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Municipal review digested slowly

Catherine Barr

Contributing Writer
WEST Vancouver’s bureaucracy is in a state flux
in the wake of a recent municipal review of oper-
ations.

The municipality has ne faancad direetor, no humiagd researc. darcy
tor no ASSISTED director ot pureas and ne apportited SODUIIEEL Cas

West Vancouver has tured personnes fadilitator Molcedin Wernten,
who, according to Maver Pat Boname.s ps te help with the firing process
es and with nplementation of certain revi recente dttians

The review. better Kiana the Curt reparts suis soitmis sone.
couneif last Tanuars.

Twas supposed to be the first major o7panizaticanil review tor West
Vancouver in 25 vears

“We're having meetings with cinplovees te discuss thy wan we der Iasi
ness" said Boname. “They're meeting together with the amanator and are
kind of being aided or facilitated by a speaal tacriuator” she exphuned

Boname said that council bas maiaiged to review and discuss nite of
the 17 sections of the Cutt report, *Werre vomng through the recommen
dations one at acume,” she said. “Weore bain eatra ineetites at coun
oi”

When asked if she would be appomting Gommiittices soon, she said ents
thar the entire process was under review

“Fo tell vou the truth, what Ehave to des find out owhars allowed)
under the new Municipal Act.” she said. “P gather thar we weren’t doing
things properly. [ft (the commitice process: Was very casual”

Usually, rhe municipality relies on the watchdog werk or the omer
neney services, finance, land-use planing. commimty ser ices and gener
al services committees

The mayor is responsible for appointing three coun tor. te each of
the five commmitices, but the conmmittess finished their terms bast fane and
have nor been replaced

Sul. the mavor guaranteed that evervthing at manteypal tall is canning
smiothly.

“The work is getting done, despite this fprocessi” she said. °P hank
God for our staff.

Meanwhile, in September, just one week betore the publ release of
the manicipalin’s independent organizational review, George Horwood,
director of finance and chief Giaancial officer of the district, was released

He had worked for the municipality for approvimately 22 vears,

Cutt’s final assessment included comments about senior management, < ‘
the role of the mayor and council criticisnt. : , , NEWS photo Mike Waketieid

He coneladed that the partios valved itched an understanding of
their roles and needed a better decision making process and: sense of Door closes
direction.
CRAIG Johnston, a fong-time youth worker in North Van, stands by the Deep Cove drop-in cen-
Sev Report patie 12 tre he once worked at. Policy changed and then the locks were changed. See story page 5.

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