Transcript impact of change after elections

ELECTIONS IN GENERAL
 Federal Elections
 Every 4 to 5 years and same day
 Provincial Elections
 Every 4 to 5 years and same day
 Civic/Municipal Elections
 Every 4 to 5 years and same day
 First Nation Elections
 Section 74 Indian Act every 2 years - Scattered
 Custom Codes - Scattered
 Hereditary
IMPACT OF CHANGE JUST BEFORE
ELECTIONS ON THE REZ
 Election promises
 Employee raises
 Temporary employment
 Contract work
 Tension and anxiety in the workplace and
community
LONG PLAIN FIRST NATION
 Treaty 1 – August 3, 1871
 Adhesion Treaty June 20, 1876
 Long Plain 1876
 Keeshkeemaqua’s Reserve 1981,
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Portage la Prairie, MB
Madison Reserve 2013, Winnipeg, MB
Kapyong – Treaty 1?
Long Plain population 4,300
Anishinabe
LONG PLAIN - GOVERNANCE
 Chief and Council Salaries set by referendum
 Candidates for elected office must pass drug
test, criminal check & child abuse registry
 Annual Report & Consolidated Audit
 Custom Election Code – 3 YEAR TERM
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Drug testing for candidates
Criminal Record Check
Child Abuse Registry Check
No gift giving or lending money during election
process
LONG PLAIN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
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Federal Holidays
Provincial Holidays
Indigenous Holidays
Christmas Holidays
Earned Holidays
Government and Corporate staff receive
bonus pay for working on holidays
 5 % Cost of living – discontinued April 2015
 Cash out of earned holiday credits –
discontinued April 2015
DRUG TESTING POLICY
 In 2008 drug testing introduced for all staff
 Approximately 40% of staff in the initial screening fail
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drug test
3 strike rule
2009 General Election - drug testing becomes election
issue
New administration phase out drug testing
2012 General Election
2013 By - election for Chief
Incident based drug testing implemented
2015 General Election
LONG PLAIN HUMAN RESOURCES
 HR staff hired - 2015
 Review of Administrative Policy Manuals
 Government & Corporate Policy Manuals
 Social Media Policy
LONG PLAIN ANNUAL REPORT &
CONSOLIATED AUDITS
 Introduced in 1999
 Reports released every year thereafter except
for 2010/11 & 2011/12
 Unmatched accountability and transparency
GREETINGS FROM THE LONG PLAIN COUNCIL
We are pleased to present our Annual Report and Consolidated Audit to the Long Plain people for the
fiscal year April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. We recognize the fiscal challenges that have been present
with the absence of government operating budgets, financial statements and cash flow projections for
the past few years. The Council and Senior staff have undertaken corrective measures to address this.
We have also witnessed the absence of Annual Reports and Audits for the fiscal years 2010/2011 and
2011/2012.
Highlights for the year;
• In May our Madison property was converted to reserve status.
• Long Plain was ordered by the Federal Court of Appeal to have a by - election for the office
of Chief in July 2013. Dennis Meeches was elected in September 2013.
• In December of 2013 Long Plain experienced a financial crisis and was forced into making
some difficult decisions which included substantial layoffs of government and corporate
employees. We also accepted the resignation of our CGA in January 2014.
Our economic outlook for 2014/2015 looks promising and we believe our financial situation will
improve but we must take cautious approach as we move forward. There is much work to be done
in all areas of government programs and the Council has resolved to work together for the benefit of
all our people.
Our corporation is continuing to provide strong support in social cart spending but again we have to
be careful and that we work within our financial budgets. This has been a challenge and explains why
it is so important that we must have operating budgets for all Long Plain Government and Corporate
entities.
Megwetch
Long Plain Chief & Council
EXCERPT FROM LONG PLAIN FIRST NATION ANNUAL REPORT AND CONSOLIDATED AUDIT 2013-2014
Legal Issues Without Prejudice
Date of Lawsuit: June 2, 2011
Authority: Canadian Human Rights Commission
Issue: Whether respondent (Long Plain) treated the complainant in an adverse differential manner during
employment and termination of employment.
Settlement: Canadian Human Rights Commission closed its file on September 9, 2013 as complainant verbally withdrew
the complaint.
Date of Lawsuit: September 2011
Authority: Canada Labour Board
Issue: Whether respondent (Long Plain) unjustly dismissed complainant without proper notice of employment
termination
Settlement: Pending at fiscal year end, March 31, 2014.
Date of Lawsuit: January 2012
Authority: Manitoba Employment Standards Branch
Issue: Complainant alleged wrongful dismissal from employment with Arrowhead Development Corporation.
Settlement: Pending at fiscal year end, March 31, 2014 as ADC awaits feedback for mediation request.
Date of Lawsuit: April 2013
Authorities: Canada Labour Board, Canadian Human Rights Commission
Issue: CD Labour—Whether respondent (Long Plain) unjustly dismissed complainant from employment; CD Human
Rights—Whether respondent (Long Plain) unjustly discriminated against complainant based on religious
beliefs.
Settlement: Pending at fiscal year end, March 31, 2014
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Date of Lawsuit: September 2013
Authority: Canada Labour Board
Issue: Complainant alleged that no reason was given as to why complainant was dismissed from employment.
Settlement: As the complainant did not claim an unjust dismissal case for adjudication, the Canada Labour Board closed the file
CONTACT INFO FOR CHIEF
DENNIS MEECHES
 Email – [email protected]
 Cell – 12048717676
 Work - 12042522731
 Facebook
Thank you