After 11 years with the City of West Kelowna, council has chosen to not renew Jim Zaffinosa国际传媒檚 contract.
Zaffino was the first chief financial officer and for the last five years has been the chief administrative officer for the city. He has been an integral part of the growth of the city that was incorporated in 2007.
However he says that the choice to not renew his contract by the new West Kelowna Mayor and council comes as no surprise to him.
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Over his time with the city, he has created the budgets for West Kelowna, including building his own budget program for the city so they would not have to pay for it to be made, created annual citizen surveys that council utilizes, set up the municipal contract with the RCMP, created a 10 year capital and operating budget, and the organizational structure of West Kelowna.
One thing he is the most proud of is the culture he was able to create in the office.
sa国际传媒淲hat I was able to do in West Kelowna, that was not just on paper. I created a culture where staff worked as a team and wanted to come to work.sa国际传媒�
Zaffino was recognized by the Local Government Management Association of British Columbia in 2011 when he was awarded the Professional Award for Leadership. The award is something that will always be proud moment in his career.
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sa国际传媒淚 want to finish as many strategic priorities as possible, (before his contract expires June 28). Despite floods in 2018 we were 90.75 per cent successful in completing councilsa国际传媒檚 strategic and operational priorities, and that is something that I am proud of.sa国际传媒�
This wonsa国际传媒檛 be retirement for Zaffino though, he now looks forward to working with other municipalities and regional districts and help them achieve their goals.
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His love of West Kelowna will never fade though.sa国际传媒�
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