All her bags are packed she’s ready to go….
There should be a Government Service Board of Alberta that provides services to the members of the legislature, executive officers, judicial personal, and the Crown in Alberta. The GSB would be independent with members having a long term of office. One of the services provided by the GSB could be a VIP airplane services for the Premier, Speaker, Chief justice, and Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. All the services provided by the GSB have a fee which the user can pay for upfront and if they don’t after 120 days its automatically taken out of their salary until the fee is paid. If the user wishes to bill the taxpayers for the services they submit an OEA (Official Expense Appropriation) to the government service board.
The government service board consists of 12 members who’s term of office last for the duration of three legislatures which should be 12 years. At the beginning of each new legislature 4 members are elected, one by the council of ministers, one by the council of opposition, and two elected by a vote of the Assembly Advisory Council which is the top two candidates from every riding. The Council would be 174 members consisting of 86 Conservative 49%, 73 Wildrose 42%, 8 Liberal 5%, and 7 NDP 4%. Every member of the Council can nominate a candidate to be elected to the GSB. The Council by a secret preference ballot elects the top two on the ballot to the GSB. By a secret ballot the members of the council of ministers vote on the remaining candidates nominated by the members of the advisory council. The candidate with the most votes getting elected. After the Cabinet votes the council of opposition votes on the remaining candidates and likewise by a secret ballot elects the candidate with the most votes. This means the GSB would be 6 Conservatives, 4 Liberals, and 2 Wildrose.
When someone wants the taxpayers to pay for the service fee they submit an OEA to the GSB. If they didn’t pay upfront then after 120 days it starts coming out of their salary until the GSB bill is paid for. The weekly meeting of the GSB that’s 90 days after the submission of the OEA the members vote on whether the board considers the OEA as an legitimate expense. If 7 members vote yes the applicant gets 25% of the OEA back, a vote of 8 they get 50%, 9 votes gives 75%, and by 10 votes they receive 100% of the OEA.
If the Premier uses the VIP airplane service that is administered by the government service board they can pay the fee which is based upon the hours of use and distanced travelled. Afterwards they can submit an OEA to the GSB to get reimbursed for the expense. The Premier can use the service and pay later but if they don’t pay in full within 120 days the unpaid amount is automatically taken from their salary until the bill is paid in full.
All meetings of the Government Service Board are ALWAYS open to the public. No Stephen Harper behind closed doors crap. All votes by the GSB are ALWAYS open votes. The members can not serve in any other public office while on the board. In the event of vacancy the Premier and Leader of the Opposition jointly appoint a person to fill the vacancy with the appointment confirmed by a 2/3 majority vote of the Assembly Advisory Council.
President: Barry Aulis
The Federalist party of Canada 