Administration Dept

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

The Administration Department is very happy with the results that we have been able to produce during this pandemic year. Administration oversees the daily operation of the Adams Lake Indian Band. All Directors and Managers report to the Executive Director. The programs and services that comprise the Adams Lake Indian Band Administration includes the following: • Human Resources • Information Technology • Economic Development • Communications • Finance • Administrative Assistants

Mission Statement

To provide efficient, effective, professional Administrative and Financial Services consistent with Adams Lake Indian Band’s vision statement. To support the Adams Lake Indian Bands government for the benefit of community members.

Accomplishments

This is the third consecutive Annual Report for the Adams Lake Indian Band and we are happy to see the waterline completion, houses under construction and financial commitment toward the construction of a new Health Facility. The fiscal year saw 2020/2021 experienced the completion of the third year with an annual budget cycle. The new budget was approved in June of 2020 because of the pandemic. The directors and managers all presented to the full Council. The consolidated budget was presented to the Finance Audit Committee prior to passing the overall budget. The audit was completed in August of 2020 and was on time. As a team, we are proud to say that we have now completed the 6 km waterline to 25 homes that have historically had poor water quality. We have obtained approval of $3.7 million dollars toward a new Health Facility. The housing subdivision is scheduled to have 16 units built at the subdivision and I.R. #6. The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) – The Adams Lake declared a state of emergency in late March of 2020. We opened our own EOC shortly after this declaration. The EOC was operated by a combination of staff and Council. The EOC was responsible for such things as the food security cheques being sent to Membership, the gardening boxes, the Covid procedures in all band buildings, the weekly communique and support to the Health Department. This initiative has been a valuable experience for future community emergencies. 10 Year Funding Arrangement – The Adams Lake Indian Band accepted the 10 year funding arrangement in the summer of 2020. This arrangement has more flexibility, less government reporting and the funding cannot be clawed back by the government. The Adams Lake Indian Band made the decision to accept this arrangement because it has a CPA accountant, along with the Finance Administration Law (FAL) and good financial practices. Adams Lake has received its first level of certification for its financial management practices. The ten year grant not only allows for more flexibility but also additional monies and support from ISC since Adams Lake is taking on more responsibility financially. This is an important step in the development and governance of the community.

Subdivision Groundbreaking Sept, 2020

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The Management of the Campsites – The summer of 2020 saw the Adams Lake Indian Band manage the Pierre’s and Sandy Point campsites for the first time in many years. A management tender was put out and the winning bid came from a couple that had previous experience managing another campsite. The campsites allowed for 14 community members to find seasonal employment in such areas as maintenance, finance, security and administration. The infrastructure at the campsites was upgraded and the environment has been protected. The revenues gained from the leasing and sales at the campsites is now targeted to assist in the repayment of a capital loan which will be used for Band projects such as the Housing Subdivision, the new Health Facility, the waterline and future infrastructure projects. The Waterline Completion – The Adams Lake Indian Band is very proud and happy to see the recent completion of the waterline. Many people had to deal with bad tasting and foul smelling water for most of their lives. In late March, the waterline had reached the end of the community. We are very proud of Jerry Andrew and the team at Public Works to have completed this project. It was a long time in coming and it is now operational. Ordinarily we would have had a community meal and a celebration. The pandemic does not allow for gatherings and as such a traditional meal was delivered along with a fruit basket for those families along with waterline on the Kamloops Shuswap Road. This historic accomplishment began in 2019 and was completed in March/April of 2021.

Employee Recognition – The Adams Lake Indian Band has never formally held an employee recognition prior to the last fiscal year. In February of 2021, over 70 employees were recognized for long term service. This included those employees with 5 year, 10 years, 15 years and 20 plus years of service to the Adams Lake community. Since it was the first year of this initiative, each employee received a gift or a gift certificate, a congratulatory letter from the Kukpi7 Cliff Arnouse and a certification to hang onto a wall. This new initiative needs to be repeated on an annual basis to recognize long term employees and normally 5-7 employees reach a milestone on a given year. Policy and Planning – There were a number of policy and planning initiatives completed during the fiscal year 2020/21. The Finance and Human Resource Policies were approved by Council Resolution and are now implemented. Funding was received for a Comprehensive Community Planning Update and that is now under way. We completed a review of the Security and a Justice Manager has now been hired to further review staffing, equipment training needs and liaise with the community to set a direction for the future. An economic development strategy has begun and it will be completed next fiscal year. Many plans and policies have been worked on despite the Covid 19 pandemic and Adams Lake has done a good job in furthering our planning initiatives.

Employee Gift Bags