Amid cost overruns, Metro Vancouver’s top bureaucrat defends record

Following galore requests by Global News this past month, Metro Vancouver Chief Administrative Officer Jerry Dobrovolny agreed to an interview.

We asked astir nan $3.86-billion North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, estimated astatine $3 cardinal complete budget. Contractor Acciona Wastewater Solutions LP was fired and ineligible action is underway.

“It was my recommendation, and nan committee made nan decision,” Dobrovolny said of nan firing.

In consequence to whether he bears work for nan situation, he said “Well, we had a contractor that didn’t present connected their obligations.”

Global News besides asked Dobrovolny astir calls for an independent audit of nan North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant.

“I support doing a reappraisal of nan project,” he said. “I support doing a reappraisal of decisions that person been made on nan measurement and learning from that review.”

A reappraisal was precocious announced by Metro Vancouver’s caller Chair Mike Hurley.

The fallout from nan works has besides raised questions astir nan CAO’s financial compensation.

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In 2023 he received his guidelines net of much than $451,000, a retroactive costs of $172,000 and capacity salary of astir $20,000.

Dobrovolny refused to uncover his existent compensation.

“We supply afloat transparency done nan connection of financial accusation provided each year, conscionable for illustration it is for each different authorities worker and that info conscionable came retired for past twelvemonth and will travel retired again adjacent twelvemonth for this year,” he said.

Global News has submitted a state of accusation petition truthful that taxpayers tin study really overmuch they are paying Dobrovolny successful 2024.

As for his caller travel to Amsterdam for a conference, Dobrovolny defended his attendance and that of six others, saying nan tremendous learning opportunity included accusation connected utilizing earthy systems to dainty water.