The Terrace Slandard, Wednesday, February 5, 2003 - A7

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Rick McChesney questioned: insists he’s guilty

THE CITY eliminated its superintendent of parks and re-
creation last week as part of a new cost-cutting drive.
: Steve Scott left effective Jan. 29 in a move that will
‘save $85,000 a year, city chief administrative officer ; j Ue
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for lighting fires of tove. McChesney insists he did it, yet keep them burning,
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ing, because Scott — a 16-year veteran with the city —
will get a salary buyout.

_-<Poote said negotiations over the buyout aren't fin-
ished yet. But he said provincial guidelines suggest two
to four weeks of pay per year served.

- Scott’s duties will be shifted to other city officials,
including parks and facilities manager Wade Loukes.

- Poole said he and other senior managers — not council

— made the decision to terminate Scott’s job. Steve Scott ,

‘“Itis eliminated as opposed to him being released,”

Poole said. “It will not be filled.”
“It’s nothing he did wrong,” Poole added. “He did
pood service here.”

- Because there are no other management vacancies,

Scott has not been offered another job, Poole said.
‘He said it came in part because not enough savings:
planned by council were achieved over the past year and
there's pressure for new savings as part of the 2003 bud-
get.

“We need to reduce operating costs by $200,000 or
$300,000,” Poole said, adding most of that is coming out
of services and staffing.

Skeena Cellulose’s failure to pay its taxes will leave
the city neariy $2 million short by the end of this year.

It’s by far the biggest financial problem, Poole said,
admitting Scott would still be on the job had SCI paid:
its taxes.

He said there’s also been a hiring freeze imposed on
many union positions, which are being left open to save
money.

“We are probably down six to eight positions right
now,” he said. No other union layoffs or management
terminations are planned, Poole said.

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7 Northwest Community College and UNBC
are developing a proposal to olfer a
program leading to
UNBC's Bachelor of Science
in Nursing for the Northwest

There will be a meeting to test critical
aspects of the proposal:

1. To determine demand. All interested
in being a student should attend.

| 2. To determine availability of tocal faculty.
All qualified and Interested in
teaching should attend.

3.To determine institutional and
community need and support. All
health care administrators and
interested community members
should attend. ’

Everyone interested in this program —
Students, Faculty, Hospital
Administrators, Community members
please come:

February 13, 2003
6:00 p.m.

Come to meet Dr, John Cutcliffe,
UNBC Chair of Nursing

At the UNSC Terrace Campus
4741 Park Avenue

For information, please call the
UNBC Northwest Region
250-615-5578 or {-B00-697-7388,

All Welcoma
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