Monday, November 28, 2011

Core Review Discussion Expected

The new Vernon council will be discussing spending at City Hall at a future meeting.  New mayor Rob Sawatzky campaigned on a promise to conduct a core service review.  Long time council member Patrick Nicol doesn't think that possibility should concern city staff about job cuts. "This is about improving on the good things that have been done, and examining that perhaps can be improved. I don't think it's about wholesale changes." Nicol needs more details before deciding if he would support major review is needed.  "I don't think it's wrong to go along that route, but it needs to be described in much greater detail that it has been."  The first meeting of the new council is December 12. Meantime, the final meeting of the old council set for today has been cancelled by outgoing mayor Wayne Lippert due to items being deferred to the new council.  It means no final farewells for Lippert, and councillors Jack Gilroy and Shawn Lee (defeated in election) and Buffy Baumbrough, a two term council member who decided not to seek re-election.
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KISSFM Poll Question: Do you think the city of Vernon needs a major review of city services and staff?

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