They can serve another seven-year term. Personally, I think that I have done my share and that it is time for me to hand the reins over to some else. The other commissioners share that sentiment: we are prepared to work harder for a while, but not for another term. There was to be a smooth transition.
Regarding your question about staffing times, it really is a priority for managers, I think. In departments where there is a good planning system — we did that analysis in our report —, a better, more organized system for monitoring staffing, staffing is completed 30% faster than average and they have a better management system. We have also had pilot projects in which we showed that a staffing process can be completed in 45 days with the current system.
Your other question was whether we have the authority to study the consequences of delays. I think so. We can do it when we analyse the time it takes to staff positions. We can always ask for the results, the consequences, the impact. It is harder for us to begin with a study of the impact on staff in the workplace and then study staffing. We have to start with staffing and then look at the impact.