GREAT BAY (GIS)— On Monday June 15th, in the Claude Wathey Legislative Hall, the Executive Council was briefed on Governmental and organizational matters at the Government Administration Building.
Members of the Executive Council present were Commissioners William Marlin, Xavier Blackman, Frans Richardson, and Theo Heyliger, who listened attentively and asked questions accordingly.
As the top civil servant within Government the Island Secretary Joan Dovale-Meit, extended a warm greeting to the new Executive Council members and explained in short what the civil service has been busy with and the future organizational developments, including some challenges and critical issues.
Members of management team including Directors and Department Heads gave presentations on their Sectors or Directorates, from their tasks and responsibilities to their mission statements and current developments. The line up of presentations was as follows:
1. A comprehensive overview of Government, its Procedures and Processes
2. An introduction to Governmental Organizational Structure & an Introduction to Management of Operations
3. Presentations on the activities of the Island Secretariat, Directorate of Programs and Projects, Management Support Services, Management Resources, ROB: Environment Development & Property Management, Directorate of Education, Directorate of Economy & Tourism and Directorate of Health Care and Social Development Affairs.
In addition to presentations by Directors, there were presentations by the Government Information Service / Protocol, Disaster management on the functioning of Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and an update on Constitutional matters by Project Director Dennis Richardson.
