City appoints Sheila Gurrie to City Clerk position

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed June 15, 2017 4:30 PM

Summary

The City of Nanaimo is pleased to announce Ms. Sheila Gurrie has been appointed as City Clerk. Having been in an acting capacity since earlier this year, she brings valuable experience to this position.

Ms. Gurrie has played a key role in revitalizing and restructuring the City's Select Committees. In addition, she has previous experience serving as Chief Election Officer.

She moves from acting to official capacity on June 15.

Link to Strategic Plan: n/a

Key Points

Nearly three dozen candidates from across Western Canada applied for the position of City Clerk.
Ms. Gurrie is the Chief Election Officer for the upcoming by-election for the vacant Council seat.

Quotes

"Sheila is a great fit for the role of City Clerk. Under her leadership in an acting capacity, she has proven to be an effective and energetic leader and brought a high level of organization to the department."

Tracy Samra

Chief Administration Officer

City of Nanaimo

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Contact:

John Van Horne

Director of Human Resources

City of Nanaimo

250-755-4427

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