Ann Pappert, Guelph's top civil servant, has told the city she will not be renewing her contract.
The city made the announcement mid-afternoon Thursday.
Pappert joined the city in 2008 as Executive Director of Community and Social Services and was named CAO in September 2011. Her current base salary with the city is $229,639.
“Council thanks Ms. Pappert for her years of service to our City, and we wish her well in the future as she pursues new opportunities,” said Mayor Cam Guthrie in a news release.
“Her accomplishments include fostering innovation, leadership and open government in City administration; and revamping the City’s approach to complex capital projects. She has long been a champion for arts and culture in Guelph, implementing a public art policy that has made a difference in our public spaces.”
“I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Council and with the many talented and dedicated employees of the City of Guelph,” said Pappert in the same release. “Guelph is an outstanding community that is not only loved by those who live and work here, but well-known, respected, and admired outside our borders.”
Pappert’s contract was set to expire in October and she and the city had been negotiating a new contract.
"Ms. Pappert has advised Council that while the discussions have been positive, she has decided to cease the negotiations," the press release said.
The CAO is the sole contract position in the City that is recruited by and reports directly to the Mayor and City Council.
