Awww - Donna's retiring!

NEWS RELEASES

CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE

************************* City Clerk Donna Irving to retire

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON - City Clerk Donna Irving has advised that she will retire effective February 28, 2010.

Ms. Irving has been a valued City employee since 1981.

She was appointed as assistant City clerk in 1988 and as City clerk in 1996.

Donna’s many years of service and dedication to the City and her effective operation of the clerk’s department have contributed invaluably to the corporation.

Chief Administrative Officer Joseph Fratesi announces the appointment of Malcolm White as City clerk effective March 1, 2010.

Malcolm began his career with the City in 1988 and was appointed assistant City clerk in 1996 and deputy City clerk and manager of quality improvement in 2002.

Also effective March 1, 2010, Rachel Tyczinski will be appointed as deputy clerk and manager of quality improvemenmt.

Rachel has been employed by the City as its corporate affairs officer since 2005.

She served as the clerk-treasurer-administrator of the Township of Prince from 1993 to 2005.

The appropriate bylaws giving effect to these appointments will be brought to a future City Council meeting.

************************* Manager of emergency medical services to retire

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON - David Stokes, manager of the emergency medical services division of Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services, has advised that he will retire effective February 1, 2010 after 39 years in emergency medical response.

David has been an invaluable member of the fire services team, particularly in the transition of responsibility for land ambulance from the province to the City in 2002.

Effective February 1, 2010, Robert Rushworth, the current quality assurance manager of the emergency medical services division, will be appointed as manager of emergency medical services to replace Mr. Stokes.

The appropriate bylaw giving effect to this appointment will be brought to a future City Council meeting.

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