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Climate Change & Energy Coordinator position a no-go

According to City Hall, a proposed position will not be created this year.

Council denied the request for a Climate Change and Energy Coordinator position tonight, opting instead to reconsider their decision next year.

The position, including benefits, would have a salary of $100,407 for 2020.

There would also be two $50,000 grants, funded by BC Hydro, for two years.

Councillor Cori Ramsay explained 1.89% of service enhancements remains on the table for the downtown core so she wasn’t able to ‘comfortably’ vote in favour this time.

“We are already sitting at 2.15% increase for the tax levy,” she said.

“As soon as the grant funding with BC Hydro is no longer available, we will be funding the full position.”

Ramsay said she would be willing to re-visit the position down the line.

Earlier this month, an Environmental Services division was approved, and this position was slated to be a part of it.

“I do want to see how that department looks before we go adding new positions, how it functions,” explained Ramsay.

Council is also waiting to hear back on recommendations from The Select Committee on a Safe, Clean, Inclusive, Downtown.

 

 

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Catherine Garrett
Catherine Garrett
Catherine is an anchor and reporter in the MyPGNow newsroom. Born in Ontario, raised on Haida Gwaii, she now is living in Prince George. She obtained a diploma in Broadcast and Online Journalism at BCIT. You can find her on Twitter @Cath_Garrett

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