{"id":5814,"date":"2023-04-28T10:08:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T13:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/?p=5814"},"modified":"2023-04-28T10:09:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T13:09:14","slug":"queens-hires-interim-cao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/2023\/04\/28\/queens-hires-interim-cao\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens hires interim CAO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5816\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5816\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dan-McDougall-LinkedIn-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"a headshot of a man\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dan-McDougall-LinkedIn-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dan-McDougall-LinkedIn-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dan-McDougall-LinkedIn.jpeg 321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan McDougall photo from LinkedIn<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A temporary replacement has been found to step in as the Region of Queens looks for a new Chief Administrative Officer.<\/p>\n<p>The former CAO of the Municipality of the District of Chester Dan McDougall will assume the role until a permanent replacement is found for the outgoing CAO of Queens, Chris McNeill.<\/p>\n<p>McNeill gave notice in March that he would be resigning to take up the same position for Annapolis County.<\/p>\n<p>McNeill has been the CAO for Queens since January 9, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Region of Queens Mayor Darlene Norman is excited to land an interim CAO with McDougall\u2019s experience to fill in while the Region continues their search.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a CAO is needed, it\u2019s often CAOs who have retired because they can slip in the role and they have a sense of understanding of the Municipal Government Act, etc,&#8221; said Norman.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his time in Chester, MacDougall also served as CAO for Colchester, the CEO of Housing Nova Scotia and was Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Administrative Officer oversees all employees in the Region and is the only employee a municipal council can directly hire or fire.<\/p>\n<p>At the latest meeting, Region of Queens Council decided the search for a permanent CAO will be conducted by Gerald Walsh Associates.<\/p>\n<p>Interim CAO McDougall will start May 8 and McNeill\u2019s last day is May 12.<\/p>\n<p><strong>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:edhalversonnews@gmail.com\">edhalversonnews@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Twitter: @edwardhalverson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>To listen to the broadcast of this story, press play below.<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5814-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Interim-CAO-found-Apr-27-23_mixdown.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Interim-CAO-found-Apr-27-23_mixdown.mp3\">https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Interim-CAO-found-Apr-27-23_mixdown.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A temporary replacement has been found to step in as the Region of Queens looks for a new Chief Administrative Officer. The former CAO of the Municipality of the District of Chester Dan McDougall will assume the role until a permanent replacement is found for the outgoing CAO of Queens, Chris McNeill. 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