
Governance Orientation Workshops
Covering topics that are
required knowledge
for newly elected municipal officials.
This workshop is held over a half-day, and based on the specific needs of the municipality we can adapt the list of topics below to create a specialized agenda.
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History of local government
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Roles of:
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Governance - duties, roles, and principles for members of council​
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Management - duties and roles of the CAO
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Service Delivery - where the rubber hits the road
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Municipal Act sections that relate to municipal councils, including:​
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Governance​
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Conflict of Interest
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Intermunicipal Collaboration
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Council issues management​
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Council decision-making processes and conflict resolution
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Council meetings, protocols, agenda content, committee of the whole, in-camera, transparency, engagement, and freedom of information
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Partnerships and regional coordination
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Importance of Strategic Planning
Additional Workshop Options
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Online Issues Survey for elected officials
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Team building workshop with personality style reports
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CAO and department head review of service levels and desired outcomes
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Strategic Planning​ Session

This workshop is held over one and a half days and is based on the specific needs of each municipality to update an existing Strategic Plan or create a new plan.
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Orientation to current planning direction​
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Current State
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Update on existing Strategic Plans
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Planning pre-survey results
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Relevant National, Provincial and Local Issues
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Review of any barriers
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Review of current Vision, Mission, Values​
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​Specific areas of interest to the council
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Ranking what is important
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Identify Goals and Strategies
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Key Results
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Performance Measures – what does success look like?
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Strategy prioritization ​
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Development of a new Strategic Plan to present to council
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Discuss how to engage others in the new plan
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Review schedule for priorities
Additional Workshop Options
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Council Governance Orientation Workshop
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Team building workshop with personality style reports