> Effective Meetings Series

• Roles and responsibilities at meetings
• Agendas
• Procedure By-laws
• Minutes
• Closed Meetings
• Motions, amendments and more
• Plus Municipal Conflict of Interest and Update

This workshop is best suited for all Councillors, Municipal Clerks, Deputy Clerks and Committee Secretaries.

Dates & Locations

• Tuesday January 10 Clarion Resort, North Bay 1( 800) 461-9592
• Tuesday January 24 Holiday Inn, Kingston (613) 549-8400

“Worth the drive to Owen Sound! This was a very valuable session - I really got the message this time about the Procedural By-Law. Will be learning it back and forth. Fantastic session.”

- Participant, Owen Sound, February 16, 2011

Please note the "Effective Municipal Councillor Training 2 - Challenges of 2011 & Beyond - An Overview" and "Effective Meetings Series" have been scheduled back to back in each location to allow for the best use of your time!

All sessions are full day sessions (8:30 am to 4:30 pm) with lunch included.

> Register online: Click here.
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About the Facilitators:

Fred Dean is a municipal solicitor who acts exclusively for municipalities and municipal associations in Ontario.  He is also the chair of the Question Box panel at the ROMA/Ontario Good Roads Conference each February.  Fred is the former City Solicitor for Sudbury.  He now serves local government by giving advice to municipal officials across Ontario.

Nigel Bellchamber is a private consultant who has provincial ministries, municipalities, special purpose bodies and municipal associations as his clientele.  Nigel’s municipal experience includes CAO positions in both Huron and Middlesex Counties and his last municipal position was as Commissioner of Finance and Administration, and City Treasurer for the City of London.  He is a frequent presenter at municipal conferences and workshops and currently serves as the part time General Manager for the Ontario Municipal Administrators Association.