Big Organizational Change At City of Prince George
New organizational structure at the City of Prince George chart courtesy CPG
Prince George, B.C. – There is a major organizational shake-up in the operations of Prince George City Hall.
A news release from the City says the structural changes “will improve service delivery, support succession planning, and better align the functions of various departments. Current projections show that 37% of all City staff, and 57% of staff in leadership positions are eligible to retire within five years.”
“With this in mind, several functions have been moved, a new department has been created, and two new Associate Director positions have been filled internally. Taking this approach supports the City’s succession management plan by providing opportunity for existing employees.”
Although most members of the public will see no impact from this change, City Manager Beth James says, “This new organizational structure will better position the City to deliver on key initiatives.”
Details of the actual changes are supposed to be available of the City’s website. However the link to that informationt is not currently accessible. We will provide that information as soon as it is available.
Comments
Is anyone on here a city worker? Would be extremely interesting to hear the real story on this instead of Beth James’ spin on it.
The workers have the ‘real story’ while Beth James has ‘spin’? How do you know it’s not the other way around?
In any case, people wanted changes at City Hall, and this is it. I look forward to hearing more.
They are putting members of the general public in charge of certain operations. I have a leaked copy:
Statistics and engineering: Gus
Road Maintenance: Dragonmaster
Garbage and Sanitation: People1
Union negotiation: Johnnybelt
Police liason: zyxbleu
PG airport: Palupo
Now that will shake things up :D
Well maybe we will get the downtown core cleaned up now, we can start with putting a few garbage cans out so the garbage will hit the can instead of the sidewalks and streets.
Actually sounds like a good task for the “almost useless” DBIA, or hey Initiatives Prince George (it’s all in the name)….lol
The shuffle should free up some tax dollars, hear there are some empty desks at City Hall, that can only mean if the desk is empty that’s wages and benefits that aren’t being paid out (means home owners should see a tax break right??).
No more stalling on paying out the lump sum payment to union members that was promised in the contract arrangement. Seems it’s in the City’s best interest to let that sit and collect, oh I don’t know “interest”.
Looks like her majesty will be poised to stay for another term, shot herself in the foot for the conservative seat with all her local shenanigans, so running for a second term is about all that’s available to her now.
Can’t wait to see what she and her “hit-man” James come up with next.
I doubt if Green will run again, however who knows. Perhaps she believes she has a lot of support. Voters, are finicky and have short, (and somewhat damaged)memories.
My guess is that the two Associate Director Positions are where they are because these will be the directors who will retire early. If not then whats the point.???
Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, say what?
Interceptor, I laughed so hard I think I pee’d a little bit. Best comment this week!
Great, when do I start? ;-)
staff reduction thru attrition. that is how your suppose to do it.
Hopefully this has been considered in the planning and mapping process.
New booms sweep clean, maybe, and some times they just posture.
Cheers
So why is Initiatives PG still there? That department should have been let go ten years ago with the city related issues folded into the planning department and city council committees.
IMO IPG should be a provincial funded department within a provincial framework of like funded departments all reporting to a provincial minister and voted in by regional municipal councils. Similar to how Tourism BC is run, but rather than private industry stakeholders nominating the board of directors, having the elected councilors in each region nominating and electing a board of directors.
If I ran for mayor then IPG would be the first thing on the chopping block. The city of PG can not afford to do the regional economic development glad handing for the province. The $2 million a year saved would go a long way towards flattening the hierarchical structure at city hall where efficiency and effectiveness is needed most.
@ interceptor;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f3CFzahrRs
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