DOA Director responds to Customs hazard pay issue
Joe Taitano II
In response to the ongoing dispute over Customs Officers being unable to collect hazardous pay differentials, Department of Administration Director Edward Birn has issued a letter to Sen. Joe S. San Agustin, Chairman of the Committee on General Government Operations.
The letter from Birn specifically addresses Bill 32, put forth by Sen. James Moylan, which sought to put the authority for determining the assignment of hazardous duty within the Customs & Quarantine Agency. Determining hazardous duty is typically the responsibility of the Department of Administration, and the bill was put forth to address an inability for agents to collect on hazardous pay for several years.
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Joe Taitano II
Two senators have expressed concerns about delays in the procurement of a financial management system for the government.
Last week, Vice Speaker Tina Muña Barnes submitted a letter to Department of Administration Director Edward Birn, requesting that his agency provide her with any and all records pertaining to the procurement of a new financial management system replacement for GovGuam.
The vice speaker s letter indicates that she became aware of the procurement through the audits of the Guam Highway Fund and Tourist Attraction Fund, which were conducted by the Office of Public Accountability. One section of the audit indicated that Fiscal Year 2020’s books were not closed on a timely basis, due to the current financial management system which “was not updated to include financial year closing as a standard feature.”
Sen. James Moylan along with Sen. Tina R. MuñaBarnes and Sen. Joe S. San Agustin introduced legislation Wednesday that would make early, in-office, absentee voting a permanent option for all future elections. Any qualified voter of Guam would be allowed a 30-day window prior to election day to come to a voting station and cast their vote. No reason for early voting would be required.
The bill follows the success of the early voting option in the 2020 General Election, when concerns over the pandemic pushed lawmakers to allow all qualified voters to take the option in that year. According to a statement from Sen. Moylan’s office, around 13,000 island residents voted early.
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Hagåtña, Guam – -(AmmoLand.com)- On Monday, April 5th, 2021 Guam’s Committee on Public Safety, Emergency Response, Military and Veteran’s Affairs, Mayor’s Council, and Public Transit hosted a virtual public hearing on legislation that seeks to legalize suppressor ownership within the island territory.
Introduced by Senator V. Anthony Ada, Bill No. 73-36, titled The Hearing Protection Act of 2021, has three additional cosponsors: Sen. Frank Blas Jr., Sen. Christopher Duenas, and Sen. James Moylan. If enacted, Guam, a U.S. Territory, would join the 42 states where suppressors are currently legal to own.