RETRIEVE resident Orleena Obermuller has been appointed Deputy Town Clerk of the Linden Municipality.

The 25-year-old, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and has working experience in the field of accounting, commenced serving the Linden Municipality on Monday.

She told the Guyana Chronicle that she was motivated to apply for the position as she saw the need for accountability and transparency in the Council, in addition to the need to embark on projects to increase the Council’s income and thus liberate it from its cash-strapped state.

“I believe that with my qualifications and experience, I can bring some of these ideas to the table so that they can bring in more money, not just from rates and taxes, but from other means,” she said.

Obermuller has said that based on her trajectory, the Council would be debt-free in the next five years, would have more professional staff, and would see revolution in the entire way in which the office is being managed.

“I want to move away from the traditional way of doing things…and moving towards the more IT sector,” she said.

The young woman is hoping to build a favourable relationship between the Mayor’s Office and the Council, as she is cognizant that the only way to move forward is for all involved parties to do so together. She is currently reading Chapter 28:01 of the Guyana Constitution, so as to acquaint herself with the laws governing the municipality.

Obermuller is a former student of the Mackenzie High School, and besides being an executive member of the Linden Youth Leaders Organization, is a Sunday School leader of her church. She describes herself as a quiet and simple individual who is determined to make a difference in her community.

Her appointment comes months after Town Clerk Janellor Bowen has been sent on administrative leave on the basis of inappropriate conduct; and Linden Mayor Carwyn Holland has said he is happy with the appointment of a young Lindener with whom the Council would work to develop Linden.