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Administration and FinanceMinister's SalaryThe Minister's Salary provides the Minister of Environment with the additional compensation to which an individual appointed to the Executive Council is entitled.
Executive SupportThis section is comprised of all support staff in the Office of the Minister and Deputy Minister of Environment, totalling 7 staff years. The purpose of Executive Support is to develop, implement and oversee departmental policies and programs which are designed to attain, over the long term, the goals set out in the Department's role and mission statement, to advise the Minister on matters relating to the Department, to provide overall policy direction for departmental programs, to coordinate departmental communications activities and initiatives and to provide administrative support for the Offices of the Minister and Deputy Minister.
1 (a)(b) Minister's Salary and Executive Support
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Financial and Administrative ServicesFinancial and Administrative Services, with a complement of 18.26 staff, provides financial, human resource, administrative, computer support and library services to the Department to ensure appropriate utilization of departmental resources, the effective delivery of programs and compliance with governmental and departmental administrative policies and procedures. The Branch is responsible for providing financial services including the processing of all revenue and expenditures in accordance with legislative, Treasury Board and departmental requirements, estimates preparation, accountable advances, expenditure monitoring and reporting and cash flow forecasting. Also provided are human resource management services including recruitment, classification, performance appraisal system documentation/monitoring, employee orientation, career planning support, staff training and development support, affirmative action and other special projects. In addition, the Human Resources Unit provides advice to the departmental executive, management and staff in the areas of personnel policy, staff development and training, employee relations and human resource planning and associated programs as well as providing support to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Rural Development, The Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation and The Manitoba Agricultural Credit Corporation. As well, administrative support services are provided including vehicle coordination, parking administration, central inventory records, office equipment, records management coordination and freedom of information management. Computer support services, including systems development support, computer hardware and software acquisition management and general systems troubleshooting services are also provided. During 1996/97, 3,500 payment vouchers were processed. All of the required documentation respecting the complex annual estimates process and the Supplementary Information for Legislative Review was prepared. Various financial reports were prepared for submission to Manitoba Finance, Treasury Board and to departmental management. Various budget analyses and cash flow reports were prepared and ongoing monitoring of expenditures and revenue was carried out. The Human Resource function of Manitoba Environment is part of a human resource amalgamated unit comprising Manitoba Environment, Agriculture, and Rural Development. The unit has responsibility for the effective and efficient delivery of all human resource functions within the three departments. Specifically within Manitoba Environment the human resource function has responsibility for recruitment and selection, classification, pay administration, labour relations, performance management and other related human resource activities. In addition, support is provided for various initiatives such as Continuous Improvement, Development and Training and Human Resource planning. The Branch administered 34 government vehicles along with numerous office space, office equipment, office furniture, communications and related requirements. The Branch received 39 Freedom of Information Act access applications during the fiscal year. The following information was requested in this regard:
The Computer Services unit provided ongoing support for approximately 170 users in two Winnipeg locations and eight regional offices. Implementation of the Geographic Information System/Environmental Management Information System (GIS/EMIS) continued. Planning commenced with respect to the development of a corporate information management system. The Section managed all information technology requirements respecting the Department's relocation to 123 Main Street. The 1996/97 fiscal year was one of transition for the Library. As part of the co-location initiative, the Library began integrating the collections of the Manitoba Environment Resource Centre, the Environment Canada libraries in Winnipeg, and the library of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. This newly integrated Environment Library/Bibliothèque de l'Environnement serves the staff of these three organizations, as well as the public. During the planning phase of this co-location initiative, the Library continued to provide services to staff and the public. Library staff responded to 1,710 requests for information from both staff and the public, filled 136 interlibrary loan requests, filled 41 public registry requests, processed 190 book orders, catalogued 599 books and reports with the assistance of a contract cataloguer, sent 90 journal table of contents to non-Winnipeg staff, and distributed 1,767 brochures. In addition, the Library continued to operate the main Public Registry, coordinated the department's publications and renewed all professional memberships in the Department. 1 (c) Financial and Administrative Services
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