CITY HALL – McCorkell promoted to new position as deputy CAO
Kamloops now has a deputy chief administrative officer.
Byron McCorkell, who has served for several years as community and protective services director, and before that as parks and recreation director, was named to the job today (Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023).
The City stated in a news release the move is part of a restructuring of administration and puts more emphasis on City council’s strategic priorities “and implements responsible succession planning to meet the current and future needs of the organization.”
McCorkell will lead the City’s intergovernmental relations activities, as well as the Build Kamloops project. He’ll retain directorship over the new community and culture department, which includes recreation, culture and social and community development, and will assume responsibility for the communications and community engagement division.
At the same time, a new protective services department has been established that includes Kamloops Fire Rescue, community services, emergency management, and RCMP support services. Fire chief Ken Uzeloc will head up the new department.
All directors will continue to report to chief administrative office David Trawin.
“This new structure allows the organization to put a strong emphasis on Council’s priorities of safety and security as well as recreation and culture while implementing responsible succession planning that makes us more resilient and better prepared for the future,” Trawin was quoted in the news release as saying.
“As the community grows and changes, we need to be responsive in our service to the residents.”
McCorkell said Kamloops is “at a tipping point” and several big ideas will need focused attention.
ArmchairMayor.ca 
More than 25 years later the Bylaws department is still as dysfunctional as ever…congratulations alright.
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Congratulations to Mr. McCorkell on landing his new position as Deputy Chief Administrative Officer.
Claude Richmond (long-time MLA for Kamloops) had nothing but praise for Mr. McCorkell. After shepherding another successful project, Mr. Richmond referred to Mr. McCorkell as “on time, on budget McCorkell”. High praise indeed from someone whose opinions are respected.
Hats off to Mr. Trawin for having the foresight and seizing the moment to ensure the Community’s needs and wishes are met.
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What a gongshow – both Trawin and McCorkell need to retire (or otherwise) and let our city prosper without their (mis)management. Both are well past their best-before date. We need new blood.
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“McCorkell said Kamloops is ‘at a tipping point’ and several big ideas will need focused attention” … end quote … and a couple mentions of a ‘succession planning’. Interesting.
Breaking through that lingo seems to say:
It makes sense to have someone with the positional heft to manage specific possible larger future projects with an Arts and Cultural portfolio bend (smacking of Performing Arts Centre) … yet have the deputy position to step in when the CAO steps out or is unavailable, as well as possibly have someone moving more into the public eye, to soften the transition for all (public and staff) should the CAO move on, retire or … otherwise.
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City Hall needs new blood not more tripe.
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It’s a sad day when someone who cost taxpayers $millions over a dubious CSO job change decision gets a promotion instead of a reprimand. Our city hall is broken :-(
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City hall is broken is a phrase few know better than I do. They took everything
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I knew some of the “former” bylaw officers whose lives were affected in such a terrible way by the move to the “CSO” utopia.
In private industry, businesses do everything they can to hold on to experienced staff.
I truly hope that some day, their stories can be made public.
The taxpayers are likely going to be on the hook for millions of dollars to help correct the damage that was done.
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