YORKTON - Following a ‘Notice of Motion’ by Mayor Mitch Hippsley at the regular meeting of Council the city will be spending $80,000 for a consultant to review some of its core services.
“Council has been meeting quarterly (scheduled Committee of the Whole Meetings) which provides the opportunity to provide direction to Administration on the objectives that are deemed a priority of Council. The priority of reviewing City operations began a number of months ago and now has moved forward from our queue to the present,” explained Hippsley.
“Council needed an independent organization to provide breadth from work with other municipalities to assist us with identifying operational savings that could be re-invested in the City’s Capital Program or other initiatives. Gathering this information on operations will help educate and find efficiencies. The longer term objective is to build a sustained culture and mindset for continuous improvement in the City of Yorkton.”
After much investigation and interviews with several organizations that provide this very specific service, a company known as MNP has been hired to do a 3-4 month project looking at the following areas:
* Data Analytics
* Fleet
* Procurement
* General Operational Efficiencies
“The proposal of $80,000 for the consulting services will come from the Rainy Day Reserve fund and will not add costs to our budget,” said Hippsley. “Council sees this as an investment that will pay back moving forward. Council recognizes that times are always in constant change & there will be significant ideas brought forward.
The motion to approve engaging the consulting firm Meyers Norris Penny (MNP) LLP to collaborate with Council and Administration in developing a ‘Continuous Improvement Program’, was unanimously approved by Council without discussion.
