Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Oliver moves ahead with review
Oliver town council still has plans to go forward
with an independent core services review. The review, which would see
the town’s services examined by consultants, would aim to ensure
Oliver’s services are being offered efficiently, adequately and fiscally
responsibly. “We’ve engaged a firm for a proposal of what this
review would look like for council to consider,” said Oliver Mayor Ron
Hovanes. However, he was unable to disclose which firm would be putting in the proposal, as nothing has been formalized. “We don’t have any kind of hidden agenda here,”
he added. “We’ve never had a review like this in the Town of Oliver. We
have a brand new council and a brand new mandate and we just want to
make sure that we compare to similar-sized communities with
similar-sized issues.” Many other communities in the area have undergone
the process in past years. Summerland, Osoyoos and Penticton have all
had core service reviews done. While Summerland and Osoyoos didn’t make
any drastic changes following their reviews, in 2010 Penticton cut
spending and trimmed staffing levels following the process. (more)
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