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Village on hunt for new CAO Review Staff
Laurie Taylor is resigning as CAO of the village of Keremeos. An official press release regarding the sudden resignation was handed out during Tuesday night’s council meeting. “It is with regret that Mayor and Council announce the resignation of Laurie Taylor as CAO. Ms. Taylor has been with the village for over three years and during her tenure she has accomplished a large number of projects,” the release stated. Taylor’s resignation was not addressed until almost the end of the meeting when Mayor Manfred Bauer looked for support to start the recruiting process of finding a new CAO. “We wish Laurie all the best but of course unfortunately for us that means we need to find a new CAO,” Bauer said. The village will rely on the Regional District Mark Brett Okanagan-Similkameen staff to handle the recruitJordana Keller dashes to the finish line of ladies barrel racing competition at the Chopaka Rodeo Sunday. For more photos ment process. from the event see page 9. Council approved spendimg of up to $13,264 on the recruitment process. “This is the budget we’ve set. It can not go any higher than that. It must pay for the entire recruitment process,” he said. Keremeos contracts the RDOS to help in hiring senior management because it cannot afford to Tara Bowie “There was no hope of us saving that eral months and stories that someone had employ a human resources department of its own. Review Staff home. The five minutes extra it took us moved in recently. The money will go towards time spent on Good Friday had a bad ending for one wouldn’t have mattered. It took firefighters four hours to battle recruiting, advertising, promotion and anything Cawston property owner as fire completely It was fully engulfed long before we got the fire. Keremeos had 15 fighters on site else related to finding a new CAO. destroyed a home on Armstrong Drive. and five also attended from the Osoyoos there,” he said. Taylor will start her new role with the village of The Keremeos and District Fire Bosscha said no one was in the house at detachment. Nakusp starting June 1. Department was called out to the blaze the time of the fire and a cause has yet to An excavator was brought in Saturday In the prepared press release it stated Taylor will around 10 p.m. to knock down the remaining structure for be determined. miss her staff in Keremeos the most. Firefighters had difficulty finding the At this point the property owner has not safety reasons. “It has been very rewarding working with this correct driveway into the home but Fire been reached so it’s unclear if anyone was “Everyone worked well together. There group of people. Not only are they knowledgeable Chief Jordy Bosscha said the short delay currently residing at the home. was good cooperation between the RCMP, and dedicated but they also make the Village Office didn’t impact the force’s chance at saving Bosscha said he’s heard different stories the firefighters and Dutchies Transfer a happy place to work,” the release stated. the home. came from,” he said. that the house had been vacant for sev- where the excavator Let’s set aside some time to review your retirement strategy. Call today.
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