City of Charlottetown confirms Peter Kelly leaving CAO job
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Charlottetown Mayor Philip Brown confirmed Might 9 that Peter Kelly is departing as the town’s chief administrative officer (CAO).
Council met in non-public following its common public month-to-month assembly.
That closed-door session lasted longer than two hours and when the assembly adjourned a couple of councillors left shortly, saying nothing greater than “no remark’’ as they rushed previous media that had been ready.
“Council met in closed session to cope with the problem relating to the CAO,” Brown stated following the assembly. “We have been making an attempt to get some settlement or consensus amongst all of council … on our CAO and his want to go away the company together with our want.”
Brown stated the assembly ended with out a consensus and that there are nonetheless points that must be labored out, akin to a settlement between the 2 events.
One other particular council assembly will likely be scheduled later this week, added Brown.
Sources informed SaltWire Community in late April that Kelly had determined to retire as CAO.
Kelly spent a lot of the closed-door session on Might 9 in his workplace.
When requested by the media to remark, he declined.
Extra to return.
Dave Stewart is a municipal reporter with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. @DveStewart
