Owen Sound employs significantly more staff than all other municipalities in the study group with 133 non-protective services employees. This mirrors Owen Sound’s excessive Salaries and Benefits expense shown in figure 9. Owen Sound employs 32 employees more than the average of the three primary comparator municipalities and 25 more than Cobourg the nearly identical comparator.

The bottom line is Owen Sound. city hall is overstaffed by somewhere between 25 and 32 employees.  . . . .  Read More

Owen Sound Council has had a real leadership vacuum for many years which has had the result of increasing expenses well beyond inflation in spite of our city population being stagnant for many years. True leaders understand that decision-making always carries some risk. They act based on the best available information, adjust when new facts emerge, and remain accountable for the results. They do not hide behind layers of reports to avoid criticism.

Decisive Leaders Assume Risk - without Fear. . . .   Read More