page C -7 and capi tal development.
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Yes, I am aware and I am doing my best to work within the timeframe that the Opposition set for this debate. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN SENATE VISITOR
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Thank you so much. Mr. Chairman, I now move to page C -7 and capital development. The estimate for 2022/23 is $250,000 for Police Headquarters Prospect. The Bermuda Police Service has been endeavouring to reduce spending by reducing rents paid in t he private sector. To achieve this, the Bermuda Police Service has been working towards developing the old hea …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to present the current ac count estimates for the Customs Department , Head 12, which can be found on pages B -276 to B -279 of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure. Mr. Chairman, the Customs Department’s mission is Protecting Bermuda’s border and promoting economic development . The objectives of the d epartment are to: …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, I would now draw your attention to the current account estimates for Head 12, which can be found on page B-276. A total of $16,575,000 has been allocated for Head 12 for the financial year 20 22/23. This repr esents an increase of $489,000, or a 3 per cent i ncrease of the original budget for the financial …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, Airport Arrivals –Travellers has an estimate of $4,396,000. This represents an increase of $204,000, or 5 per cent. The net increase is due to an increase in sal aries of $261,000 as a result of the discontinuance of the austerity measure salary deduction of 10 per cent; increase in overtime of $17,000; decrease in other allowances of $70,000; …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, Investigations/A udit has an estimate of $878,000. This represents an increase of $1,000, or less than 1 per cent. Business Unit 22070 — Hamilton Commercial Ops
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, Hami lton Commercial Ops has an estimate of $979,000. This repres ents an increase of $82,000, or 9 per cent. The increase is due to a salary increase of $67,000 and overtime of $15,000. The most significant driver of the cost increase is, therefore, basic salary costs excluding overtime. The increase is primarily due to the 10 per …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, A dministration has an estimate of $4,599,000. This represents an increase of $215,000, or 5 per cent. The Administration business unit is deemed the headquarters of the department and a majority of the oper ational budget is allocated to this unit. The variances of materiality that impact the increase are: • Decrease in s alaries of $34,000 [and] …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, Vessel Clearance has an estimate of $941,000. This represents an increase of $4,000, or less than 1 per cent. The increase is due to an increase in salaries of $65,000, again as a res ult of the discontinuance of the austerity measures 10 per cent salary deductions, offset by a decrease in overtime by $20,000 and other allowances …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, Interdiction has an estimate of $3,717,000. This represents a decrease of $29,000, or 1 per cent. The increase is due to an i ncrease in salaries of $25,000 again as a result of the discontinuance of the austerity measures 10 per cent salary deductions, offset by a decrease in overtime of $25,000 and other allowances by $30,000. The …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, Seaport Enforcement Team has an estimate of $1,065,000. This represents an increase of $12,000, or 1 per cent. The increase is due to an increase in salaries of $20,000 as a result of the discontinuance of the austerity measures 10 per cent salary deductions, offset by a decrease in overtime by $8,000. Mr. Chairman, as you can see, …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Can you say that again for me? Sen. Michelle Simmons: The first question was about the Police Complaints Authority and whether it is still functioning, and my second question is about the new CCTV system that will be installed. How will that be procured? Will there be a competitive pr ocess? The Chairman: I think in the interest of time …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Certainly. I will revert to Mr. Smith with the answer to his question as it is quite a bit of information that needs to be provided and we certainly do not have enough time today. With regard to the Police Complaints Author ity, yes, it is still functioning. With regard to the new CCTV system, we will revert with the …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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