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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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I will do my best. [Laughter]
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, the budget for Head 34, the Transport Control D epartment, or TCD, can be found on pages B -209 to B - 212 of the Budget Book. The Transport Control D epartment’s mission is to assure the safety of all road users. Madam Chairman, TCD administers the operation of all motor vehicles and road users on Berm uda’s …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, TCD is divided into five separate business units: Reg-istration s, Examinations , Traffic Enforcement, Road Safety, and Administration. The Registration Section is responsible for registering and licensing all vehicles, issuing driver licences and other documents to all persons who operate vehicles, and collecting revenue for every t ransaction conducted by the department. The Examination Section conducts all driving …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, TCD’s budget allocatio n of $4,482,472 for 2022/23, is a $13,863, or a 0.3 [per cent ], decrease over the all ocation for 2021/22 and can be found on page B -209. Under the General Summary of expenditure per business units, you will find that the estimates for 2022/23 for each bus iness unit have changed som ewhat …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, for this fiscal cycle, the Examination Section ’s estimated budget is $1,164, 653 and represents a decrease of $48,000 over the prior year. Registration (cost centre 44040)
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, the estimated budget for the Registration Section is $799,000 for the fiscal year 2022/23. The amount represents an increase of $27,000, or 3 per cent increase over the 2020/21 budget. The incr ease represents funds to cover staff wages. Road Safety (cost centre 44090)
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, there will be no change in the estimated budget for this section. It is important to note that currently there is no substantive Road Safety Officer in the post due to a resignation prior to the 2021/22 fiscal year. Ho wever, the post is being covered by another TCD em ployee who has been seconded from another section. …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, the estimated budget for the Traffic Enforcement Section will be $504, 802. This represents a 7 per cent increase, or $34,000 over the prior year’s budget. The allocated funds are again for the section’s wages. Bermuda Senate Administration (cost centre 44210)
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, the estimated budget for the Administration Section will be $1,850,000. This represents a decrease of $27,000, or a decrease of 1 per cent. Revenue
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Revenue is found on page B -210. M adam Chairman, it is anticipated that during the 2022/23 budget cycle, the TCD will collect $29,244,000 in revenue. This represents a decrease of 1 per cent over the prior year. As a point of correction to the Budget Book, page B -210, please note there will be a 10 per cent reduction …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Capital Expenditure, found on page C -13. M adam Chairman, the sum of $1,389,000 has been allocated to begin the long overdue repairs and upgrades to the vehicle testing equipment in the department’s three facilities: North Street, Rockaway and Southside. The majority of these funds will go to the aforementioned project, whilst the remainder [ of] $13,000 is for the …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Human Resources , found on page B -211. The 2022/23 budget estimates include funds for 42 full -time e quivalents (employees). The full complement of staff at this department is 48. Therefore, this number represents the six posts that were defunded to reach mandated budget targets. Madam Chairman, I take this opportunity to thank the staff of the Transport Control …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, the Transport Control Department will continue to r eview and update the Motor Car Act 1951 and the Auxiliary Bicycles Act 1954 and their ancillary regulations. For example, recommendations have recently been submitted to reduce the legislated waiting times between driving test failures. Madam Chairman, in 2022/23 the department will focus o n modernising public service vehicles through …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Thank you very much.
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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I will do my very best. I would like to move very quickly through this last Head which was also requested by the Opposition. So, I will move quickly ahead.
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, the budget for Head 35, the Depart ment of Public 288 24 March 2022 Official Hansard Report Bermuda Senate Transportation ( DPT), is found on pages B -213 and B216 of the Budget Book. The department’s mission is Moving Bermuda with a quality public bus service. Expenditure Overview
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, the total current expenditure, page B -213 of the Budget Book, is estimated to be $17,788,000, which is $2,574,000 less than the 2021/22 budget. The department has three business units: Transportation, Maintenance, and Administration. The budget breakdown is as follows: Programme 3501—Transportation • Bus Operations, cost centre 45010 — $9,959,000. Programme 3502— Maintenance • Repair Servic es, cost …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, the public bus service operates 18 hours per day, 7 days per week. Additionally, the school bus service operates on weekdays during term times. The current account expenditure for Bus Operations, cost centre 45010, is estimated at $9,959,000 for 2022/23. This is an increase of $312,000, or 3 per cent more than the prior year’s budget. Maintenance —Repair …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, the department employs a team of professionals in Repair Servicing to maintain the fleet of public buses, support vehicles and equipment. The current expend iture for Repair Servicing, cost centre 45090, is est imated to be $3,792,000 for 2022/23. Thi s is a d ecrease of $447,000, or 11 per cent less than the prior year’s budget, largely …
24 Mar 2022 Senate
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Parts for vehicles and equipment are procured, stored, controlled, and issued by the Stores Section, which falls under Inve ntory Management. The current expenditure for Inventory Management, cost centre 45115, is estimated to be $1,074,000 for 2022/23. This is a decrease of $582, 000, or 35 per cent less than the prior year’s budget, largely due to the retirement of …