By Shaun Penner

Town of Wembley in search of new CAO

Feb 16, 2019 | 6:00 AM

After 12 years serving the residents of Wembley, Chief Administrative Officer Lori Parker is moving on.

Parker will be stepping down from her post on March 15, as she wants to be closer to her family in Edmonton.

“We’re, as a council, very sorry to see her go,” says Mayor Chris Turnmire. “Lori has been very instrumental in a number of initiatives that we have done over the past 12 years and we will miss her greatly.”

Some of the projects Parker has played a role in, Turnmire notes, is bringing the regional waterline to Wembley. She also played a role in getting water metres installed and helping bring the Phillip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum to town.

“Just generally her day-to-day work and making sure that the town is operating at the best capacity that it can,” explains Turnmire.

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The town has begun the search for her replacement. They have hired an external search firm to help with the “leg work”, such as advertising for the job posting. They will then provide a short list of candidates to the town which they can then choose from.

“We don’t have a timeline on that,” explains Turnmire. “We will want to get the best person for the position. That will just flow accordingly as interest is expressed.”

Though council is sad to see her go, Turnmire did emphasize that he and council understand her reasons for leaving and wish her all the best in her future endeavours.

One of the biggest projects the new CAO will have to undertake is the new Municipal Development Plan, which Wembley must have in place by March 31st, 2020, to comply with recent changes to the Municipal Government Act. The city has contracted ISL Engineering and Land Services to help prepare the new plan.