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Greenwood has been tapped by the Office of the Auditor General for Local Government to be the subject of a performance audit to assess how well they manage their limited human resources. The city was told they could expect to receive more information on the process this fall. There will be a planning phase and an examination phase. The scope of the audit and criteria for the examination will be determined during the initial planning stage. The final audit report is expected during fiscal year 2015/16. The Office of the Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG) was established through the Auditor General for Local Government Act, which came into effect on April 25, 2012. Their purpose is to assist local governments in improving their operations by giving advice and recommendations on how to deliver their services more efficiently, effectively and economically. Recommendations will flow from the audit but it is up to each local government to decide whether— and how—to act on them. Seven audit topics have been established to date. Three relating to cost containment: Topic 1 – Achieving Value for Money in Operational Procurement Topic 2 – Local Government Performance in Managing Policing Agreements and Police Budget Oversight Topic 3 – Learnings from Local Government Capital Procurement Projects and Asset Management Programs The other four audit topics pertain to managing key risks: Topic 4 – Local Government’s Role in Ensuring Clean Drinking Water
• See AUDIT page 8
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Richard Toperczer helped Midway council revisit their five-year-old economic development plan for the village last week. PHOTO: PAT KELLY
Village plan gets a tune-up Things have changed in five years since 2009 when the Village of Midway adopted their economic development plan and the council felt it was time to give it a tune up. After all, the name Vaagen didn’t appear anywhere in the earlier plan; and the goal of building a highway rest stop had been dropped when the full costs became known. So they called in Richard Toperczer, regional manager of regional economic operations at the Vernon office of the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skill Training and Responsible for Labour. They met on Wednesday, June 4 to go through the revision process. Everyone had taken time to review the 2009 plan prior to the two and a half hour meeting and at the outset it was agreed to work toward having the revision completed by the end of the evening. They began by sorting action items from the old plan into those that had been com-
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pleted, those that were still relevant and those that were no longer pertinent. Toperczer asked council, “What are you proud of?” And they were able to name several achievements that have been realized in the village over the past five years—some by council itself, others that had been carried out by resident volunteers and other partners. The list included: sawmill and Vaagen, community forest application, walking and hiking trails, museum upgrade to caboose, revitalization bylaw, amenities to support economic development, emergency service retention, Riverfront Park, new signs on highway, arena upgrades, agricultural use of airport, village beautification, wireless via Shaw-Go WiFi, stabilized local economy, participation in regional chamber of commerce, community garden, and the food
• See VILLAGE PLAN page 8