Nelson Sergerie, LJI Journalist

PERCÉ – The Town of Percé does not intend to fill the position of director general of the municipality before 2026. Instead, the town will rely on an interim director due to the number of files that need to be resolved quickly. 

“The council contacted the municipal associations of Quebec – the Fédération québécoise des municipalités and the Association des directeurs municipalités du Québec – which have banks of experienced candidates who could come in the interim to manage all the upcoming files in Percé in 2025,” emphasizes the mayor, Daniel Leboeuf. 

Among these files, the mayor cites the negotiation of the collective agreement, the organizational diagnosis, the recruitment of new people and the municipal elections in November. 

“(We have to) take advantage of the experience of a director general for the municipality to help us set this up and then recruit a permanent resource,” says the mayor. 

The organizational diagnosis will contain recommendations. “We must continue the recovery and once advanced, perhaps in 2026, we will recruit permanently. We will find someone who wants to make a career in our beautiful town with a municipality that functions well and that has all its directors,” says Mr. Leboeuf. 

Now four months into his term, the mayor believes harmony has returned to the Town Hall. “The discussions are much more cordial during public meetings. I avoid controversy. It reflects the climate at the town hall. It’s friendlier,” says the mayor, who emphasizes the work of the civil service to keep the town up and running. 

Recruitment continues to fill vacant positions. The position of director general will become vacant on March 6. The incumbent, Michel Fréchette, resigned on February 4, a few moments before the start of the public council meeting. He had only been in the role for seven months.