105th Annual Convention - Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities ...

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.
(*DELIVERED TWICE)
Monday: Concurrent Sessions
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
B1: Roundtable Discussion: Challenges
facing City Fire and Police Services
Cities face very unique challenges in the
operation of their fire and police services. For
many cities, Protective Services account for
a large component of the municipal operating
budget and any changes to provincial legislation
and funding have a significant impact on the
sector. Cities tend to operate full time fire
departments that service their own community
and surrounding region, utilize the services of
the RCMP on a much larger scale than other
communities and in some situations have
their own municipal police force. The breakout
session is intended to provide an opportunity for
the city sector to discuss these challenges with
each other and representatives from provincial
government.
B2: Learning to Govern – Leading Your
Municipality
Sherry Magnuson, BA, MPA, Town of
Kindersley
Many municipal councils struggle with decisions
on how to effectively delegate and oversee the
work of administration. The result is that council
often spends a great deal of time dealing with
operational decisions and ‘putting out fires’.
Adopting effective governance practices allows
council to focus on the long-term implications
of decisions, and plan for the community’s
future. This session will look at examples
in Saskatchewan of municipalities that have
adopted effective governance practices, and
what it has meant for them.
B3: Bylaw Development: Using your
Powers Wisely
Phil Bovin & Brian Sych, Ministry of Municipal
Affairs and Tiffany Paulsen, Robertson
Stromberg Pederson LLP
Provincial legislation provides municipal councils
with the power to pass bylaws in order to govern
the municipality in whatever manner the council
considers appropriate and to enhance the
council’s ability to respond to present and future
issues. Does your municipality have bylaws
that aren’t being enforced? Do you have bylaws
that should be council resolutions instead, or
resolutions that should be bylaws? How do you
know when to use your bylaw powers? How
do you engage your citizens when developing
bylaws? Where do you look for help? This
session will provide answers to these questions
and more.
Education & Breakout Sessions
15