The second time has proven lucky for Westside in its search to find a chief financial officer. Jim Zaffino will follow chief administration officer Jason Johnson from the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen. He will start Feb. 25. “Jim comes to us with over 33 years of experience in local government,” said Mayor Rosalind Neis Zaffino worked for the Penticton for 32 years. He left as deputy treasurer 17 months ago to become the general manager of finance at RDOS. His hiring was Westside’s second attempt to get CFO, after its first process failed in December. The municipality could not agree on a salary with its first choice, who was not identified. Meanwhile, Zaffino said he didn’t apply the first time around because he felt obligated to honour his commitments with RDOS.“I would have put my (current) position in jeopardy by not (preparing) a budget,” he told the Capital News Monday. “I couldn’t leave (RDOS) in a bind.”With that work nearly complete, Zaffino said he’s ecstatic about his new job. “It’s a dream job, I am ready for the challenge and I can’t wait to start,” he said. “I love the challenge of setting up a system from virtually nothing. That is one of my strong features.”He is looking forward to continuing to work with Johnson, who started his new job on Monday.
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