Mayor Judy Dahl says if it's possible, the town will release more information about the new chief administrative officer (CAO) before the end of March.
But she can't guarantee that will happen.
On Feb. 13, council announced that it had hired a new CAO to replace Norm McInnis, who moved to B.C. last fall.
However, neither the name or any other details of that new hire were released. All that town officials will say for now is that that new person will start work officially on May 8.
"If something happens where it could be released sooner, most certainly council will release that as soon as we can," Dahl says, but adds she's fairly certain more information on that person won't be revealed before the intended release time.
Meanwhile, the town has hired a second interim CAO to run the administrative side of the town, replacing Rick McDonald, whose contract ran out in late January, Dahl says.
That new interim CAO, Pat Vincent, was introduced to news media during council's Feb. 13 meeting, his first official day of work.
Vincent retired in 2015 from a career as town manager in various Alberta communities such as Beaumont, Slave Lake and Parkland County. Since his retirement, Vincent has served as an interim CAO in places like Thorhild County and Westlock County.
He is currently living in Beaumont, which is located near Edmonton.
Vincent plans to work in town three days a week and work from Beaumont two days a week. He says he will "telecommute and be available by text or email" when not in town.
Vincent says he doesn't forsee any major projects during his time as interim CAO but that will depend on what council decides.
"That's part of the conversation I'm going to have with council right away, to find out what their priorities are and what their expectations (are)," he says.
"Certainly part of it is to maintain the administration, keep it ongoing and find out more about the community and what council's wishes are - if there are some major projects that they need me to look after," he adds.
Vincent says he was happy to take the job as interim CAO.
"I didn't happen to have anything going on at the time and said, ëI'd love to.' I've been down in Olds before; loved the golf course here. My oldest son is the head pro at the Colonial Golf Club in Beaumont, Alberta. So I said, ëyeah, this would be something I'd be very interested in taking on.'"
Vincent says his working arrangement is an advantage for him and the town.
"In my career, I've always been very sensitive about the fact that (these are) public dollars. I'm a taxpayer as well, and I never like to see a municipality expend funds unnecessarily," he says.
Dahl says former interim CAO Rick McDonald's contract officially expired Jan. 24, "at which time he was going to review it to see if he could stay, but he has a full plate."
"He stayed committed to us for special projects, but he's finding his plate's just too full and so we agreed with that," she adds.
Meanwhile, Dahl says, "we're very confident and very happy where we are today with Mr. Vincent."
