Nanaimo Core Review Long Overdue

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2,055 Readers 

Say 'Yes' To Core Review

Of 2,244 votes on the question of a core review at Nanaimo City Hall, a total of 2.055 readers say 'yes', an outside consultant should conduct such a review.

This seems to be something the majority of this city council is reluctant to undertake. Arguably you would expect opposition from the pro-union members of council who see core reviews as 'witch hunts' bent solely on slashing and burning and firing people left and right.

Some managers may also be opposed to an independent evaluation of how they are conducting city business perhaps fearing they may be found lacking.

Perhaps as we head into the next round of budget discussions this council will get behind Councillor Kipp who has been advocating for a core review for years now. The opposition he has received from other councilors makes you wonder if they are at all serious about seeing that tax dollars are being spent to best advantage for the hard pressed Nanaimo taxpayer.

Tracy Samra (former Legislative Services Officer) offers her thoughts on the matter and her belief that new city manager Ted Swabey has missed an opportunity to do a credible reorganization at city hall. Saying Mr. Swabey's savings of $1 million is inconsequential. You can read Ms Samra's full article on Nanaimo City Hall Blog HERE.

A quote from this article:

At council meetings the majority of Councillors argue that we don’t need a core review because the City just did a strategic planning exercise and a governance review.  I disagree.  Strategic plans outline a vision and sets priorities, with some measures to see if we are getting from point A to point B.  A governance review is simply a check-in on roles and responsibilities between Council and Staff.  Neither have anything to do with determining if tax payer’s monies are being used effectively, efficiently or economically.