Due to high demand and a growing wait list, the Elected Officials Education Program (EOEP) has increased capacity for its Regional Partnerships and Collaboration course being offered on Monday, March 19, prior to the AAMDC Spring 2018 Convention. Registration is now re-opened using the link provided in this bulletin.
As this course focuses on developing positive collaborative intermunicipal relationships, the AAMDC would like to encourage members to invite elected officials from neighbouring urban municipalities to register for the course as well. While most participants will be from rural municipalities due to the course’s alignment with the AAMDC convention, including as many urban elected officials as possible will increase the value of the course for all participants.
Details of the course are as follows:
Regional Partnerships and Collaboration
In life, and in the municipal world, working with your neighbours is not always easy. If done right, it can provide major benefits. The EOEP’s Regional Partnerships and Collaboration course will provide participants with an opportunity to learn about required collaborative tools such as intermunicipal collaboration frameworks, as well as other approaches municipalities can take to build meaningful partnerships with their municipal neighbours in a way that is fair and mutually beneficial.
In addition to intermunicipal collaboration, the course will examine ways that municipalities can work with organizations within their community to provide strong and sustainable services. If you’re interested in how your municipality can transform collaboration from a requirement to an opportunity, sign up for Regional Partnerships and Collaboration to learn from experts in the field, as well as from your elected official colleagues.
- When: Monday, March 19, 2018
8:30am – 4:30pm - Where: Shaw Conference Centre
9797 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB - Cost: $340 plus GST
- To register: Click here
In addition, the EOEP is also offering a course following the AUMA Municipal Leaders Caucus, which is open to elected officials from all municipalities. Details on this course are as follows:
Council’s Role in Strategic Planning
The role of elected officials is to lead. They determine the long-term goals and priorities of their municipality. Doing this effectively takes skill, and an understanding of how to separate the day-to-day from the big picture. The EOEP’s Council’s Role in Strategic Planning course will explain the important role that strategic planning plays in building municipal sustainability, how councils can work together to set realistic goals, the basic elements of a strategic plan, how to set and asses strategic priorities, the roles of council and staff in strategic planning, and other information that will support you and your municipality in planning strategically for both the short- and long-term.
- When: Friday, March 16, 2018
8:30am – 4:30pm - Where: Shaw Conference Centre
9797 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB - Cost: $340 plus GST
- To register: Click here
For any questions or for more information about this course and the EOEP, visit EOEP.ca or contact the EOEP Registrar using the following information:
Leanne Anderson
EOEP Registrar
Phone: 780.989.7431
Email: landerson@auma.ca