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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
County of Essex hires new Chief Administrative Officer By Ron Giofu
The County of Essex has hired a new chief administrative officer (CAO). Mike Galloway will take over from the retiring Rob Maisonville in a few weeks after being the successful candidate in what the county called a “competitive recruitment process.” The County of Essex announced last Wednesday that Galloway accepted the position. “I start in a couple of weeks and I look forward to it,” said Galloway. According to his biography provided by the County of Essex, Galloway is an experienced municipal professional and has served as CAO for the Town of Caledon in the Region of Peel, the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and locally with the Township of Pelee. He is also described as being active in the broader public sector through his involvement as an instructor for the Diploma in Municipal Management Program through AMCTO, as a lecturer at Brock University and via his 15 years of service on the board of directors for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). Galloway holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Fredericton. As for what interested him in moving to the Essex County area, Galloway said there were personal considerations. “First and foremost, I have a lot of family in the southwestern Ontario area,” Galloway told the River Town Times. “I’m looking forward to spending more time with my family.” Galloway said he has spent the last 20 years or so in central Ontario so he looks forward to getting closer to family. He also is eager to work with local political figures as well as members of administration that he has come to know over the years. “I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know a lot of elected officials from across the province,” he said. The County of Essex has “a very progressive council” and Galloway stated he looks forward to working with all county council members.
“Regardless of what municipality you are talking about they all have very similar challenges"
Mike Galloway, seen here speaking at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been hired as the new chief administrative officer (CAO) for the County of Essex. Galloway begins his new duties in February and will work alongside current county CAO Rob Maisonville for a few weeks before Maisonville retires. Submitted photo
“The region has a lot going for it,” he added. “I’m really looking forward to the next ten years.” Galloway said he enjoys collaborating with staff and partners, the latter of which includes a variety of fellow municipalities as well as organizations like the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA) and the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA), among others. “I’m looking forward to working with council and working with the exceptional staff there,” he said. There are also a number of initiatives and programs that he looks forward to continuing, citing the County-Wide Active Transportation System (CWATS) and the rural broadband initiative SWIFT as just a couple of them. Municipalities of all sizes have many of the same issues, Galloway noted, and while there are locally specific issues, he said there are many matters that are consistent everywhere. “Regardless of what municipality you are talking about,” said Galloway, “they all have very similar challenges. With municipal government in general, you are dealing with very similar issues.” Continued on Page 4
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