Announcements
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Request for Expressions of Interest - Local Elections Contractors and Mentors
In preparation for the General Local Elections taking place in October 2026, the LGMA is seeking to develop a database of individuals interested in taking on this paid contractor position with a local government. The database will be provided to local governments, upon request, who are looking to contract out the administration of their elections. If you are interested in including your name on the database as either a contractor and/or mentor, please complete this form. Your expression of interest for this contractor or mentor role, or any questions you may have, can be forwarded in confidence to Sonia Santarossa.
FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES
The Green Municipal Fund from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is open! This fund can go towards the development of climate adaptation plans, climate-focused asset management strategies, community-wide climate risk assessments, and capacity-building initiatives.
This presents an opportunity for local governments and Modern Treaty Nations to stack funding with other sources, such as the Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) funding. In addition to actions already being taken to meet climate action objectives, the Province requests that local governments and Modern Treaty Nations also consider continuing to explore/implement natural asset infrastructure inventories and/or natural asset infrastructure solutions.
The deadline to apply is November 29, 2024.
UNION OF BC MUNICIPALITIES
Feedback Sought on Potential Changes to Responsible Conduct Framework Local elected officials and CAOs are invited to provide comment on the potential for change to the framework that supports responsible conduct in BC. The invitation follows on a discussion paper from UBCM and the Local Government Management Association that explores the potential of mandatory codes of conduct and models for their administration and enforcement. The paper follows a succession of UBCM resolutions that call for changes to the responsible conduct framework for local elected officials. The deadline for feedback has been extended to December 1, 2024.
Co-authors of the paper – Local Government Management Association and UBCM – are inviting feedback from Councils/Boards, individual elected officials and CAOs on two questions:
- Should the Province be requested to develop legislation mandating codes of conduct modelled on established best practices for all local governments in BC?
- Are legislated changes needed to support code of conduct administration and enforcement? And, if so, what factors do you think are most important to the success of a new approach to code administration and enforcement?
Responses from Councils, Boards or individual elected officials may be sent to Paul Taylor, UBCM Director of Communications. Chief Administrative Officers may provide their comments to Candace Witkowskyj, LGMA Executive Director. To read more about the background and the current framework click here.
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