Solutions-Focused Discussions, Best & Promising Practices
Our Forums invite members, municipal professionals, subject matter experts, experienced sector practitioners, leading academics, public and private sector professionals to come together to explore sector and role-specific issues and trends. What can we learn from each other's experiences, successes, and failures? How can we collaborate to collectively brainstorm solutions to common challenges? Forums provide an opportunity to openly discuss, ask questions, and hear first-hand accounts of strategic approaches to local government management.
Upcoming Forums
Incivility & Municipalities Forum
Zoom (Virtual)
With increasing reports and incidents of incivility across the Ontario municipal sector, come new challenges for administrators, councils, and frontline staff to contend with. The Incivility & Municipalities Forum offers a safe space for members and municipal staff to discuss these challenges and share approaches for strengthening respectful dialogue and community trust. Join us to explore solutions to real-world issues, emerging best practices for fostering civility, and to discover practical tools and strategies you can apply in your own day-to-day work when faced with incivility in your organization and/or broader community.
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Please note: this 1½-day event is intended to be a safe space for municipal staff, and therefore registration will be available exclusively for those currently employed by a municipality. This Forum is not open to external companies/vendors, current council members, prospective council candidates, or other third-party groups. Content presented at this Forum may include sensitive topics and material that some may find distressing or triggering.
Municipal Clerks Forum
Zoom (Virtual)
The Municipal Clerks Forum is the premier professional development event for Ontario municipal clerks. By bringing together expert practitioners, academics, and senior leaders, this event helps provide insights and practical strategies for effectively managing the impending challenges and opportunities facing today’s clerk departments.
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Municipal Finance Forum
Zoom (Virtual)
Presented in partnership with the Municipal Finance Officers’ Association of Ontario (MFOA), the Municipal Finance Forum serves to answer key questions related to financial service delivery, success, and sustainability. Join finance professionals from across the public and private sectors to explore top issues and emerging trends in municipal financial management.
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