Governor and Deputy Governor Meeting With Senior Civil Servants On Performance

Friday, 27 January 2012 10:27

Written by Nerissa Golden

his excellency adrian davis His Excellency the Governor Adrian Davis and Deputy Governor Sarita Francis have begun a series of meetings with senior civil servants in all ministries and departments.

Governor Davis announced at his monthly press briefing today that three sessions have already been held, with nine more planned to take place over the coming weeks. He said the purpose of the meetings was to discuss performance management and various principles which can lead to a more effective civil service.

The ongoing implementation of a performance management system was discussed and the governor said as the system has “no consequences” there is no motivation by civil servants to comply with it. He added that over the coming weeks he along with the deputy governor will be putting together a paper to take to Cabinet outlining the benefits for the system and sanctions for non-compliance.

“Right now we have about 50 percent compliance and this rate needs to go up,” Governor Davis told the press. “There is too much thought about the individual and not enough about the team. Some don’t buy into the vision, which is simply to get Montserrat back on a path to self-sustainability.”

The governor said improving the functioning of the civil service has to work in concert with a recurrent budget that reflects more efficiency and use of available resources.

Comments

+1 # North Man 2012-01-29 19:49

Ok fine, the Montserrat Civil Service like public officers in every country get a lot of stick all the time. Sometimes it is warranted and sometimes it is not.

But let us acknowledge something here; even if the civil service was working to the highest standards and capacity, Montserrat would still be struggling.
Only thing to get Montserrat moving again is a larger population and new money from outside.
People moan about the public servants not facilitating and creating opportunities; meanwhile the Indians are consolidating their position as masters of our economy.

Please tell the Governor that he is barking up the wrong tree, by piling on with the MCAP philosophy of bashing the public service.

For goodness sake, come up with bold new ideas and fund the obvious ones we already know about.

The Montserrat Public Service has been demoralised and put down time and again by the political leadership. The last thing they need is for a White Man to come talking down to them as if he has some new wisdom to impart.

Tell the Governor to please stick to his immediate responsibilities and go sort out the shambles in the Police Service.

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