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A request by Town of Huntsville staff to add two new contract positions for a term of at least one year at a cost of about $190,000, plus expenses<\/span>,<\/a> in order to support three new committees of council did not make it past the council table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Monday\u2019s council meeting, Councillor Bob Stone presented an amendment asking that the two positions be merged into one.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said while everyone is passionate about making changes they heard on the campaign trail this past election through the committees\u2060\u2014which will look at active transportation and public transit, the community service master plan and waterfront strategy, and environment and climate change\u2060\u2014he was not comfortable with the cost.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stone suggested that perhaps the two positions could be merged into one while noting how important it is to have support for the committees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel it\u2019s very important that we set these committees up for success\u2026 but I was quite concerned with the $197,000 that was outlined to pay for these staff members and I did question the need for two particular staff members,\u201d he said. \u201cWe absolutely have to have somebody that\u2019s going to take our ideas and get more information, coordinate all the different pieces, study the plans that we want\u2060\u2014that each of these committees wants,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stone asked how much one position would cost and was given a range of anywhere from $77,000 to $93,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councillor Jason FitzGerald said, \u201cI think sometimes we have to look at the bigger picture and say ‘what do we want to accomplish here,’ and I think what we want to accomplish is great. I think it\u2019s a big deal. So we worry about attracting the best person to do that in each of those categories? I think we do because we\u2019re setting a goal for ourselves and it\u2019s not to save money on someone to come and to work for us and do half the job we want them to do,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councillor Dan Armour noted that the terms of reference for the contract position\/s or committees have yet to be established and said it is still uncertain what the committees will come up with. He suggested starting with one contract position and revisiting whether more resources are needed later on, noting that some of the new initiatives the committees come up with may also require funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayor Nancy Alcock said the District, for example, has such a person who is able to conduct policy analysis, research, coordinate and organize. \u201cIt is doable,\u201d said Alcock, who agreed that the position could be revisited to ensure nothing was being missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, council hit the brakes on hiring two contract positions at an estimated $190,000 plus for one year in order to support the initiatives coming out of the three new committees. Instead, it opted to hire one person for the job with the caveat that it would revisit the workload in a few months.<\/p>\n\n\n

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