NEW FINANCE MANAGER FOR VERNON

Media Release - City Of Vernon Jan 15/2006 Opportunity and Change http://www.vernon.ca/news/index.html#opp_change
Media Contact: Leon Gous, Chief Administrative Officer (550-3515)

Kevin Bertles has been appointed the position of Finance Manager for the City of Vernon. Previously Accounting Supervisor/Deputy Finance Manager, Kevin was a strong candidate in the recent recruitment which resulted in the appointment of Rob Mayne.

Rob, who has accepted a new challenge with the City of Kelowna; effective February 15th, took over the Finance Manager's position at the City of Vernon from Bernd Fehrmann who retired from the his post last summer after serving more than 21 years.

Kevin is delighted to be taking on the new role "I look forward to serving the citizens of Vernon in this new role within the Finance Team. We will continue to deliver financial services with integrity and refine our financial budgeting and reporting systems. "

Jody Drope, Human Resources Manager, has accepted a new challenge with the City of Kelowna's Human Resource Department effective February 5th. Jody, a Kelowna resident, and former employee of the City of Kelowna, has enjoyed her 3 years working for the City of Vernon but family commitments have forced her to return to her roots. "It was a really difficult decision to make, but the motivation to return to Kelowna is for my young family."

Everyone at City Hall will be working together to ensure the transition runs as smoothly as possible for the organization. Recruitment for a new HR Manager is underway, in the interim Marg Bailey, Deputy CAO will act as the HR Manager.