West Kelowna to reconsider staff increases
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.”