At its regular meeting May 11, Town of Peace River administration requested council add a full time protective services administrative assistant to the organizational structure.
“Council approved the addition of an administrative assistant position to the organizational structure within the protective services department,” says Mayor Shelly Shannon.
“This position was identified as a significant operational need within the department.”
The new protective services administrative assistant will report to the director of protective services and will be responsible for administrative tasks including invoicing and financial tracking, call tracking and data entry, meeting coordination and minute-taking, report preparation and correspondence, Municipal Emergency Plan document maintenance, and court document preparation and filing.
“Currently, the majority of the department’s administrative responsibilities fall directly to the director, which can create delays in completing important tasks and place additional pressure on the department overall,” explains Shannon.
“Establishing a dedicated administrative position, rather than relying on shared administrative support, will strengthen day-to-day operations and allow the department’s leadership to focus more effectively on strategic priorities and service delivery,” she adds.
“We are a community that has experienced many emergency events, and council recognizes the importance of ensuring this critical department has the resources and support necessary to operate.”
Shannon explains there is a bylaw position that is no longer required in the organizational structure, so those finances will be used to hire the new protective services administrative assistant.
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