A committee has been struck to give a recommendation on the hiring of the new town of Tantramar’s Chief Administrative Officer. Sackville Deputy Mayor Andrew Black, Dorchester Deputy Mayor Robert Corkerton and local service district resident Chris Milner have been selected to sit on the committee.
The province has also hired HR consultant Jennifer Murray Consulting to oversee the hiring process and assess candidates across the province.
Based on feedback from Jennifer Murray Consulting and the hiring committee, amalgamation facilitator Chad Peters will submit a recommendation to the provincial department of local government. Department spokesperson Anne Mooers says the process is underway and should be completed by the end of the month.
Elected councils typically head up the hiring of a CAO, and the CAO then handles hiring of all other municipal staff. But there won’t be an elected council for the town of Tantramar until the municipal election on November 28, so the provincial department of local government will make the final decision on who will head up the town of Tantramar, along with all other amalgamated municipalities in the province.
Both Sackville and Dorchester have existing CAOs, with Jamie Burke in the top job for Sackville, and Jennifer Borne heading up the village of Dorchester.