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planner or the town’s chief ad m inistrator m ay double as an econo m ic develop m ent director. Both Mayor Marcel Guibord and Pierre Tessier, Clarence-Rockland’s chief ad m in- istrative officer (CAO), agree that it m ay be ti m e for the City of Clarence-Rockland to have a separate portfolio for that position. “We have that in m ind, definitely,” said Mayor Guibord. “We have grown and ex- panded quite a bit. A director would guide the newco m er so that we m ake sure we are not forgetting anything.” “As a general answer, I would say‘yes’,”said Tessier. “But you have to have so m ething to pro m ote. Where we’re at right now is for the city to take the ti m e to (further) develop an econo m ic develop m ent strategy.”
Given that condition, though, Tessier af- fir m ed that Clarence-Rockland is expand- ing to the point where the CAO cannot jug- gle both the day-to-day m anagerial needs of the city and also provide the kind of one- on-one attention that potential investors in the co mm unity need to decide whether or not they want to beco m e part of its eco- no m ic profile. “Managing a city today is beco m ing m ore and m ore co m plex,” he said. The m ayor noted there are “lots of busi- ness possibilities” waiting in Clarence-Rock- land for the right investor. “There is lots of land ready for develop- m ent, or would be, if we had people asking for it.” Sylvain Charlebois, the econo m ic devel- op m ent director for the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR), understands the situation. Besides his own work for the UCPR, Charlebois often liaises with the chief ad m inistrators and directors for the m e m - ber m unicipalities of the counties on po- tential econo m ic develop m ent projects or
investors for their areas. He noted one co m - m on priority for m any investors. “They’re looking for invest m ent-ready properties,” he said. Not so m ething that a city m anager can always find ti m e to keep track of along with everything else that lands on the CAO’s desk. “I think, at the very least, every m unicipal- ity should at least have part-ti m e people re- sponsible for econo m ic develop m ent,” said Charlebois. Neighbouring Russell Township has had its own full-ti m e econo m ic develop m ent director for m ore than a year-and-a-half. The m unicipality no longer has to depend on the UCPR for help in pro m oting itself to investors or risk losing out because the CAO is swa m ped with work. “It m akes a difference,” said Charlebois, adding that econo m ic develop m ent needs people able to devote their full attention to both the big and s m all pictures. “I see our role as long-ter m planners and i m ple m enters of visions.”
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
Does the City of Clarence-Rockland need a full-time economic development direc- tor? The answer in some circles is a defi- nite “yes”. As one of the fastest-growing co mm uni- ties in the United Counties of Prescott-Rus- sell, Clarence-Rockland continues to attract m ore and m ore interest fro m develop- ers looking to capitalize on the increasing need for residential housing and also the de m and for services that both newco m ers and long-ti m e residents would like to have. For m ost s m all m unicipalities, the village
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fessional learning all across the district and those who ad m inister district and m inistry educational progra m s. Another feature of the budget is $5.63 m illion allocated to infor m ation technology services. This represents a drop of al m ost one per cent, or $500,000, co m pared to the budget for the 2012-2013 ter m . On the ad m inistrative side, the budget includes $2.89 m illion for the UCDSB direc- tor’s office expenses. The co m bined trust- ees budget allocation for the next ter m is $424,517.
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BROCKVILLE | The Upper Canada District School Board has its budget in place now for the 2013-2014 term. Trustees approved the $373.8 m illion budget at their June 19 session. The lion’s share of the budget is for regular operat- ing expenses for the entire Upper Canada school district along with $28.7 m illion for capital works projects. All extra m oney al- located fro m Ministry of Education special funding progra m s is also accounted for in the budget. Budget highlights include $45.9 m illion for special education needs in the district and $12.9 m illion for various district pro- gra m s. The budget also includes $1.2 m illion for teacher support services. This m oney goes towards salaries for staff who provide pro-
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