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NEWS RELEASE:

Mayor George Laking of the City of Port Coquitlam today announced the
resignation of the City's Administrator Mr. George Sawada. In submitting the
resignation Mr. Sawada spoke of his faniily' 5 reluctance to move to the Lover
Mainland in view of the current high mortgage rates and the area's relatively high

cost of housing.

Mayor Laking expressed regret at Mr. Sawada's resignation stating that
the Administrator had _excently submitted to Council a “comprehensive report detail-
ing a number of recommendations for improved administrative performance. The
Administrator's report was discussed in detail during a Committee of Council
meeting held August 31st, 1981 at which time a vast majority of the reports
recommendations were approved. Mayor Laking indicated that che Administrator's
recommendations would result in Significant improvement in Council and Administrative
operations and that Council was looking forward to their early implementation.

Pending the appointment of a new Administrator Mr. Gordon Newhouse,
Managing Director of G.H. Newhouse and. Associates Ltd., a firm of Certified

Managment Consultants specializing in Public and Municipal Administration has been

retained by the City to serve in an management advisory Capacity and to assist in

the search.

G.R. Laking,
Mayor,