INTERMUNICIPAL COLLABORATION

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1 INTERMUNICIPAL COLLABORATION

2 CANADIAN SITUATIONS Ontario BC Manitoba Saskatchewan Nova Scotia P.E.I.... Alberta...

3 THE ALBERTA SITUATION Specialized Municipalities Viability Reviews Minister s Comments A Game Changer for Municipalities New MGA Dissolution Studies Asset Management Bill 21

4 THE ALBERTA SITUATION IN WORDS The current structure of the MGA has municipalities competing against each other.... It is time to modernize those relationships, therefore municipalities will form partnerships, and find new ways to integrate services, to manage growth, and to use land better. We re working at ways to support municipalities to partner and work together, and funding is a great way to incent that behaviour. Municipalities that contravene they are essentially breaking the law and there are consequences for those that do.

5 REGIONAL GOVERNANCE OPTIONS Regional Service Contracting Regional Planning and Service Boards Municipal Federation Municipal Confederation Single Tier Urban-Rural Partnership Single Tier Complete Amalgamation

6 Governance Taxation Services Identity THE ISSUES Where will my representative live? How much influence will he or she have? Will he or she represent me? How far away will they live? Will he or she understand my situation? How will tax rates change? What happens to our accumulated surplus from good management? Who pays for deficits and debts? Will we inherit someone else s debt or deficit? Will taxation rates reflect the services we get? Will services increase or decrease? How do we provide them/pay for services? Will we get the same services for the taxes we pay now? More? Less? Will we subsidize other places for the services they get? Will the name of my community be removed? Will we be able to celebrate the history our community has had? Will be able to keep our town sign? Will we be able to make decisions about things that are in our interest?

7 REALITIES CHALLENGES ARE GROWING Super Urbanization Shrinking Communities Youth leaving Seniors leaving Economies are shrinking Businesses are closing Infrastructure crumbling.... Provincial and Municipal Government revenues falling or unstable.... Growing expectations, but fewer resources... Capacity for change and to meet growth potential is limited and shrinking....

8 REALITIES CHANGE IS COMING School and Socializing Business and Economy Politics and News Lines in the Sand The World Now. School and Socializing Business and Economy Politics and News The Revolutions: Mobility Mentality More More Change. How Can You Serve in the Future? Autonomous Cars Off-grid homes and communities The Internet of Things

9 CONSULTATION Communication Radio Newspaper Newsletter Town Halls Coffee Parties Consultation Polls Coffee Parties Opinion Stations Interviews Survey Town Halls Plebiscite or Referendum Engagement Level 1: identify the problems Level 2: identify the problems and potential solutions Level 3: identify problems, own the solutions and their implementation Problem Challenges Opportunities Solution

10 F.E.A.R.S. VS LEADERS F.E.A.R.S. Fire-up Everyone Against Reasonable Solutions Egos, Grudges, Protectionism, Distrust, Rage The difference between a politician and a statesman is that a politician thinks about the next election while the statesman thinks about the next generation. James Freeman Clarke, 1800 s American Theologian and Author 13 Ways, Inc. info@13ways.ca