Albert/Slater-Mackenzie King Improvement Project

[Richard Eade]

Yup, and it is also possible that the Good estimate was done 15 years ago.

My point is that the City should have competant staff to be able to do a proper job of running the city without the need to always go out to consultants.

I realize that some believe that simply paying consultants for everything reduces the City's long-term obligation to employees (no pension, etc.), but for me, the City needs to have a competant staff that can do the job.

There would, of course, be exceptions for one-offs. There is little benefit in keeping a staff member for a task that will only happen very occasionally. But for things like evaluating the City's assets, which should be done continually, there needs to be competent staff on-site.