City staff are now off enjoying the holiday season with family and friends. As always, there are staff who provide essential services that are stand-by throughout the Christmas season. These staff include Fire Fighters, Road Maintenance, Water and Sewer and Airport operations. In the event of severe weather or infrastructure malfunction, these staff will respond 24/7.
As December comes to an end, I have looked back over the past year and appreciate just how much we have accomplished, in spite of tough economic times and a lean budget. Creative approaches by staff, partnerships with other organizations and external funding programs have all contributed to our achievements.
One of my key goals for the coming year is to complete my first budget cycle as CAO and fulfill Council's desire for a more inclusive budget process. I also plan to initiate a Quality Improvement Program for the corporation, providing opportunities to improve processes and services and reduce costs of our operations.
The City has a great team of Council, Managers and staff and in spite of the financial challenges we are likely to encounter, I have no doubt we will have another exceptional year of progress and results.
Best of the holidays to everyone!
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