The Resort Municipality of Whistler’s Chief Administrator’s Office includes the following departments.
Chief Administrator
The Chief Administrative Officer is responsible for managing the affairs of the organization in accordance with the policies and programs approved by Council.
Responsibilities of the Chief Administrative Officer include:
- Assist council in the development of strategic plans that guide the resort community
- Execute the policies and objectives adopted by council
- Provide the coordinating link between council and municipal staff
The Chief Administrative Officer also plays a role within the Squamish Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) on strategic issues affecting the region and the municipality, and collaborates with neighbouring First Nations, the Province of British Columbia and the Government of Canada.
604-935-8103
wbradbury@whistler.ca
Human Resources
The Human Resources Department is responsible for ensuring a safe, healthy, empowering, and productive workplace through the provision of professional human resources services.
Services that the Human Resources Department provides to the entire organization and all employees include:
- Labour relations
- Employee relations
- Training and development
- Recruitment and selection
- Health and safety
- Compensation
- Benefits and payroll
Communications
The communications department supports the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) by communicating the government’s diverse programs, services and initiatives to the community, and by facilitating opportunities for community engagement.
The communications department is responsible for working with all Resort Municipality of Whistler departments, projects, programs and facilities to deliver effective communications and community engagement initiatives. The department works with partners to promote Whistler and share the successes of our community and municipal government.
The responsibilities of the communications department include:
- Communications planning for RMOW programs, services and initiatives
- Providing and delivering public information
- Website development and management
- Facilitation of corporate social media
- News releases and community advisories
- Media relations
- Publication of Whistler Today and Council Briefs e-newsletters
- Organizational guidelines and support for communications materials
The department is also responsible for the role of Information Officer in the event of an activation of the Emergency Operations Centre during a community emergency.
604-967-3030
communications@whistler.ca
Corporate, Economic and Environmental Services
The Corporate, Economic and Environmental Services Department is responsible for:
- Coordinating corporate legal services within municipal operations to maximize efficiencies and affect cost savings with regard to legal services provided by external counsel
- Coordinating strategic resort economic development planning and undertaking initiatives that are associated with the execution of the Economic Partnership Initiative(EPI)
- Developing and implementing policies, bylaws, and work programs that promotes RMOW’s environmental protection and long term climate and energy sustainability objectives
The Corporate, Economic and Environmental Services Department is also responsible for supporting other departments by:
- Providing expertise
- Assisting with risk management, procedural and policy matters
- Preparing a wide range of agreement
- Coordinating the RMOW Corporate Plan development, including associated monitoring and reporting responsibilities
- Coordinating research, executing on resort business development objectives, and supporting business-friendly operating environment
- Compiling annual corporate and community energy and greenhouse gas emissions inventories
- Supporting corporate energy efficiency improvements through detailed business case analyses and project management
604-935-8205
