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- XXXXXXXXXX has a significant interest in land in the Niagara Region that they are hoping to have
brought into the urban boundary in Niagara Falls that complicates a potential hire.

- The candidate, while impressive in his resume and background, may not be the best fit for the
region at this time especially with the microscope on Regional procurement practices right now

- The candidate is short on ground-level experience managing the often competing interests of
urban and rural communities that is a major component of the Niagara Region.

- xxxxxxx is experienced in land-use planning in high-growth areas such as Toronto or as a

provincial Deputy Minister in many portfolios. Lack of experience in dealing with low-growth
municipalities to encourage growth in comparison to some other candidates.

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- We have a major focus on long standing procurement practices right now having a recent past
commissioner of finance will not be in a position to identify and rectify many of the problems.

- With conversations taking place over major restructuring at XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, both

from a governance and ASD perspective, having a past commissioner of community services that
oversaw many of the shifts in governance will not be in a position to move forward with
structural changes.

- XXXXX had applied in the previous CAO recruitment process and withdrew his application. That
left a bad taste in the minds of quite a few councillors at a time where he was quite popular. At
this point it would signify that the Niagara Region is moving backward at a time we are starting
to move forward.

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- Media articles highlight his departure during a recent city reorganization that highlight his
department as “the source of several high-profile headaches for Council”.

- XXXXXXXXXX auditor released a report that a high profile XXX contract – headed by XXXXXXXXXX
department – “poorly managed and poorly communicated to city council and senior city
management”. This echoes issues Niagara is currently dealing with such as Burgoyne Bridge in
Public Works and may not provide public confidence that we are improving public processes

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- Media reports that CAO spent 200+ days travelling at a cost of approx. $140,000 while major
initiatives like the XXXXXXXXXXXXX project fell off the rails. He spent 24% of his final year on the
job outside of the city