News20 January 2021
By Chad Ingram
Haliburton County council will create an economic development officer position for the county, as well as work toward joint procurement of goods and services for the county and its four lower-tier municipalities.
During a special meeting on Jan. 13, councillors decided those would be two priority items for 2021 stemming from the service delivery review the county had completed for itself and its lower-tier governments, and which council received from Toronto-based consulting firm StrategyCorp in December. That review culminated with a 140-page report which lays out a host of recommendations, categorized into 12 priority areas: roads, bridges and drainage; fire services; waste management; co-ordinated building, septic and bylaw services; planning services; economic development; collaborative procurement; integrated digital strategy; co-ordinated legal services; human resources co-ordination; communications; and overall co-ordination.
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