The Town of Hay RiverSA国际影视传媒檚 search for a new director of public works has extended into an eighth month.
Glenn Smith, the municipalitySA国际影视传媒檚 senior administrative officer, said the previous director resigned in October 2021, SA国际影视传媒渁nd we have been advertising the position since then.SA国际影视传媒�
In the meantime, the town has been using a combination of internally selected interim directors and an outside contractor to fulfill the role, he said.
SA国际影视传媒淭hat person has worked with us in the past and has familiarity with the community,SA国际影视传媒� said Smith. SA国际影视传媒淗eSA国际影视传媒檚 been doing a good job and filling in adequately in that position but we are hoping to get somebody that we can staff full-time.SA国际影视传媒�
The director of public works is in charge of maintaining some of the communitySA国际影视传媒檚 most important assets, including roads, bridges, culverts, drains and wastewater operations, among other responsibilities.
Given the need to address the SA国际影视传媒渟ignificant infrastructure damageSA国际影视传媒� caused by historic floods that hit the community in May, this individual will play an important role, according to Smith.
SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 a critical position for the town given the importance of infrastructure replacement and maintenance,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 obviously been a very busy period of time for us with an unplanned flood recovery of this magnitude.SA国际影视传媒�
SA国际影视传媒淭he management team and employees at the town have had to put in a lot of extra hours to balance the demands associated with flood response and flood recovery,SA国际影视传媒� he continued.
According to the job posting the position comes with benefits, a pension plan and pays between $129,000 and $179,000, SA国际影视传媒渄epending on experience.SA国际影视传媒�
The ideal candidate would have a post-secondary education and five yearsSA国际影视传媒� experience as an engineer, SA国际影视传媒渂ut also is passionate about community and community improvement,SA国际影视传媒� said Smith.
SA国际影视传媒淲e certainly look forward to having installed leadership that will bring us into the next phase of improved services and capital implementation,SA国际影视传媒� he continued.
Paradise Valley road realignment cancelled
Two projects scheduled for SA国际影视传媒渁 very intensiveSA国际影视传媒� summer construction season have been put on hold, said Smith, SA国际影视传媒済iven our capacity concernsSA国际影视传媒� and some uncertainty on what cost might be needed to deal with damage from the flood.SA国际影视传媒�
According to the Public Works departmentSA国际影视传媒檚 June 14 report to council, the demolition of the old town hall building at 73 Woodland Drive has been deferred to 2023 SA国际影视传媒渄ue to flood recovery resource capacity concerns.SA国际影视传媒�
In addition, a $110,000 plan to realign a roughly 200-metre stretch of Paradise Road, which is at risk of being washed away by the Hay River due to erosion, has been cancelled.
However, the territorial Department of Infrastructure is carrying out temporary road replacement project at the site, notes the report.
