ONCHAN DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
PRESS RELEASE

BIN THERE

Onchan District Commissioners are pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Craig as their new Deputy Clerk from 1 st August. Tim steps up from his current post as Waste Operations Manager for the Commissioners, responsible for all aspects of refuse and street cleanliness, together with the introduction of the computerised bin weighing system for charging commercial customers for refuse disposal by weight.

Before joining the Commissioners three years ago, Tim had a varied career of over twenty years in the Manx Civil Service, including posts in Customs and Excise and the General Registry. He says of his new appointment “I’ve enjoyed my time to date with the Commissioners, and have seen at first hand the importance the people of Onchan and our customers in other parishes rightly place on our services. As Deputy Clerk, I’m looking forward to being part of the team developing and improving those services. I suppose my only regret on leaving my current post will be the lack of day to day contact with our bin men, who do a mucky job in all weathers with the minimum of fuss, and it’s been a great experience working with them.

Chairman of the Commissioners, Derek Crellin, added “We were pleased to have been able to appoint Tim from a strong field of candidates for the post. His experience and commitment will be very welcome in dealing with the challenges that lie ahead for local government in general, and Onchan District Commissioners in particular.”

M.J. Williams, Clerk, 3rd August 2006