Nanaimo Council hires interim CAO
NANAIMO — The City of Nanaimo has new leadership, as councillors have agreed on an interim chief administrative officer.
Jake Rudolph will join the City on July 16 after being chosen from the three candidates Council interviewed out of 37 applicants for the job. Rudolph was most recently the deputy city manager in Abbotsford for more than four years. Prior to that he spent almost 13 years as the CAO for the City of Pitt Meadows.
Mayor Bill McKay said Rudolph’s 35 years of experience in planning and municipal governance stood out, as well as his work on several “files of interest.”
“Including First Nations relations, homelessness, housing, and harm reduction…He’s got a very broad base of knowledge and skill sets. He came with excellent references and he’s very well-respected in municipal governance.”