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REPORT TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
MEETING OF FEBRUARY 8 1982
ADMIN. NO. 82-12
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION -
MR. A. WOTTEN
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. That this report be received for information; and
2. That a copy of this report be forwarded to
Mr. A. Wotten by Council, in reply to his request
for information of February 1 1982.
BACKGROUND AND COMMENT:
Mr. A. Wotten appeared before Council on February 1 1982 and enquired as
to the timing of the placement of job advertisements for the position of
Director of Public Works. Revised job descriptions for both the
positions of Director of Planning (held by the Administrator since
August 1 1981) and the Director of Public Works (vacant since November
28 1981) were forwarded to the first General Purpose and Administration
Committee meeting of 1982 via Administrator's report 82-1. The job
descriptions were introduced under cover of the same report in order to
demonstrate the relationship between the two positions. The job
descriptions redefining theduties, responsibilities and qualifications of
the existing positions were adopted, by the General Purpose and Administration
Committee at the January 11th meeting.
On the basis of the Committee's decision (unanimous) and the inclusion within
Report 82-1 of the statement "It is intended that these positions will be
posted internally and advertised externally, as may be appropriate, as soon
as possible," the administration proceeded to arrange for the posting of
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the positions and in the case of the Director of Public Works position,
to arrange for the advertising of the vacancy in the Globe and Mail
(Monday, January 18th and Saturday, January 23rd 1982) and the Oshawa
Times (January 18 1982).
It is noted that the job advertisements do not include the job descriptions
as approved by Committee (and adopted by By-law by Council), but as is
appropriate, included only a brief statement of duties.
For the information of Committee, the job advertisements were placed
in accordance with the Town's policy for advertising.
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Respectfully submitted,
a
D. N. Smith, M.C.I.P.
Administrator