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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015
VOL 118 NO. 7
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What’s old is new again at City Hall. After a short search for a chief administrative officer (CAO), city council has reached into the past to hire Doug Allin back to the position. In a press release sent out on Friday, the city announced that Allin had been hired after a special in-camera meeting of council on Feb. 10. Allin served as CAO in Grand Forks from 2012-2014 and has an extensive A crowd of women, men and children gathered at Central Avenue and Fifth Street on Saturday for a memocareer working in local government. rial march for missing and murdered aboriginal women. Smudging, words, drumming and prayers prefaced He brings over 20 years of experience a peaceful march to the Women’s Resource Centre where a slide show and potluck luncheon was held. The in public works and operations. Over event was sponsored by the Boundary Métis Community Association and the Boundary Women’s Coalition. Della Mallette photo the past two years, Allin has helped move the City of Grand Forks forward operationally and from a development day and is already pleased with briefings he has perspective, said the release. had with mayor and council. “The mayor and I had a great conversation to“I was delighted and a little shocked when I received the offer to return to the CAO position but day and everything is fine,” he said. “I talked to considered it because I had already invested two the other councillors last week and everything was and a half years in the organization and commu- great. Just moving forward is what we have to do.” Allin said the biggest priority for him working nity,” said Allin in the release. Allin parted ways with the city after a spe- with council is to set the strategic direction. “The mayor and I talked today about clearing cial in-camera meeting of the former council in November right after the election but before the the air in the community, making sure the community moves forward,” he said. “We need to move swearing-in ceremony. The city received over 40 resumes for the posi- forward because we’ve been fractured.” CRAIG LINDSAY Mayor Frank Konrad said the negotiations with tion with most coming from out of province but Grand Forks Gazette none had the experience or knew the community Allin went very well and he’s looking forward to working with the former CAO. like Allin. The water meter project will go ahead “The importance of that is, as in any commu“I came back because there are so many amazdespite calls for a moratorium from two ing people in the community and so much amaz- nity, the city needs a CAO,” said Konrad. “Not to successful candidates of last fall’s election ing support for me to come back,” said Allin to the take anything away from our acting CAO (Diane campaign. Gazette on Monday. “A lot of people were send- Heinrich), she did a wonderful job. We need a At Grand Forks City Council regular ing me positive messages and it felt like the right CAO who has experience in the position.” meeting on Feb. 10, Coun. Michael WirisKonrad said he has never formerly worked thing. Everybody has to make choices in life and I chagin proposed a motion for council to with Allin but was able to sit down briefly with believe everything happens for a reason.” reaffirm the city’s position to proceed with him Monday morning. “I’m Allin said the main reathe water meters project. Council voted 5-2 looking forward to the expeson he returned is because in favour with only Coun. Julia Butler and rience of working with him of the potential he sees in Mayor Frank Konrad opposed. because he does possess a Grand Forks. “In the last two months council hasn’t lot of qualities for his profes“Grand Forks is destined done much in setting direction in moving sion,” said Konrad. for some great things,” he forward, I don’t think,” Wirischagin said With the hiring of Allin, said. “It was important for to council, “in as much as we’ve had indiHeinrich will return to her me to come back and be a viduals come forward with positive feedrole as corporate officer and part of that based on the back regarding water meters and negative Sarah Winton will return to support I received from feedback regarding water meters. The fact her role as deputy corporate council and the public.” • See WATER METERS page A7 Allin began work Mon- MAYOR FRANK KONRAD and CAO DOUG ALLIN officer/communications.
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