The Daily Courier

West Kelowna to reconsider staff increases

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Staffing plans drawn up by city managers in West Kelowna will get a do-over.

Council on Tuesday unanimousl­y backed Mayor Gord Milsom's motion to reconsider the necessity of all the full-time equivalent positions given preliminar­y approval just one month ago.

Milsom said he believed council got "a little too deep" in approving the proposed new hires without considerin­g the financial impact on the 2021 municipal budget “in its totality.”

Eight new positions proposed for 2021, and four positions approved in 2020 but not filled, will be reviewed with a new report coming back to council on Jan. 19. Total cost of the proposed new positions is more than $1.1 million.

“I think it's a very worthwhile reconsider­ation,” Coun. Doug Findlater said. “I’m hopeful the result will be something a little more restrained.”

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