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City manager leaving in December ■ Derek Bates
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Prince George will be searching for a new city manager after mayor and council were notified Derek Bates is concluding his employment contract at the end of December. “He is a fantastic leader and he has a great relationship with mayor and council. That has been very important to him and important to creating the right environment at city hall. I’m sorry to see him go but very excited for him as he takes on new challenges,” Mayor Shari Green said. A press release stated, “Mr. Bates has been employed with the City since 2007 as city manager and under his
administrative leadership, the city has benefitted from many successful initiatives, including gold level certification in the Excellence Canada PEP (Progressive Excellence Program) Quality program, leading staff and the community through the myPG process, delivering and a new OCP, a successful 2015 Canada Games bid, to name just a few.” “City council wishes to acknowledge the dedication of Mr. Bates to his staff, the council team and this community through his outstanding commitment to excellence in local government. We wish the absolute best for Mr. Bates and his family, in their future plans”, Green added as part of the formal statement. Bates has extended an invitation to assist city council in
the coming months in their planning for a smooth transition to new management for the City of Prince George. “He has been here six years, and I think he’s looking for a new challenge. I’m very thankful he’s going to be here for the next four months and help us with the transition, and give us some guidance,” Green said. “Council will begin to chat when it reconvenes at the beginning to month. We will chat with Derek and talk about what replacing him looks like. I’m sure different people around the table will have different ideas on moving forward. We want the right person for the job. That may mean filling it temporarily, having a senior director for the time being. We want to make sure we have the right person to lead our team going forward post core review.”
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