"Im outta here," said Sam Smartastheycome, as she reached out to shake Mayor Putoff's hand one last time. With that, the CAO for the town of North Overshoe was gone ... "Hasta la vista, baby ... arrivedercii!" she called over her shoulder, and she was off into the sunset!

Pick up the clue phone ... 

The Mayor stood there in stunned slience. He hadn't seen it coming, although he should have ... there were plenty of telltale signs! 

An analysis of the data gathered in a general social survey found that 22% of "near-retirees" planned to retire before they hit 60, and 25% before their 65th birthdays. According to www.LifePast50.ca , those who work in public administration are the most likely to take early retirement, with 47.3% planning to leave their jobs before they turn 60.

Not much thought given ...

Mayor Putoff is not unlike many of Canada's more than 3700 Mayors, Reeves and Wardens who haven't really given much thought to where future administrators will come from. Further, even when needs are looming, they put off a decisions as long as they can.

A FACT that is often overlooked is this: there are only 60% as many Genexers as there are Baby Boomers, so even if every Genexer took a Boomer's job (and we all know that's not going to happen!), we'll still come up 40 % short.

Time is running out ... 

 Many of yesterday's tried and true methods just aren't doing the trick anymore. Many municipalities have found newspaper advertising and Website postings are bringing them limited results. That's another side effect of the Boomers reaching retirement age ... there just aren't enough qualified people to go around.  

Be careful ...

It is also a fact that most of the people watching the ads are either unemployed or unhappy... often both!  Are they the individuals you want managing your municipal departments?

Perhaps a different approach is worth considering? 

The Ravenhill approach ...