‘Poorly managed organization’: Controversy follows independent review into REAL | 24CA News
While the Independent overview of the Experience Regina rebrand has wrapped up on paper, questions nonetheless stay for a lot of on the course of the overview.
On Thursday, July 13, the unbiased overview accomplished by George Cuff was launched to the general public.
The overview discovered that no adjustments of employment at Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) might be required following the Experience Regina rebrand.
For one public coverage professor, issues at REAL have been uncovered in the course of the rebranding, and maybe once more with the shortage of penalties recognized within the overview.
“I think it says it’s a poorly managed organization and I would argue poorly envisioned it,” Cheryl Camillo, an affiliate professor on the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy stated. “To me, there’s no mutual understanding of what the mission and vision of the organization is.”
As a citizen of Regina, Camillo feels there’s a lack of accountability inside the group.
The overview by Cuff outlines that junior staff despatched out controversial slogans like Show us your Regina, and The metropolis that rhymes with enjoyable.
“The relationships are almost circular the way the organization is governed,” Camillo stated. “There is not a strong accountability process built in.”
With no jobs misplaced on account of the rebrand, the query of funds has come ahead.
In 2022, REAL president and CEO Tim Reid made $263,031. It is at the moment unclear how a lot severance would price for REAL if he was fired.
“Are we going to end up as a better organization by firing either the person that hits the send button, which is ridiculous … or are we going to fire the CEO and spend copious amounts of money on a severance package,” Cuff stated on Thursday.
Regina mayor Sandra Masters spoke to Global News Friday morning, saying just a few councilors had met with REAL and really useful Cuff for the unbiased overview. Masters stated after the interviews, and if the REAL board of administrators is glad with the standard of the overview, they’ll come to metropolis council to debate subsequent steps ahead.
“I think people are going to hate what they hate,” Masters stated.
“Recognizing the mistakes made in the Experience Regina brand launch, the REAL Board of Directors is committed to a constructive path forward that best represents our City and our citizens,” stated Wayne Morsky, chair of the REAL board of administrators.
People have additionally taken to Twitter to query the legitimacy of the report and the subjects they really feel it missed.
“I know it’s the next day, but I’m still on this REAL report. What did the RFP ask for? What was the original scope of this investigation? Why was the problem framed as a governance problem rather than a misogyny problem?” wrote one individual.
“Do you even know what it feels like for a girl? An OLD dude mansplaining why this trash campaign was not insulting to every woman and girl in #yqr … the review was a waste,” stated one other.
Moving ahead, Camillo stated there must be a robust take a look at REAL each internally and externally.
“The organization continues to ask the city for more money,” Camillo stated. “You would think that given that request of the people of Regina (for a review), that there would be a greater effort to ensure that their performance will improve going forward.”
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