Working Groups

To address seven major technical areas specific to the restructuring process, the Joint Management Committee struck seven Working Groups in September 2000. These Working Groups included:

1. Research;
2. Interjurisdictional/ Intersectoral;
3. Human Resources;
4. Finance;
5. Legal/ Legislative;
6. Service Delivery; and
7. Technology.

Their scope and general statement of work was to:

• research and analyze existing features of the Child and Family Services System that will be affected by the restructuring;
  
• prepare and present options for redesigning and restructuring the system; document and model the principal aspects of the restructured system;
  
• present options and/or strategies for managing organizational and human resource change; and
  
• prepare reports and recommendations for the Implementation Committee.

Each of the seven Working Groups submitted their final report and recommendations to the Implementation Committee on December 31, 2000.