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After nearly a year of deliberation, Prince Albert city council has decided against introducing a residency requirement for some city positions.
The proposed policy, which was first discussed by council in July of 2020, would have required new hires to senior management positions like city manager, department heads, fire chief and battalion fire chiefs, along with all non-unionized permanent roles, to move within city limits within six months of being hired or face termination. In total, the residency policy would have impacted 63 positions. It also included a clause allowing the mayor or city manager to grant exemptions at their discretion.
The vote on the policy split council 5-4. Those opposed were councillors Terra Lennox-Zepp, Tony Head, Blake Edwards, Dawn Kilmer and Ted Zurakowski. Those in favour were councillors Don Cody, Charlene Miller, Dennis Ogrodnick and Mayor Greg Dionne.
“We can’t raise money until we know what we’re raising,” Mayor Greg Dionne told the meeting.
Coun. Blake Edwards agreed getting an accurate cost for the project was “the smart way to do business.”
“It [the detailed design] is likely going to come back and say ‘hey it’s going to cost the taxpayer a little bit of money to build this rink,’” Edwards said. “But guess what, there’s going to be life in the city… we’re not building this just for the Raiders – if we choose to go ahead with it. It’s about hosting concerts, hosting major events, and that to me is exciting.”