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As the voice of Ontario CAOs, OMAA was pleased to participate in AMO 2023. The OMAA was well represented by the Executive, ED, and other members. In a delegation with Associate Minister of Housing Nina Tangri, President Peter Neufeld and First VP Laurie Kennard had a fruitful discussion on how to strengthen municipal accountability and protect Strong Mayors from liability risks. Specific suggestions included implementing existing OMAA positions such as: Clarifying the role of the CAO in the Municipal Act and making the position a requirement for each municipality.
Clarifying the use of the term CEO in the Municipal Act by refining it as it is in either Alberta (Chief Elected Official) or PEI (Chief Executive Officer of the Council)
The Province made several major announcements: 21 more municipalities may acquire "strong mayors" by October 31 if their head of council commits to meeting the province's housing targets, in writing, by October 15, 2023. The province intends to appoint regional facilitators in Durham, Halton, Niagara, Waterloo, York and Simcoe County by September 11, 2023. These facilitators will be tasked with assessing local governance structures in these communities to ensure they are "prepared to support future growth".
Ontario Property Reassessment has been officially deferred until the 2024 taxation year.
The government intents to update the definition of "affordable," to consider income as part of upcoming changes to the Development Charges Act. Changes to the definition would be part of amendments to the Development Charges Act, which would consider income levels when determining access to exemptions from development-related fees. |
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OMAA's Mentorship Match-Up is now recruiting mentees until September 2.
OMAA's Mentorship Match-Up provides a special forum for personal and professional growth through focused, one on one learning sessions with accomplished CAOs. Mentees can familiarize themselves with the more than 25 mentors that have signed up. Be sure to read the ‘MENTORING MATCHES’ and ‘HOW MENTEES & MENTORS CONNECT’ pages on the
mentorship site for tips to optimize the experience and help you understand how this program works. Registration Instructions
1. Click on the link below and then the ‘MENTEE REGISTRATION FORM’ at the top of the website. The Login form will appear, then begin by entering this email address preloaded for you in the system. 2. Please follow the prompts to register and set a password. 3. A verification email will be sent to you (a security protocol). Please watch your spam folder in case this email is directed there. It is very important to click the link in this verification email to finalize and establish your login for access to your registration form.
4. Return to the mentorship site, click MENTEE REGISTRATION FORM again. Log in with your email address
and password … then you will find your form ready for you to complete. The program will launch during the week of September 4. That is when all registered mentees may book meeting dates with mentors. NOTE: Several people have signed up but have not agreed to the terms--please complete this step to finalize your registration. |
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| Fall Workshop Registration We have moved away from third-party sites and you will be able to register for the Fall Workshop on the OMAA website. We are finalizing the page now and will send out a separate email in the next few days. |
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OMAA is pleased to offer the first CAO Connection Lunch of 2023. Taking place from 12-130 pm Friday September 22 at The Residence Inn by Marriott Kingston Water's Edge, the luncheon will enable some valuable networking time plus a presentation on a vital issue facing Ontario municipalities: The CAO Role in Asset Management
Dan Wilson, CAO Township of Centre Wellington
Municipalities in Ontario face yet another implementation deadline for asset management planning in 2024, with Ontario Regulation 588/17 requiring plans incorporating all assets by July 1st. Another deadline exists in 2025 for a more comprehensive plan. During this implementation period, the role of CAOs will be instrumental in ensuring a corporate wide approach rather than a purely finance or engineering focused process. As a current CAO and former partner of Watson and Associates, Dan will outline the provincial asset management requirements, the role of the CAO, and the benefits (beyond simple compliance) to be derived from a corporate wide approach.
Registration is free for Members and $25 for Non-Members. |
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| The Role of Canadian City Managers brings together experienced city managers and CAOs from across Canada to analyze key issues. Each chapter deals with a particular issue or challenge, such as council/staff relations, collaborative initiatives, and crisis readiness. The book provides insights from the "real time" lived experiences of city managers, spoken in their own words. OMAA was proud to help sponsor the book and is now pleased to be able to extend a discount to our members to purchase.
OMAA members can now avail of a 30% discount--$31.47 instead of $44.95. Click on the link below and enter the discount code OMAA. |
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Chief Administrative Officer-Clerk |
The Township of Minden Hills is located in Haliburton County and includes the Town of Minden, and surrounding communities of Ingoldsby, Lochlin, Gelert, Moore’s Falls and Irondale. The area population is approximately 7,000 permanent residents which increases significantly during the summer months with the arrival of seasonal residents and visitors. Considered the gateway to the Haliburton Highlands, Minden Hills is a vibrant community, experiencing recent growth that is rich in tradition and strives to ignite the passions of community, recreation, art, music, and the outdoors. The Township of Minden Hills is recruiting for a new Full-Time Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). Reporting directly to the Mayor and Council, the CAO provides vision, strategic and inclusive leadership to the entire organization during these times of growth and change. This is an executive position in Central Ontario, located within Haliburton County. It is an opportunity for a career minded leader to make a significant contribution and positive influence on this community.
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Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) |
Municipality of Port Hope |
ABOUT THE MUNICIPALITY OF PORT HOPE
The Municipality of Port Hope is a remarkably picturesque community located on the shore of Lake Ontario and nestled in the Northumberland Hills. With a population of 16,500 and thriving business and tourism sectors, Port Hope is a unique, inclusive municipality dedicated to fostering an active, healthy, vibrant, and caring community, and offering a wonderful blend of rural and urban lifestyles. Port Hope’s most valuable resource is its highly skilled, qualified, and motivated employees who are committed to meeting the needs of residents and businesses by delivering efficient and effective services with an approach that is financially sustainable and environmentally responsible.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Reporting directly to Council, the CAO will provide effective advice and support to Council, implementing their direction efficiently, recognizing their priorities, strategic plan, and legislative requirements. The CAO will provide energetic, creative leadership to a senior team who lead the departments of Corporate Services; Finance; Parks, Recreation and Culture; Planning and Development; Protective Services; and Works and Engineering with over 120 full-time employees, a $24 Million operating budget, and an $18 Million capital budget. See www.porthope.ca and www.myporthope.ca/strategic-plan for more information on Port Hope and its strategic planning process.
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Chief Administrative Officer |
The Municipality of Sioux Lookout is a diverse and inclusive community located in northwestern Ontario halfway between Thunder Bay and Winnipeg. The municipality covers an area of 536 square kilometres, about a third of which is lakes. Approximately half of the municipal population of 5,800 identifies as Indigenous or Metis, and in recent years the make-up of the population is becoming increasingly multi-cultural. As well as the urban core, the municipal population lives in semi-rural areas around the core, and the townsite of Hudson. Sioux Lookout is called the Hub of the North - we are the service centre for 30 First Nation communities.
As the ideal candidate you are an inspiring, principled, and collaborative leader with a proven track record of results and accomplishments. You bring experience from either public sector or private sector organization. You have exceptional communication skills and the political acumen to interact with an engaged council, diverse stakeholders, foster the development of partnerships, and inspire our employees, while ensuring customer service excellence. You will also have an exceptional understanding of forward-thinking strategies as it relates to meaningful growth and effective municipal operations in a fiscally accountable fashion and possess the ability to guide our organization into the future.Reporting to the Mayor and Council, the Chief Administrative Officer is responsible for the strategic leadership and efficient delivery of all the Municipality’s administrative and operational services. As the key advisor to Council, you have the vision to develop and implement operational plans and ensure the coordination of services which align to and support our strategic priorities. You will recommend policies, plans, and programs that benefit our residents by being innovative, accountable, and fiscally sound. You will work to enhance growth and development in the community as well as ensure the effective utilization of resources through the priorities and guiding principles as identified by Council. Leading a talented team, you will inspire a dedicated workforce and help foster a workplace culture focused on service excellence, innovation, and teamwork while positioning Sioux Lookout as an employer of choice.
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StrategyCorp has released its annual CAO survey. 28 CAOs from municipalities big and small and from every corner of the province weighed in on the big issues.
In a nutshell "Ontario CAOs are grappling with a broad spectrum of issues, from evergreen concerns around financial sustainability and human resources to increasing growth pressures and systemic social challenges including poverty, homelessness, and mental health, and addictions."
OMAA is pleased to announce that Sabine Matheson and Stacy Hushion will present on what was in and some things that were not in the survey at our upcoming Fall Workshop. |
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| I am so glad that emotional intelligence is getting more recognition these days.
The ability to perceive, interpret, demonstrate, control, evaluate, and use emotions to communicate with and relate to others effectively and constructively is essential. CAOs know the importance of this perhaps better than most.
Emotional intelligence enables the wise CAO to accept and embrace change, let go of mistakes, and accept responsibility for mistakes. But is also empowers them to be good people managers via an ability to identify and describe what people are feeling, an awareness of personal strengths and limitations, showing sensitivity to the feelings of other people, and having a strong sense of curiosity about other people. Of course, us dogs are very emotionally intelligent. But dog consciousness and metacognition are topics for another day. |
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