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MGA Change Management Resources
With the support of Municipal Affairs, the RMA and the AUMA have collaborated to develop a Public Engagement Guide and a Public Engagement Workbook as resources to support municipalities in implementing new requirements under the revised Municipal Government Act (MGA).
All municipalities that share a common boundary must adopt Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework (ICF) bylaws by April 1, 2020. Only municipalities that are part of a Grown Management Board, which develops plans that meet ICF requirements, are exempt.
The Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework Workbook was developed to help municipalities develop ICFs with their neighbouring municipalities. It provides tools and information-based resources to inform municipal processes, decision making and implementation related to ICFs.
The workbook also includes a number of tools that are available to download as separate word documents to adapt to your municipality’s needs:
The revised Municipal Government Act (MGA) requires municipalities to adopt a code of conduct bylaw by July 23, 2018.
The Councillor Codes of Conduct: A Guide for Municipalities explains the new requirements and what municipalities should consider in meeting those requirements. It includes a Councillor Codes of Conduct Bylaw Template, which can be downloaded and tailored to the specific needs of your municipality.
The revised MGA requires municipalities to establish a public participation policy by July 23, 2018, which sets out how a municipality will engage with the public. In addition, municipalities are now able to amend their processes for advertising statutory notices by bylaw to suit their communities’ needs, whereas requirements for public notification were previously set out in the MGA.
The Public Participation Policies and Public Notification: A Guide for Municipalities includes a Public Participation Policy Template and a Public Notification Bylaw Template, which you can adapt for your municipality.
In addition to these tools, Municipal Affairs sought input from RMA and AUMA on a series of Implementation Fact Sheets for each of the main policy changes in the new act, which explain what has changed and what municipalities need to do and when the change needs to be implemented. More information on change management resources the Ministry is developing can be found on its MGA Change Management Webpage, including a legislative checklist that outlines all changes to the MGA, and lists when new requirements under the Act need to be completed.
RMA and AUMA will be determining further tools and resources that are required to support the MGA Change Management Process. Stay tuned for more details.