Human Resources & shared services

The Council Members of the HR Committee are:

Carol Eshkakogan

Sheldon Toulouse

Lawrence Solomon

 

Tammy Manitowabi, Natalie and I sit as resources and Danielle Toulouseis our Secretary

Click Here to download and view the HR Committee Terms of Reference.

human resources overview

In the 2019-2020 fiscal year the Human Resources department saw the recruitment of a Director of Human Resources and Shared Services with Health and Safety, Information and Communications Technology, Economic Development, Proposal Writer, Payroll and Communications falling within the department.  The department began to function as a whole and began streamlining processes, reviewing policies and procedures, supporting the management team and supporting staff with human resources issues.

key accomplishments for the 2019-2020 year

The Human Resources department was able to streamline processes, in particular the function between payroll and human resources.  An organization wide wage grid was established and approved by Chief and Council along with an updated Personnel Policy Manual.  The department was better able to establish its roles and functions within the management team and with staff.

identified areas of importance for the upcoming 2020-2021 fiscal year

During the 2020-2021 fiscal the Human Resources Department will be concentrating on more in-house  training, forecasting future HR needs and preparing community members with education and training needed to recruitment members into employment opportunities and better communication and working relationships within all of the policy sectors of Sagamok Anishnawbek.

Information Technology

IT key acheivements/updates for 2020-2021

ISP CONNECTIVITY - Contract signed with Bell in February 2020 to provide Fibe service for 2021/2022.

STRUCTURED CABLING - Spring 2020 installation of dedicated Multi-Mode Fiber Optic backbone cable for access to phone system and internet/intranet.

PORTABLE CONNECTIVITY - Installation of ethernet network cables pulled to each office into dedicated voice/data ports. Twelve new Mitel 5340 IP phones were configured and installed at the portable.

RELOCATION OF SDC OFFICE - Relocation of SDC Sage server, and migration of data to Administration Central I.T.

SAGE THINKSYSTEM - Research, purchase, and installation of new ThinkSystem for Sage 300 ERP.  Specs include AMD 2nd Gen Epyc CPU, M.2 system drive, and dedicated hardware RAID array.

POE SWITCHES - Installation and configuration of two new Cisco 9200L PoE Switches.  The 9200L series incor-porate Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA).  

FORTIGATE NEXT GENERATION FIREWALL - Installation of Bell Fortigate 60E PoE NGFW.

IT Priorities

HR/Shared Services, ICT will continue to provide technical support services to all departments in Sagamok Anishnawbek by continuing its focus on improving connectivity and communication between departments and all staff facilities in Sagamok.  Our main priorities for the coming year include:

  • Improving disaster recovery plans through implementation of redundant systems for backup and restoration of server system data.
  • Continued purchase of mobile computing systems.
  • Configuration and training provided to staff for off-site or remote access to on-premises assets using virtual private network technology.
  • Continue management updates regarding High-Speed internet access in the community such as Bell Fibe and SpaceX StarLink Satellite Service.
  • With the emergence of SaaS (Software as a Service), continue collaboration with 3rd party vendors to provide enhanced online services for the protection of Sagamok Anishnawbek staff and computer technology.
  • Implement high definition surveillance electronics in MEC to provide added protection to assets in the building.
  • Train employees in utilizing Sagamok WebEx for enterprise online video conferencing and collaboration services.
  • Continue to research best practices and implement communications plan to go-live with live streaming of Sagamok Anishnawbek Chief and Council Meetings.
  • Cut-Over to new Miter Finch timekeeping system.

Economic Development

The goal of the  Economic  Development   Program is the  development of  economic wealth of the reserve for the well-being of the community.  It is a sustainable in-crease in living standards that  includes an in-crease in per capita income, better  education and health, as well as environmental  protection while keeping close ties with our culture and traditions

Achievements

TOOLS OF THE TRADE & OTHER GRANT PROGRAMS

Tools of the Trade Program and Grant Program approvals for this year include:

  • Approved 20 applications for Tools of the Trade totaling $18,679.78
  • Approved 3 applications for the Grant Program totaling $782,766.00

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