NAL new ceo region,
By Doug Draper
Niagara, Ontario’s regional council has finally chosen an individual to occupy the top municipal staff post in the region, but we probably won’t be told who that individual is until the week of September 16th – unless, of course, someone on the council leaks the name of the individual out.
Niagara, Ontario’s regional headquarters.
The council met in closed session for about two hours this September 12th to choose a new chief administrative officer from a list that, at one point this summer, included as many as 126 names.
“It was a full house (meaning all 31 regional councillors were in attendance) and we had a good debate,” said Niagara Regional Chair Gary Burroughs following a closed meeting that final y found a replacement for Mike Trojan, who served as the Region’s CAO for 13 years and held other key positions for the regional government for 14 years before that.
Burroughs said the name of the new CAO cannot be officially released before that individual is informed he or she has been chose and before they have a chance to inform their current employer that they have a new job.
The job of CAO in Niagara is a big one and involves being the lead staff person responsible for services like public health, water and wastewater treatment, a host of social and housing services, including seniors housing, and to the extent municipal government have a say with respect to wages, benefits and other matters through the Ontario Police Act, policing. The job ultimately involves being the chief staff person overseeing more than 3,000 employees and an annual budget surpassing $800 million.
Niagara At Large will make every effort to name the individual chosen for this important job as soon as it is announced.
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