“I am honoured and excited to be selected as the new City Manager and to be part of the Red Deer team,” said Seabrooke. “My wife Teresa and I look forward to making Red Deer our home and working with Council, City staff and the community.”
Seabrooke has 30 plus years of experience in both the private and public sectors with education in parks and recreation administration, urban planning, government administration, and horticulture and parks management.
“Allan comes to us with an extensive private and public sector background with specific experience in the municipal sector,” said Mayor Tara Veer. “He has proven to be a strong leader who builds solid relationships with staff and the community. His immediate priorities will be to familiarize himself with the organization and community, and to meet with the corporate leadership team to implement Council’s strategic direction.”
The appointment of Seabrooke is the result of an extensive nation-wide search. The final selection of the City Manager was made unanimously by City Council.
“We received strong interest and numerous applications in our search for a leader who meets our corporate values of respect, integrity, service and excellence,” said Mayor Veer. “Council welcomes Allan to Red Deer as our next City Manager.”
Tara Lodewyk, Director of Planning Services will serve as interim City Manager until May 13 when Seabrooke becomes City Manager.
Backgrounder on Allan Seabrooke
1. What is Allan Seabrooke’s background?
Experience:
Commissioner, Community Services Chief Administrative Officer
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:
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.
With 100% voting stations reporting, Red Deerians have elected a new City Councillor during The City’s first ever by-election.
Unofficial results of the 2024 Municipal By-Election are as follows:
| Candidate | Votes | |
| 1 | BUCHANAN, S.H. (Buck) | 479 |
| 2 | CHILIBECK, Jason | 287 |
| 3 | COLLINGS, Mark | 115 |
| 4 | CULLEN-SAIK, Linda | 296 |
| 5 | HUIZING, Hans | 381 |
| 6 | KRAHN, Chad | 2512 |
| 7 | MACDONALD, Ashley | 165 |
| 8 | MILANEY, Liam (The Level) | 29 |
| 9 | TWEEDLE, Jaelene | 2355 |
| 10 | YZERMAN, Calvin | 183 |
Official election results for the Municipal By-Election will be announced by noon on Friday, April 26, 2024.
Red Deer’s first municipal by-election to fill a vacant councillor position takes place April 22, 2024.
When: By-election date: April 22, 2024 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Where:
Vote Anywhere Voting Stations:
See who has submitted their nomination papers for the 2024 By-Election.
To view the specific details for each candidate, click on their photo.
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