The City of Burnaby has a new top bureaucrat, and council didn’t look far to fill the position.
On Friday, the city made it official announcing Lambert Chu as the new city manager.
He’d been serving as deputy city manager since 2012, and acting city manager since the retirement of Bob Moncur in February.
"Lambert has delivered exceptional results on many projects and in many capacities during his time with the city," said Mayor Derek Corrigan in a statement. "His comprehensive background with the city and the fact that he already has developed excellent working relationships in city hall and throughout the community will serve him well in his new role. Council is looking forward to working with him to realize the many exciting projects under way and on the horizon."
Chu’s appointment doesn’t come as a surprise, as the mayor told theNOW in March the city was working on contract negotiations with him before it could be made official.
"Over the past 25 years, I've enjoyed helping the City of Burnaby to achieve many significant goals focused on realizing the high expectations of our citizens, businesses and non-profit organizations," Chu said in a statement. "In my new role, I look forward to continuing to work closely with council, staff and all of Burnaby's residents, business leaders and non-profit organizations to ensure that our city's plans, programs and priorities reflect the goals of all of its many stakeholders – and that we continue to deliver city services following Burnaby's model of excellence.
Chu began working with the city in 1990 as the deputy director of engineer, eventually becoming the director in 2007.
Exactly how much Chu will earn as the new city manager isn’t known, but according to the city’s most recent Statement of Financial Information, Moncur was the highest paid employee in 2014, taking home $255,471.
