Gilles Lavoie - Forum citoyen à Sutton - Le Voix de l'Est - 3 novembre 2017
Cette semaine, le journal La Voix de l’Est révélait que Sutton était, en 2016, au 189e rang sur 208 villes pour les dépenses municipales les plus élevées par habitant. Sutton dépense deux fois plus que les villes équivalentes les plus performantes pour les dépenses d’exploitation !
Cleaning up Sutton's finances
Translated By David James/Werner Wintels - 3 novembre 2017
This week, the newspaper La Voix de l'Est revealed that Sutton was ranked 189th out of 208 cities in 2016 for the highest municipal spending per capita. Sutton's operating expenses are twice that of the best performing cities of comparable size.
Complete translated article
Sutton is seeing encouraging new levels of citizen involvement in its municpal affairs. . While across the province, 45% of city council positions are won by acclamation, in Sutton all positions will be elected.
The main challenge for the next four years will be the sound financial management of our city. This week, an article in the newspaper La Voix de l'Est revealed that Sutton was ranked 189th out of 208 cities in 2016 for the highest municipal spending per capita. Sutton's operating expenses are twice that of the best performing cities of comparable size. The debt was $8 million as at December 31, 2014, whereas two years later, it was $14 million, due, among other things, to cost overruns for the rehabilitation of City Hall and Goyette / Hill Park. The scandal is not necessarily the increased debt, but rather the mismanagement.that generated it.
We recognize the courage and determination of newcomers to the municipal scene who are ready to take up the challenge of cleaning up our finances.
As mayor, Mr. Michel Lafrance has had a career in the management of Canadian airports from Sept-Îles to Yellowknife. He was responsible, for a given period, of 1,200 people in different positions. Since his retirement, he has honewd his management skills in the field of healthcare. In addition, he is currently vice-chair of the Sutton Economic Development Committee.
In electoral districts 1, 3 and 4, competent managers are runbning as independent: Daniel Martin, has 15 years of experience in the management of L'auberge les Appalaches on Maple Street. Patricia Lefevre, has been director of the Natural Environment Park since 2012 and managed to double the number of people on the trails. Rosane Cohen has 25 years of experience managing film and television production budgets.
