From the City of Red Deer

New City Manager appointed

Backgrounder on Allan Seabrooke

1. What is Allan Seabrooke’s background?

Experience:

•   2015-Present, City of Peterborough

   Commissioner, Community Services Chief Administrative Officer

•   2013-2015, City of Waterloo
   Commissioner, Community Services
•   2010-2013, Ontonabee Region Conservation Authority Chief Administrative Officer
•   2006-2008, City of Markham

o Interim Commissioner, Community and Fire Services and Director,

Strategic Services
 1994-2006, Private Family Enterprise, Peterborough

o Partner and Chief Operating Officer

 1982-1994, Town of Aurora, Mississauga

o Senior Municipal Positions

Credentials:

•   M.Sc. (Administration – Parks and Recreation), Trent University
•   B.Sc. (Urban Planning), Trent University
•   Diploma in Municipal Government Administration, St. Lawrence College
•   Diploma of Horticulture and Parks Management, University of Guelph

2. What are Allan Seabrooke’s responsibilities in Peterborough?

As the Chief Administrative Officer and Commissioner, Community Services, Allan Seabrooke held responsibility for overall corporate management, strategic leadership and coordination of three major departments of infrastructure and planning services, corporate and legislative services, and community services. This includes responsibility for a diverse workforce, financial management, major restructuring of the organization and Strategic Plan development.

Following three years as Chief Administrative Officer, Seabrooke has been in the role of Commissioner, Community Services for the past year. Seabrooke made the decision to move from the CAO to the Commissioner role as a result of a restructuring he was implementing amid several immediate retirements from Peterborough’s Corporate Management Team, including in community services. Seabrooke recommended a colleague to become CAO while he moved to the community services portfolio, which enabled him to manage several high profile major projects.

3. What was the search and selection process for the City Manager?

Following the retirement announcement by former City Manager Craig Curtis last spring, Council undertook a competitive process to hire a consultant to work with them to manage the process of hiring a new City Manager.

Once the consultant was hired, the search for a new City Manager for The City of Red Deer started in September of 2018. This included a thorough consultation process that involved internal and external stakeholders providing their perspectives on what The City of Red Deer needs in their next City Manager.

The City Manager role was viewed as an attractive opportunity given Red Deer’s growing profile that has attracted events such as the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Convention, the Canadian Finals Rodeo and the 2019 Canada Winter Games to the community.

Over 270 people across Canada were contacted for this search and there was strong interest in the role. The search committee comprised of Mayor Tara Veer and three members of Council reviewed an initial longlist of candidates and then interviewed candidates from that long list. Second interviews and a meeting with City Council was then completed with a short list of candidates.

Allan Seabrooke was determined to be the best candidate for the role of  The City of Red Deer’s City Manager as his leadership and experience aligned with The City’s corporate values of respect, integrity, service and excellence.