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Wednesday, October 30,1991 — A110

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Logan leaves post affer 22 years |

by Girard Hengen
The Review

After 22 years as Sidney's top
bureaucrat, Geoff Logan closes the
door on his Town hall office for
the last time tomorrow.

The clerk/administrator has
been granted a leave of absence
from Nov. 1 this year to Sept. 30,

Sept. 1, 1969, Logan was assistant
and acting clerk in Meadow Lake,
Sask., a northern outpost on the
edge of the Canadian Shield, for
15 years.

He says he’s “enjoyed every
minute” of his. 37 years in munici-
pal government, working with pol-
iticians, staff, other levels of gov-
emmment and’ the public.

that to everyone else...In a sense
one could say I’m of the old
school, but be that as it may.”

Of course, today’s Sidney is
much different from the small
town of the late 1960s, when
Logan arrived. The population was
about 5,000 in the 1971 federal
Census, up from 3,000 in 1966.

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MEETINGS:

November 19. Volunteers are always needed to
come and help at our Seniors’ luncheons held once
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Transfer Out:

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Transfer Ins:

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1992. “Sure there’s been tough times wt mals dsveloping, ons aed to
Logan, 64, planned to retire next © and there’s been hard work, but auived here the total administra-
September, but he is stepping it’s been a big challenge. tive staff, including myself, was
down to make way for changes in “T can’t say I’ve ever regretted it five,” said Logan.
Town operations called for in a for a minute.” Now the town employs about 40
- review ordered by council earlier Logan began his tenure in Sid- People, and the demands on
this year. ney as clerk/treasurer, but about 10 @dministration have increased.
Gone from the council chamber years ago the position was split. A Sidney’s small-town atmos-
will be his firm hand at the wheel, treasurer was hired and Logan phere suits Logan just fine. He will > ,
making sure wayward aldermen became clerk/administrator. remain in Sidney and a6 long-
don’t stray too far beyond the rules “When I first came here, it was range holidays are planned
of order and outside the scope of quite disorganized,” says Logan. because his wife will continue
ine viimeroal ACL “There were no procedures tO teaching for three years before
Prior to arriving in Sidney on _ speak of, no controls, no policies. retiring as well.
There was virtually nothing.”
Package wornh With the nee of oe _ Logan ae spent a good deal of
= councils, policies and procedures UM over the years sitting on one Victoria’s Favourite Magician
l 8 monihs pay were enacted. Bylaws were rewrit- side of the table in council cham- COME JOIN THE FUN FROM zoe - 9:00 p.m
Retiring Sidney administrator ten, legislation was brought up to bers, monitoring the politicians. It = 5 500 PalEh
Geoff Logan will collect almost date, improvements were made. takes him only a fraction of a Reservations Recommended
$100,000 during his paid leave of Curiously, for all the changes, second to answer the logical ques- CHILDREN’S MENU AVAILABLE
absence, which begins Friday. Logan refused to keep up with one. "02 — is he interested in running “Bring the Kids for a Fun Time”
Aldermen agreed to SWE Logan Town Hall has been automated for office. EVERYDAY SPECIALS AT THEO’S
a full paid leave at his current with computers, but Logan’s office “Nope. Once I’ve left it, I don’t
salary plus benefits for the 11- js devoid of a terminal. envisage ever being involved one
month period from Nov. 1 to the “T don’t use computers. I leave way or another any more.”
end of September, 1992, when he -
had planned to retire.
In addition, aldermen voted ata , z
special meeting on Oct. 7 to pay e : a a ee
[ose amp sum anouning “ae The Royal Canadian Legion witiie os
seven-months salary sometime ZORUM-p ES : <
between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, 1992. & : Z FOODS 2 €
The administrator's position fd Saanich Peninsula Branch 3/ : ,
paid $5,510 per month, so the ee :
ment, which equals 18- ze : : eee Ls
Ste san: ts $99,180 : N EWS | = = - in MARINER VILLAGE MALL,
Logan handled the duties o A. SUS : 5 : = ——
ee and administrator. Town Goa : se : 9810 SEVENTH ST., SIDNEY
council has decided to split the
tasks on the advice of a report are et Se a
from a consulting company, which CONGRATULATIONS: to Petty Officer Rebecca Sales, 220 RCSCC, who INSURANCE IS OUR BUSINESS
Was brought in to examine Town was the recipient of the Legion Cadet Medal of As a member of Branch 37 please call me
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