The City of Sarnia has announced that Adam MacDonald will serve as the General Manager of Community Services, with Brianne Anic taking on the role of Manager of Building and By-Law Services and Chief Building Official.
“Both Adam and Brianne bring with them a vast knowledge base and skill set, formed over years of serving the community with the city of Sarnia. From front-line service delivery to strategic planning to operational modernization, their strength of leadership continues to be a tremendous contributor to success and growth in the community,” said CAO Chris Carter, in a news release.
MacDonald has been serving as the acting General Manager since August after taking over for Stacey Forfar, and is a Lambton College graduate who has served the community with the city for 22 years, most recently as Manager of Building and By-Law Services / Chief Building Official.
Anic, who went to Sheridan College, joined the city in 2018 and took on the role of deputy Chief Building Official in 2021.
“I’m beyond excited to see Brianne taking this next step in her career, contributing her leadership and connections to the building and by-law team. She is extremely forward-thinking with an eye for modernization and expediting timelines, and has a well-established positive relationship with local builders,” said MacDonald, in a news release. “At the same time, I’m looking forward to leading the Community Services team. We’ve made some great steps toward improving service delivery and investing in community spaces that I hope to continue and contribute to going forward.”
Since MacDonald and Anic stepped into roles with building and By-Law Services, the department has undergone significant modernization efforts, and those efforts have seen improvements to the timelines in which building permits have been issued.
