Hornepayne's picked a Wawa official to become its top administrator.
The Township of Hornepayne's announced Manuela Batovanja has been appointed to the role, effective June 9th.
Batovanja is currently Treasurer and Deputy Clerk for the Municipality of Wawa - the former Clerk Treasurer for the Township of Pickle Lake was initially hired as Wawa's Assistant Director of Finance and Deputy Treasurer in 2016, but was promoted to Treasurer in December 2021.
This comes less than a month after Hornepayne brought in Wawa Mayor Melanie Pilon - through her consulting firm, Melanie Pilon Strategies - to provide interim CAO services part-time for up to three months as it sought to fill the longtime vacancy.
Batovanja's last day with the Municipality of Wawa will be June 6th.
How her position will be filled after that date has yet to be determined, though CAO/Clerk Maury O'Neill was appointed Deputy Treasurer when Batovanja was made Treasurer.