This memo from Frances J. Connell, Vancouver Director of Legal Services, to City Council and the City Manager confirms the place of the Park Board within the city’s hierarchy as laid out by the Vancouver Charter.
The document is very telling in terms of roles and responsibilities, as well as a chain of command, but the most pertinent paragraph is the following:
This interpretation from the Director of Legal Services confirms that City Manager Penny Ballem has been quite accommodating and cooperative with the Park Board.
The Park Board has now been granted the right to make a final decision on hiring a General Manager, which as this above-linked legal interpretation indicates, should be an sign of the health of the relationship between the Park Board and City Council/City Manager.
Once again, where exactly is the controversy?
