00:00House Speaker Bridget Annissette George intervened when MP Barry Paderath sought
00:05a specific answer from Public Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzalez about the
00:09salary of the incoming Chief Executive Officer of the Water and Sewerage
00:13Authority who is a national of St. Kitts and Nevis.
00:16Honourable Speaker, the CEO designate of the authority will be compensated in TT currency.
00:24Honourable Speaker, the Minister confirmed that that payment in TT dollars is as a result of
00:36government's poor management of the forex situation in Trinidad and Tobago.
00:39The question is out of order.
00:41Minister Gonzalez had earlier provided details of the compensation package of the incoming WASA CEO
00:48in response to MP Paderath's original question in the House of Representatives on Friday.
00:54Madam Speaker, the Chief Executive Officer designate of the Water and Sewerage Authority,
01:00Mr. Keith Roy Halliday, would be required inter alia to lead the transformation of the
01:06authority which is a significant undertaking. The remuneration package reflects market
01:11competitiveness and includes performance-based incentives as follows. Salary at a rate of
01:19$100,000 per month. Housing allowance of $8,000 per month. Minister Gonzalez provided further
01:26details. Transport facility. Maintain company motor vehicle not exceeding $400,000 exclusive
01:35of that for business and personal use for the duration of the contract. A reimbursement of
01:41reasonable entertainment expenses incurred in the conduct of business related activities
01:47on behalf of the authority to a maximum of $2,300 per month. The Public Utilities Minister
01:53mentioned other incentives as well as the performance targets for the new WASA CEO
01:59for the supply of water in Trinidad and Tobago. An annual bonus payable on the attainment of 100%
02:06of the performance targets. The bonus to be paid should be limited to six months salary for the
02:11first year of the contract period. The bonus to be paid should be limited to four months salary
02:16for the second and third years of the contract period. The performance incentive targets
02:22Manuspeak as follows. Water coverage across all districts. Improvement in water coverage to
02:29unserved and underserved communities. Some of the new WASA CEO's targets also include the structure
02:36of WASA itself. Operational cost coverage. Compliance with cabinet directive for the
02:41management restructuring. Organizational process re-engineering. Implementation of
02:47new performance management system. Reduction in unsafe conditions. Increase in customer
02:53satisfaction rating and reduction in non-revenue water. The new WASA CEO is set to begin the job
02:59next month on December 1st. Jule Brown, TV6 News.
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