A former city manager for the City of Estevan has been hired for the same job in Moose Jaw.
According to an article written by John Cairns with the Battlefords News-Optimist, Puffalt has been recruited to become city manager in Moose Jaw. He had been the city manager in North Battleford since 2014.
Puffalt's departure from North Battleford was announced in a news release from that community's City Hall Tuesday morning. Puffalt had been at Monday night’s city council meeting and there was no hint during the open portion of the meeting that Puffalt was about to leave for a new job.
His departure, which will take effect in May, brings to a close to Puffalt's tenure in North Battleford, after taking over from Jim Toye, who left to become city manager in Prince Albert.
In Moose Jaw, Puffalt takes over a position that has been vacant since Matt Noble departed in January.
Puffalt was hired as Estevan's city manager in 2001, and remained in that role for nearly 12 years. He was dimissed without cause in October 2013.
Highlights from his tenure with the City of Estevan included the construction of Affinity Place and Estevan's second water reservoir.
According to the News-Optimist article, initiatives at North Battleford City Hall under Puffalt’s direction have included the 2014 Customer Service Organizational Review and launch of the Community Safety Strategy, the 2015 Regional Opportunities Plan, the 2017 Strategic Plan, the Downtown Master Plan and its implementation, and the First-Nations/Municipal Community Economic Development Initiative.
