105th Annual Convention - Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities ...

Education & Breakout Sessions
Sunday: Concurrent Sessions
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
E1: Changes to Municipal Financial
Statements*
Layne McFarlane, FCA, Meyers Norris Penny
In preparation for the 2009 financial reporting
period, this session will serve as a review for
administrators of the changes to the financial
statements that were presented at the October
workshops. The session will be a condensed
version of the October presentation that focused
on the necessary changes from the old system
of financial reporting to the new system. Layne
McFarlane, the lead presenter at the financial
statement workshops, will be on hand to
conduct the session and address any questions
that you may have. It is highly recommended
that all staff responsible for your municipality’s
financial reporting attend. Please note that
this session is not intended for council
members.
E2: Environmental Liability for the Public
Sector: Keeping environmental liabilities
off the ledger.
Kate Dodge, H.B.A., CRM, ERM , Aon Reed
Stenhouse, Inc.
Municipalities manage
a wide spectrum of environmental
exposures,
including risks both common to any other business
or corporation, and others specific to the
public sector. There are very few non-public
organizations that would have responsibility for
the diversity of exposures facing a municipality
including but not limited to, landfills, recycling
facilities, waste/wastewater treatment facilities,
sewer and stormwater systems, underground
and above ground storage tanks. These risks
present obvious environmental consequences
for Saskatchewan’s municipalities and this session
will focus on identifying, reducing, managing
and transferring these risks.
E3: Regional Waste Management: How
are you taking out your garbage?
Blake Nesbitt, Ministry of Environment &
Grant See, ARWMAS
Regional waste management systems involve
several municipalities joining together to achieve
greater results through a central authority than
would be possible on their own. This session
explores regional waste management systems
in Saskatchewan, and why this structure might
be right for you.
E4: Models for Delivering Health Care in
Small Urban Centres
Tom McIntosh, PhD, University of Regina
Many Saskatchewan communities struggle to
keep local health care services at a level that
matches the expectations of citizens. As communities
grasp at ways to recruit and retain
health care professionals, it may be time to look
at how we provide local health services and
what alternatives exist. This session will be an
opportunity for open discussion on a variety of
health care models for small urban centres.
E5: Dealing with Developers: What You
Need to Know
Martino Verhaeghe, Ministry of Municipal
Affairs
Many communities around Saskatchewan are
benefitting from our continued economic growth.
Most noticeable is the increase in housing and
commercial developments. Municipalities are
on the front line of dealing with developers and
should be aware of the responsibilities they have
and what they can request from developers to
ensure due process is followed. Ultimately, this
session will help answer the question, “How do
we get the best deal for our community?”
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