HANSARD
NOVA SCOTIA HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO
REVIEW THE ESTIMATES OF
THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL
AND THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Committee Room
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SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE ESTIMATES OF
THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL
AND THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
Hon. Kevin Murphy (Chairman)
Hon. Geoff MacLellan
Hon. Labi Kousoulis
Mr. Gordon Wilson
Ms. Suzanne Lohnes-Croft
Hon. Christopher d'Entremont
Mr. Eddie Orrell
Ms. Claudia Chender
Mr. Neil Ferguson, Chief Clerk of the House of Assembly
(Non-Voting Member)
[Mr. Ben Jessome replaced Mr. Gordon Wilson]
In Attendance:
Speaker's Office Adviser
Ms. Deborah Lusby
Director of Administration
Office of the Speaker
Ms. Annette Boucher
Assistant Clerk
House of Assembly
Mr. Gordon Hebb
Chief Legislative Counsel
HALIFAX, TUESDAY, January 22, 2019
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW
THE ESTIMATES OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL
AND THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
11:00 A.M.
CHAIRMAN
Hon. Kevin Murphy
MR. CHAIRMAN: Good morning. We’ll call our meeting of the Special Committee of the House of Assembly Management Commission to order. We’ll deal with the special agenda first, which is the Auditor General and Elections Nova Scotia budget approval process. Before we get started, we’ll go around the table. Just state your name and your constituency, if applicable, for the record.
[The committee members and staff introduced themselves.]
MR. CHAIRMAN: The agenda is pretty simple: two items, again, the budgets. The first is for the Auditor General. It has been presented in advance. Are there any questions or discussion?
Hearing no questions or discussion, can I have a motion to approve the proposed budget for the Auditor General’s Office for 2019-20? Moved by Mr. d’Entremont; seconded by Ms. Lohnes-Croft. Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried
Item No. 2 is the estimates for Elections Nova Scotia for fiscal 2019-20. Any comments, questions or discussion? Hearing none, could I have a motion to approve the estimates for Elections Nova Scotia for 2019-20? Moved by Mr. MacLellan; seconded by Mr. Kousoulis. Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
That concludes the meeting of the Special Committee of the House of Assembly Management Commission. Having said that, we can release the staff from both offices.
[The committee adjourned at 11:06 a.m.]