STAFF
Chapter 101
APPOINTMENT - STAFF
PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT
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Article 1
APPOINTMENTS
101.1.1 Department Head - Deputy Head - Statutory Officer
The following appointments as Department Heads, Deputy Department
Heads and Statutory Officers are hereby confirmed:
Name of Officer Title also holds
Statutory Office of
John Gazzola Chief Administrative Chief Administrative
Officer Officer
Edward Kovacs General Manager of City Engineer
Public Works
Pauline Houston Chief Financial Officer City Treasurer
and City Treasurer
Robert W. Pritchard General Manager of Deputy Clerk
Corporate Services
James H. Shivas City Solicitor
Brock Stanley General Manager of
Community Services
Frank Pizzuto General Manager of
Community Services
Norbert Kuntz Fire Chief
Gary M. Sosnoski City Clerk City Clerk
Rosemary Upfold Director of Accounting Deputy Treasurer
Olav den Ouden Director of Revenue Tax Collector
James A. Witmer Director of Chief Building
Building Official
Lynn Balfour Permit Deputy Chief
Administration Building Official
Coordinator
Glen Good Supervisor of Inspection Deputy Chief
Services and Building Official
Building/Plumbing Inspector
By-law 95-10, 23 January, 1995; By-law 95-54,10 April, 1995; By-law
95-96, 19 June, 1995; By-law 95-123, 21 August, 1995; By-law 95-133, 25
September, 1995; By-law 97-153, 14 October, 1997; By-law 98-71, 15
June, 1998; By-law 99-21, 1 February, 1999; By-law 99-90, 17 May, 1999;
By-law 2000-59, 3 April, 2000; By-law 2000-125, 31 July, 2000; By-law
2000-155, 18 September, 2000.
101.1.2 Property Standards - Statutory Officers
The following appointments as Property Standards Officers are hereby
confirmed:
Name of Officer Title
James A. Witner
Director of Building
also holds Statutory Office of Property Standards Officer
Wayne Pearce
Loans Program Coordinator, Property Officer Building/Plumbing Inspector
also holds Statutory Office of Property Standards Officer
Brian Wolfe
Enforcement Coordinator, Property Standards Officer, Building/Plumbing Inspector
also holds Statutory Office of Property Standards Officer
Jeff Ontonovich
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Property Standards Officer
also holds Statutory Office of Property Standards Officer
Karen Potworka
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer,Property Standards Officer
also holds Statutory Office of Property Standards Officer
Kimberly Bimm
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer,Property Standards Officer
also holds Statutory Office of Property Standards Officer
Gaetanne Kruse
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer,Property Standards Officer
also holds Statutory Office of Property Standards Officer
Linda Dunn
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer,Property Standards Officer
also holds Statutory Office of Property Standards Officer
Melanie Schmidt
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Lot Maintenance Officer
also holds Statutory Office of Property Standards Officer
By-law 95-123, 21 August, 1995; By-law 98-71, 15 June, 1998; By-law
99-21, 1 February, 1999; By-law 99-64, 19 April, 1999; By-law 99-90, 17
May, 1990; By-law 99-109, 21 June, 1999; By-law 2001-92, 7 May, 2001.
101.1.3 Appointment - other duties
The appointments set out in the Schedules to this Chapter are hereby
confirmed and it is further confirmed that the duties relating to or
connected with each appointment include enforcement of City By-laws and
Provincial Acts, as amended from time to time, pursuant to the Provincial
Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33 including, but not so as to limit the
generality of the foregoing, the following:
(a) Schedule 'A'
(i) Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, c.23;
(ii) Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40;
(iii)City By-law No. 87-226 respecting Plumbing, Licensing and
Regulating (Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 578);
(iv) City By-law No. 87-320 respecting Plumbing and Drainage
(Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 660); and
(v) City By-law No. 87-222 respecting Electrical Contractors
and Master Electricians (Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter
539).
(b) Schedule 'B'
(i) City By-law No. 4830 respecting Zoning;
(ii) City By-law No. 85-1 respecting Zoning;
(iii)Township of Waterloo By-law No. 878A respecting Zoning;
(iv) Village of Bridgeport By-law No. 85 respecting Zoning;
(v) City By-law No. 92-204 respecting Signs (Kitchener
Municipal Code, Chapter 680);
(vi) City By-law No. 88-5 respecting Fences (Kitchener
Municipal Code, Chapter 630);
(vii)City By-law 87-171 respecting Snow and Ice Removal
(Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 687);
(viii) City By-law No. 87-324 regarding Smoking (Kitchener
Municipal Code, Chapter 685);
(ix) City By-law No. 87-181 regarding Heat in Rented Dwellings
(Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 640);
(x) City By-law No. 89-62 respecting Lot Maintenance
(Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 650);
(xi) City By-law number 87-178 respecting Discarded
Refrigerators (Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 645);
(xii) City By-law No. 87-275 respecting Animals - Regulation
(Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 408);
(xiii) City By-law No. 96-5 regarding Noise - Air Conditioning
Devices (Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 451);
(xiv) City By-law No. 87-258 regarding Noise (Kitchener
Municipal Code, Chapter 450);
(xv) City By-law No. 90-74 regarding Watering (Kitchener
Municipal Code, Chapter 945);
(xvi) City By-law No. 94-118 regarding Leasing of Portable Signs
(Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 580); and
(xvii) City By-law No. 94-45 regarding Lodging Houses
(Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 553);
(xviii) City By-law No. 97-23 regarding Hedges - Other Objects -
Traffic Hazards (Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 842);
(xix) Weed Control Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. W.5;
(xx) City By-law No. 87-242 respecting Weed Control
(Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 695).
(xxi) City By-law No. 88-26 respecting Parks (Kitchener
Municipal Code, Chapter 270).
(c) Schedule 'C'
(i) City By-law No. 87-321 regarding Property Standards
(Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 665); and
(ii) City By-law No. 89-111 regarding Termites (Kitchener
Municipal Code, Chapter 689).
(d) Schedule 'D'
(i) City By-law No. 87-277 respecting General Licensing
(Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapters 500, 509, 518, 521,
524, 527, 533, 542, 545, 549, 551, 563, 566, 575, 583, 584,
586, 588, 592, 594, 596, 598);
(ii) City By-law No. 87-219 respecting Barber Shops and
Hairdressing Establishments (Kitchener Municipal Code,
Chapter 515);
(iii) City By-law No. 87-223 respecting Hawkers and Pedlars
(Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 548);
(iv) City By-law No. 87-226 respecting Plumbing, Licensing and
Regulating (Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 578);
(v) City By-law No. 87-220 respecting Dogs and Regulating
Kennels (Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 530);
(vi) City By-law No. 94-75 respecting Licensing of Fireworks
Vendors; and
(vii) City By-law No. 87-222 respecting Electrical Contractors
and Master Electricians (Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter
539).
(e) Schedule 'E'
(i) City By-law No. 87-237 respecting Garbage (Kitchener
Municipal Code, Chapter 635).
(f) Schedule 'F'
(i) The Fire Marshals Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.17;
(ii) City By-law No. 87-170 respecting Fireworks and
Firecrackers (Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 739);
(iii) City By-law No. 87-215 respecting the National Fire Code
(Kitchener - Municipal Code, Chapter 736);
(iv) City By-law No. 88-6 respecting the Fire Department
(Kitchener Municipal Code, Chapter 730);
(v) City By-law No. 88-171 respecting Fire Routes; and
(vi) City By-law No. 94-75 respecting Licensing of Fireworks
Vendors. By-law 95-10, 23 January, 1995; By-law 97-24, 3
February, 1997; By-law 97-96, 3 June, 1997; By-law
97-153, 14 October, 1997; By-law 98-75, 15 June, 1998;
By-law 2001-120, 3 July, 2001.
Article 2
REPEAL - ENACTMENT
101.2.1 By-law - previous
By-law 88-230, as previously contained in Chapter 101 of The City of
Kitchener Municipal Code, is hereby repealed. By-law 88-238, By-law
89-65, By-law 89-134, By-law 90-50, By-law 90-155, By-law 92-32,
By-law 92-228, By-law 92-263, By-law 93-56, By-law 93-142, By-law
93-218, By-law 94-144 and By-law 94-191, which amended By-law
88-230, are hereby repealed. By-law 95-10, 23 January, 1995.
SCHEDULE
Schedule 'A' - Building and Plumbing
Name of Officer and Title or Office
James Witmer
Director of Building, Chief Building Official and
Property Standards Officer
Lynn Balfour
Permit Administration Coordinator
and Deputy Chief Building Official
Glen Good
Supervisor of Inspection Services, Building/Plumbing
Inspector and Deputy Chief Building Official
Michael Seiling
Senior Plans Examiner and Building/Plumbing
Inspector
Wayne Pearce
Loans Program Coordinator, Property Standards
Officer, Building/Plumbing Inspector
*Richard Pedersen
Chief Fire Prevention Officer and Building Inspector
David Hobson Building/Plumbing Inspector
Jim Dobson Building/Plumbing Inspector
John Sajkunovic
Building/Plumbing Inspector
Moira Coughlan
Building/Plumbing Inspector
Paul Hillenaar
Building/Plumbing Inspector
Rick Trafford
Building/Plumbing Inspector
Harry Ritter
Building/Plumbing Inspector
Kelly Lanka
Building/Plumbing Inspector
Scott Dougall
Building/Plumbing Inspector
John Youngblut
Building/Plumbing Inspector
Robert Schipper
Senior Plans Examiner
Luke Julian
Plans Examiner
Martina Schneider
Plans Examiner
Trevor Oakley
Plans Examiner
Shaun Kempel
Plans Examiner
* only with respect to the Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, c.23.
By-law 95-10, 23 January, 1995; Schedule 'A'; By-law 95-96, 19 June,
1995; By-law 95-123, 21 August, 1995; By-law 95-133, 25 September,
1995; By-law 95-167, 14 November, 1995; By-law 97-80, 12 May, 1997;
By-law 98-75, 15 June, 1998; By-law 99-21, 1 February, 1999; By-law
2000-59, 3 April, 2000; By-law 2000-155, 18 September, 2000.
Schedule 'B' - Municipal Law Enforcement
Name of Officer Title or Office
James A. Witmer
Director of Building, Chief Building Official,
Property Standards Officer
Jeff Ontonovich
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer,
Property Standards Officer
Karen Potworka
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer,
Property Standards Officer
Gaetanne Kruse
Municipal Law Enforcement
Officer, Property Standards Officer
Linda Dunn
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer,
Property Standards Officer
Susanne Saunders
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Gloria MacNeil
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Mike Niederer
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Gregory Zybala
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Derek Wallace
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Steven Wolf
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Charles Hitchcock
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Tom Seeds
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
John McBride
Director of Traffic and Parking
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Stephanie Kennedy
Traffic Technologist, Municipal Law Enforcement
Officer
Tony Konstantinidis
Traffic Technologist, Municipal Law Enforcement
Officer
James A. Witmer
Weed Inspector
Karen Potaworka
Weed Inspector
Gaetanne Kruse
Weed Inspector
Jeff Ontonovich
Weed Inspector
Linda Dunn
Weed Inspector
Jeff Sharp
Traffic Technologist,
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Kimberly Bimm
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Property Standards Officer
Kimberly Bimm
Weed Inspector
Brian Wolfe
Enforcement Coordinator, Property Standards
Officer, Building/Plumbing Inspector
Brian Wolfe
Weed Inspector
Justin Harris
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Jamie Visneskie
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Stewart Saunderson
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Mark Flood
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Philip Stroeder
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Tanya Evans
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Justus Jurica
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Maureen Moore
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Barry Cronkite
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Darrin Talmage
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
John Billone
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
John Vrentzos
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
Jason Droog
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
**Melanie Schmidt
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
**only with respect to Chapter 650 - Lot Maintenance as it pertains to grass.
By-law 95-10, 23 January, 1995; Schedule 'B'; By-law 95-96, 19 June,
1995; By-law 95-123, 21 August, 1995; Schedule 'B'; By-law 96-76, 21
May, 1996; By-law 97-24, 3 February, 1997; By-law 97-96, 3 June, 1997;
By-law 97-101, 16 June, 1997; By-law 97-153, 14 October, 1997; By-law
98-51, 4 May, 1998; By-law 98-71, 15 June, 1998; By-law 98-75, 6 July,
1998; By-law 98-126, 17 August, 1998; By-law 99-21, 1 February, 1999;
By-law 99-64, 19 April, 1999; By-law 99-90, 17 May, 1999; By-law 99-98,
31 May, 1999; By-law 99-109, 21 June, 1999; By-law 2000-59, 3 April,
2000; By-law 2000-89, 5 June, 2000; By-law 2000-148, 18 September
2000; By-law 2000-172, 23 October, 2000; By-law 2001-32, 12 February,
2001; By-law 2001-89, 7 May, 2001; By-law 2001-92, 7 May, 2001; By-law
2001-120, 3 July, 2001.
Schedule 'C' - Property Standards
Name of Officer Title or Office
James A. Witmer
Director of Building,
Chief Building Official, Property Standards Officer
Wayne Pearce
Loans Program Coordinator
Property Standards Officer, Building/Plumbing
Inspector
Brian Wolfe
Enforcement Coordinator, Property Standards
Officer, Building/Plumbing Inspector
Jeff Ontonovich
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer,
Property Standards Officer
Karen Potworka
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer,
Property Standards Officer
Kimberly Bimm
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer,
Property Standards Officer
Gaetanne Kruse
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer,
Property Standards Officer
Linda Dunn
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer,
Property Standards Officer
**Melanie Schmidt
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Lot Maintenance Officer.
**only with respect to Chatper 665 - Property Standards as it pertains to grass.
By-law 95-123, 21 August, 1995, Schedule 'C'; By-law 98-71, 15 June,
1998; By-law 99-21, 1 February, 1999; By-law 99-64, 19 April, 1999;
By-law 99-90, 17 May, 1999; By-law 99-109, 21 June, 1999; By-law
2001-92, 7 May, 2001.
Schedule 'D' - Licensing
Name of Officer Title or Office
June Koppeser
Manager of Licensing
Patricia Harris
Licensing Inspector
Julie Kalbfleisch
Licensing Clerk/Inspector
Vicki Hartung
Licensing Clerk
Beth Browning
Licensing Officer
Paul Siopiolosz
Licensing Clerk/Inspector
By-law 95-10, 23 January, 1995; Schedule 'D'; By-law 98-71, 15 June,
1998; By-law 99-109, 21 June, 1999; By-law 2000-59, 3 April, 2000;
By-alw 2000-155, 18 September, 2000.
Schedule 'E' - Public Works
Name of Officer Title or Office
Steven Gyorffy
Assistant General Manager
of Public Works
Mike Tout
Manager of Operations
Cathy Abbott
Manager of Administrative Services
Chuck Drexler
Supervisor
Dan Dychuck
Supervisor
Jim Martz
Supervisor
Willis Mclaughin
Supervisor
Frank Sestito
Supervisor
Karl Nabert
Supervisor
Jim Rola
Supervisor
By-law 99-46, 19 April, 1999; Schedule 'E'; By-law 99-90, 17 May, 1999;
By-law 2000-59, 3 April, 2000.
Schedule 'F' - Fire Prevention
Name of Officer Title or Office
Norbert Kuntz
Fire Chief
Richard Pedersen
Chief Fire Prevention Officer
Randy Kalan
Assistant Chief Fire Prevention Officer
Scott Urquhart
Assistant Chief Fire Prevention Officer
Klaus Stuetz
Fire Prevention Officer
Richard Kellsey
Fire Prevention Officer
James Kolb
Fire Prevention Officer
Leonard Solomon
Fire Prevention Officer
Claude J. Gregg
Fire Prevention Officer
David Marck
Fire Prevention Officer/Plans Examiner
John Coish
Fire Prevention Officer/Plans Examiner
Phil Harrison
Fire Prevention Officer
Philip Mellor
Fire Prevention Officer
Kevin Schmalz
Fire Prevention Officer
By-law 95-10, 23 January, 1995; Schedule 'F'; By-law 97-153, 14 October,
1997; By-law 98-71, 15 June, 1998; By-law 2000-59, 3 April, 2000;
By-law 2001-39, 26 February, 2001; By-law 2001-52, 2 April, 2001.
