Council Meeting Basics

By Tim Duhamel

Council meeting rules are complex and can be intimidating to newly elected officials and administrators presenting to council. Learn the basics of Roberts Rules, governance, and writing an effective report for council.

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Course Content

Beginner to intermediate class on Council meeting rules and presentations
Robert’s Rules explained – the basic procedural requirements in Council meetings
Differences between in camera, committee of the whole, and open session – and the appropriate type of meeting for specific issues
Tips for making effective presentations to Council
Best practices for writing Council reports
Public communication – when communicating in Council meetings, we are communicating through Council to the public – learn effective strategies to provide Council with the necessary information to effectively deal with resident concerns and communicate positively to the public

Course Content
1. Beginner to intermediate class on Council meeting rules and presentations
2. Robert’s Rules explained – the basic procedural requirements in Council meetings
3. Differences between in camera, committee of the whole, and open session – and the appropriate type of meeting for specific issues
4. Tips for making effective presentations to Council
5. Best practices for writing Council reports
6. Public communication – when communicating in Council meetings, we are communicating through Council to the public – learn effective strategies to provide Council with the necessary information to effectively deal with resident concerns and communicate positively to the public

Course Info

Price:$125.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Technical/Other

Updated: Sep 23, 2020

Duration: 1:30:21

Course Synopsis

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

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Stephanie Porter is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and

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About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.
He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.
His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Stephanie Porter is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and external auditor with Metrix Group LLP.
She has a passion for education and is a course developer and instructor for the University of Alberta in addition to her work at Bloom.
She is the lead Associate of curriculum development and instruction for Bloom’s reporting and audit stream.

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Course Description

The foundation of municipal government is democracy and good governance. This class covers the fundamentals of how that foundation is administered through Council meetings, as well as Robert’s Rules, and the differences between in-camera, committee of the whole and open session.

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Course Description

The foundation of municipal government is democracy and good governance. This class covers the fundamentals of how that foundation is administered through Council meetings, as well as Robert’s Rules, and the differences between in-camera, committee of the whole and open session.
Also included: tips for making effective presentations to council, best practices for writing council reports, and effective strategies to ensure you provide Council with the necessary information to effectively deal with resident concerns and communicate positively to the public.

Learning Outcomes

The fundamentals of how the foundation of municipal government, democracy and good governance, is administered through Council meetings
Learn about the basic procedural requirements in Council meetings through a high-level review of “Roberts Rules”, which covers the rules of procedure for board meetings
Learn the differences between in camera, committee of the whole, and open session, and the appropriate type of meeting for specific issues

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Learning Outcomes
- The fundamentals of how the foundation of municipal government, democracy and good governance, is administered through Council meetings
- Learn about the basic procedural requirements in Council meetings through a high-level review of “Roberts Rules”, which covers the rules of procedure for board meetings
- Learn the differences between in camera, committee of the whole, and open session, and the appropriate type of meeting for specific issues
- Learn effective strategies to improve your presentations to Council by making them meaningful, clear, and concise
- Learn best practices and a step by step process for improving written Council reports
- Learn effective strategies to provide Council with the information they need to deal with resident concerns and communicate positively to the public

Who Should Attend?

A unique professional development experience that has benefit for all municipal staff, including small, medium and large municipalities!

This webinar will benefit everyone from finance professionals to elected officials, CAO’s, and municipal managers.

Who Should Attend?

Register Today!

In Alberta (GFOA)

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Financial Planning & Management
- Municipal risk and opportunity reviews
- Financial condition assessments
- Budget process reviews and development
- Priority based budgeting
- Program and service costing
- Operating budget forecasting and financial solution development
- Asset management
- Capital budget development and prioritization
- Capital plan development and prioritization
- Capital plan funding strategies (debt, grants, reserves, operating budget)
- Long term financial plan development
- Municipal price inflation (MPI) development
- User fee and permit reviews
- Development levy plans
- Grant research and application support

Strategic Business Planning
- Strategic plan facilitation and development
- Business plan facilitation and development
- Situational consulting and strategy development
- Facility project plans and feasibility studies

Education & Mentorship
- CAO mentorship and education
- Finance officer mentorship and education
- Council orientation and education
- Environmental education
- Communication and writing mentorship

Project & Change Management
- Project plans
- Change management plans and facilitation
- Services reviews

Advocacy
- Representation and negotiations
- Intermunicipal agreement reviews, frameworks and facilitation
- Intermunicipal negotiations

Communications
- Communication plans and strategies
- Facility sponsorship packages
- Narrative process development (budgets, strategic plans, business plans)
- Business plan writing
- Budget communication support
- Media releases
- Media strategy
- Newsletter development
- Public survey development
- Business case development

Environment
- Environmental education
- Environmental communication plans and strategies
- Climate change adaptation plan development
- Environmental strategic planning
- Environmental grant research and support

Questions? Get in touch…

Council Meeting Basics

Council meeting rules are complex and can be intimidating to newly elected officials and administrators presenting to council. Learn the basics of Roberts Rules, governance, and writing an effective report for council.

Register Today!

Course Content

Course Info

Price:$125.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Technical/Other

Updated: Sep 23, 2020

Duration: 1:30:21

Course Synopsis

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

About the Author

Stephanie Porter is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and

external auditor with Metrix Group LLP.

She has a passion for education and is a course developer and instructor for the University of Alberta in addition to her work at Bloom.

She is the lead Associate of curriculum development and instruction for Bloom’s reporting and audit stream.

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

About the Author

Stephanie Porter is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and external auditor with Metrix Group LLP.

She has a passion for education and is a course developer and instructor for the University of Alberta in addition to her work at Bloom.

She is the lead Associate of curriculum development and instruction for Bloom’s reporting and audit stream.

Course Description

The foundation of municipal government is democracy and good governance. This class covers the fundamentals of how that foundation is administered through Council meetings, as well as Robert’s Rules, and the differences between in-camera, committee of the whole and open session.

Also included: tips for making effective presentations to council, best practices for writing council reports, and effective strategies to ensure you provide Council with the necessary information to effectively deal with resident concerns and communicate positively to the public.

Learning Outcomes

The fundamentals of how the foundation of municipal government, democracy and good governance, is administered through Council meetings

Learn about the basic procedural requirements in Council meetings through a high-level review of “Roberts Rules”, which covers the rules of procedure for board meetings

Learn the differences between in camera, committee of the whole, and open session, and the appropriate type of meeting for specific issues

Learn effective strategies to improve your presentations to Council by making them meaningful, clear, and concise

Learn best practices and a step by step process for improving written Council reports

Learn effective strategies to provide Council with the information they need to deal with resident concerns and communicate positively to the public

Who Should Attend?

A unique professional development experience that has benefit for all municipal staff, including small, medium and large municipalities!

This webinar will benefit everyone from finance professionals to elected officials, CAO’s, and municipal managers.

Register Today!

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Questions? Get in touch…