The supervisor of the Canada Games Centre has handed in his resignation.

In an interview this morning, city councillor Dave Austin said the city received Games centre supervisor Bernie Van Hooft's resignation Friday.

Austin said the letter forwarded to the city states Van Hooft's final day at the Games centre will be June 9.

'Mr. Van Hooft has given two weeks' notice,' he said.

'He has accepted a position as the director of community services for the Crows Nest Pass (Alberta) area.

'It looks like it is a career move for him,' he said.

Austin said Van Hooft and his staff have done a good job with the centre and wished Van Hooft success with his new job.

He said council would likely appoint a member of the city's administration to look after the Games centre until a new supervisor could be found.

Piers McDonald, the president of the Canada Games Host Society, said this morning Van Hooft had done a lot to get the Games centre ready for 2007 and that he will be missed.

'I think Bernie Van Hooft certainly came in at a critical time and was able to get the centre rolling,' he said.

'I think he's done a good job and the centre will be well-managed right through the Games themselves.'

Van Hooft's resignation follows a decision by city council to adjust the municipal budget to make up for a projected $773,000-shortfall at the new facility.

According to council documents, annual revenue from the Canada Games Centre is currently projected to be $549,000 lower than expected, and expenditures will be $224,000 higher than budgeted.

In response to the shortfall, council will be shifting money from its capital reserve budget, money earmarked for infrastructure replacement, to the Games centre's operating costs.

In a previous interview, city financial manager Ray Goruick said the Games centre was originally expected to cost $3.8 million a year to run with an expected $2.3 million in revenue.

Last week, Coun. Doug Graham said the city has to come up with a plan to deal with expected shortfalls to avoid leaving future councils with an unmanageable budget.

Municipal elections are slated for the fall.

Van Hooft and parks manager Linda Rapp could not be reached for comment this morning.