Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Chief Administrative Officer

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Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Chief Administrative Officer

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        1973-present

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        The Chief Administrator's Office was established on January 1, 1973 when the Regional Municipality of Waterloo was officially established. W.L. Bradley, the first appointed Chief Administrative Officer worked with Chairman Jack Young and the new Regional Council to create the administrative framework for the Region. Some staff moved from area municipalities to the new Regional government depending on where services had been allocated.

        In 1981, during the appointment of the second Chief Administrative Officer, R.F. Richardson, the title of Chief Administrator's Office changed to Chief Administrative Office. This title continued until 2004, the last year of the appointment of G.A. Thompson, when it changed to Chief Administrative Officer. This title continues today under Mike Murray, the current Chief Administrative Officer. As a result of the "Focus '92" organizational redesign, the Human Resources Department was to be headed by a new position, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, Human Resources (formerly the Commissioner of Human Resources).

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        The Chief Administrative Officer's department is responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective administration and operation of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. The Office provides leadership and support to the entire organization through corporate communications, emergency planning and strategic planning. The Chief Administrative Officer provides direction to Regional staff in order to coordinate the development and implementation of policies and programs to achieve the priorities established by Regional Council. The Chief Administrative Officer fulfills this role by developing, implementing and monitoring the departmental/management performance policies and systems, initiating appropriate changes, and ensuring efficient departmental resource utilization and a high level of management performance. The Chief Administrative Officer also directs the overall administrative and financial planning and recommends resulting budgets to Regional Council. In these ways, the Chief Administrative Officer provides a communications network between Council, department heads and staff at all levels.

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