Today I write to you with more definitive information regarding the CDQ system. As I noted in a prior post, there are six of these entities. I would like to explore each of them, some more in depth than others. I believe that as we look at the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association you will find them fascinating.
Each of these CDQ's must render a quarterly report and these are public documents available both from the state and on the internet. Please note that there are two versions, the public one that we have access to, and another, confidential report, that we do not. As these CDQ's are a governmental enterprise, and the government's actions should at least be transparent, if not conducted in public, I have some serious concerns.
The bulk of my gleanings come from the first quarter report of 2006 which was made available in May of 2006:
APICDA's employment goal for 2006 is to provide at least 80 jobs for APICDA residents. By
the conclusion of the first quarter, a total of 32 job positions (32 discrete individuals) had been
filled by APICDA residents, generating wages of $284,473 – over $8,890 per job. Based on
population, we employed just over seven percent (6%) of APICDAÂ’s community members
the conclusion of the first quarter, a total of 32 job positions (32 discrete individuals) had been
filled by APICDA residents, generating wages of $284,473 – over $8,890 per job. Based on
population, we employed just over seven percent (6%) of APICDAÂ’s community members
during the first quarter of 2006.
The above figure represents an average. They entered the 32 jobs into the wages figure and have given us the average. I wonder how many of these jobs are full or part time, family wage or year round jobs.
During the first quarter, sixteen individuals attended various vocational education or specialized training programs. APICDA invested $14,921 in vocational education scholarships for its residents this quarter.
Forty -one individuals used APICDA higher education scholarships during the first quarter of the year. Each scholarship is capped at $5,000 for the school year. A total of $102,500 in higher education scholarships were disbursed in the first quarter.
To whom? Where? Are these going to be degrees or skills that will be brought back to the comunity? Is the money for living expenses? Too many questions on this one!
The APICDA board, subsidiary boards, and committees were quite active in the first quarter. These various boards and committees conducted a total of ten meetings over the quarter.
Ahhh yes. Meetings...in the community or some where else?
Management and staff spent approximately 55 "person days" in the APICDA region in the first quarter. Project development, project maintenance, and community outreach were some of the activities/purposes for their trip(s) to the APICDA communities.
Excuse me. You don't live there??
It gets much more interesting. Don't forget that all the starting monies are from seafood, and there is a heavy presence in the processing and fishing vessel ownership.
Stay tuned!
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