Bruderheim appoints new CAO

BY JOHN MATHER Bruderheim

went south to find their new Chief Administrative Officer.

The Town has hired Phyllis Forsyth, the former CAO of Redcliff, Ab and she took the reins of the administration on May 1.

“We’ve been looking for about the last year or so to move back to be closer to family,” she said. “And I’m a small town girl so when this opportunity came up I jumped on it.”

Forsyth has spend 32 years in municipal government and the last 12 years as a CAO.

Coming originally from central Alberta, she has previously worked for the summer village of Sylvan Lake, Clearwater County, Rocky Mountain House and then spent the last three years as CAO of Redcliff, near Medicine Hat.

"The Town of Bruderheim Council is thrilled to announce that Phyllis Forsyth has been appointed as CAO to lead our town into the future,” said Bruderheim Mayor, Karl Hauch.

“This is a huge step forward for our community and we are very pleased that we are able to have a CAO of Phyllis’s calibre and experience. We are confident she will help us to grow and achieve our vision for Bruderheim.”

Forsyth’s local authori- ty career has allowed her the opportunity to develop critical knowledge and skills in many areas of municipal government, and it is those opportunities that have empowered her to understand the needs of small communities.

“I look forward to utilizing my knowledge and abilities to assist Bruderheim in achieving the goals that keep the community special,” said Forsyth, who plans on moving to the Bruderheim area.

“I want to be involved in the community I serve and get to know the residents of Bruderheim.”

“There are things council is going to want looked at and I’m look- ing forward to that,” she added.

“I’m excited to learn more about this community.”

“This is the perfect spot for my husband and I to come to,”

She said as things in her hiring unfolded fairly quickly, she and her husband have found housing in Fort Saskatchewan to begin with.

She didn’t rule out later moving to Bruderheim once she gets settled into the job.

Current interim CAO Robert Stephenson will stay on to assure a smooth transition.