I recently applied to be on the Police Commission (and the Municipal Planning Commission). I must pass a police check to even be considered as a volunteer for the Police Commission. Totally reasonable, you don't want someone with a criminal history on the Police Commission. In the same spirit, you want to make sure people have a good financial history with running businesses before you turn over the key to the vault of public monies. You want to make sure that they have the h

"The City spent $75,000 and did not even request a review on what people were so angry about. To be clear, Deloitte did the job they were asked to do, I'm not suggesting they did anything wrong, at all. The problem is they were not asked the right questions." I did a little more digging about the IMH RFP and what I found shocked me. I think you will feel the same when I show you what I uncovered. (I could not copy and paste as it was watermarked so I had to type it all out.

The City spent $75,000 and did not even request a review on what people were so angry about. To be clear, Deloitte did the job they were asked to do, I'm not suggesting they did anything wrong, at all. The problem is they were not asked the right questions. I was angry about the fact - 1 the RFP was changed so city workers could bid on it, previously not allowed 2 the RFP was vague at best and the Value Added section was very concerning 3 that this ten year contract would be

Timeline on the Request for Proposal to Outsource Invest Medicine Hat Oct 2018 – Bob Nicolay hired as CAO/City Manager. Aug 2019 – Previously outsourced IMH brought in as a City Department. https://www.medicinehat.ca/en/news/city-merges-economic-development-efforts-into-invest-medicine-hat.aspx Feb 25 2020 – Jason Melhoff hired as Managing Director IMH, start date March 2 2020. https://www.medicinehat.ca/en/news/cao-announces-managing-director-of-invest-medicine-hat.aspx Feb

We are promised the results of an independent review at tonight’s council meeting. https://chatnewstoday.ca/2021/09/07/third-party-review-of-invest-medicine-hat-procurement-scandal-to-be-completed-by-oct-4/ I fully expect the review will show no legal wrongdoing. After all they changed the RFP so that city employees could bid on it, something that is fishy in itself. Let’s see what it says ethically. Current council, City manager Bob Nicolay and IMH staff all refuse to admit

Ad preview This was originally posted on Facebook July 22 2021. The RFP was shut down; we are promised the results of a review before the election. I just want to make sure everyone remembers. “City officials say there is legally no conflict of interest because they specifically included a clause allowing current city employees to bid on the process.” https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2021/07/20/new-mayoral-candidate-says-process-to-contract-out-invest-medicine-hat

In 2016, the general manager of NGPR (Natural Gas and Petroleum Resources) produced a business plan called Return to Profitability It states “Proposed NGPR Business Plan and support for NGPR to spend up to $30 million for Growth Strategy purposes in the 2017-2018 budgets to generate new income sources from oil and gas field discoveries....It is recommended through the Administrative Committee and Energy and Utilities Committee that City Council directs NGPR to: a) Adopt the p

Originally posted August 27 2021 on my Facebook Campaign page https://www.facebook.com/kelly4mhcc/ This story is why I am so adamant about how wrong Bylaw 4662 is that council passed back in April abdicating their powers to the CAO. No one person should have the power to hire and fire at the top levels. HR should be doing the recruiting and screening, then narrow it down to a short list. Council can then decide which one of the QUALIFIED candidates to hire. Again, I love Link

My inspiration for this post came from fellow candidate Brian Webster. He was concerned about a new bylaw that gave our CAO Bob Nicolay new powers. Thanks Brian, you were right on the money, this is dedicated to you! I did a little digging and what I found sent a chill down my spine. The bylaw in question is Bylaw 4662. Go to the city website and do a search. (If elected, I will make sure that all bylaws can be accessed online. Some are hard to find, many must be accessed thr

Once again, I love Linked In! I got a tip about possible nepotism at City Hall. Let me lay it out for you and see what you think. First of all, I am not holding the hirees responsible, I am not interested in condemning them at all. Right now the fault lies SOLELY with the people in power who pushed for this to happen. Some people in HR had no choice. They either had no power over these decisions or were overruled. I do NOT hold them responsible. (I think we need Whistleblower