Ethics Essentials in the Municipal Sector

By Tim Duhamel

A 2-part ethics webinar series that provides a comprehensive review and understanding of ethics in the municipal world.

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In Alberta (GFOA)

Outside Alberta

Course Content

The definition and basic understanding of ethics; the role of ethics in the municipal workplace
Seeing the big picture – understanding ethics at the highest level related to municipal government
Environmental forces and stakeholders
Good municipal business means good ethics – link municipal business activity to ethical practices
Levels of ethical reasoning and moral decision making; how to lead by example
Ethical dilemmas and problem solving
Accounting and finance professionals and managers as stakeholders
Ethics and your team – foster an environment of ethical behavior developing a culture of positive behavior

Course Content
1. The definition and basic understanding of ethics; the role of ethics in the municipal workplace
2. Seeing the big picture – understanding ethics at the highest level related to municipal government
3. Environmental forces and stakeholders
4. Good municipal business means good ethics – link municipal business activity to ethical practices
5. Levels of ethical reasoning and moral decision making and how to lead by example
6. Ethical dilemmas and problem solving
7. Accounting and finance professionals and managers as stakeholders
8. Ethics and your team – foster an environment of ethical behavior developing a culture of positive behavior

Course Info

Price:$150.00

PD Credits: 4

Category: Leadership/Management

Day 1

Updated: Oct 28, 2020

Duration: 2:05:40

Day 2

Date:Oct 29, 2020

Duration: 2:08:21

Course Synopsis

Bloom Ethics Essentials – GFOA

Course Synopsis

Bloom Ethics Essentials – CAGFO

Course Info – On Demand

Regular Price:$250.00

Special Reduced Price:$100.00

PD Credits: 4

Category: Leadership/Management

Day 1

Updated: Nov 29, 2021

Duration: 2:07:28

Day 2

Date:Nov 30, 2021

Duration: 2:02:14

Course Synopsis

Bloom – Ethics Essentials

Course Info

Price:$150.00

PD Credits: 4

Category: Leadership/Management

October 9 & 10, 2019

Day 1

Updated: Oct 9, 2019

Duration: 2:00:26

Day 2

Updated: Oct 10, 2019

Duration: 1:59:57

Course Synopsis

Municipal Ethics

October 28 & 29, 2020

Day 1

Updated: Oct 28, 2020

Duration: 2:05:40

Day 2

Updated: Oct 29, 2020

Duration: 2:08:21

Course Synopsis

Bloom Ethics Essentials – GFOA

Course Synopsis

Bloom Ethics Essentials – CAGFO

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

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About the Author

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

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About the Author

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.

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.

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Day 1

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Course Description

Day 1 – The meaning of ethics and the role of ethics in the municipal workplace, understand ethics at the highest level related to municipal government, key environmental influencers and stakeholders and how they interact and influence ethical decision making for municipalities, and how to link municipal business activity to ethical practices.

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Course Description

Day 1 – The meaning of ethics and the role of ethics in the municipal workplace, understand ethics at the highest level related to municipal government, key environmental influencers and stakeholders and how they interact and influence ethical decision making for municipalities, and how to link municipal business activity to ethical practices.
Day 2 – How ethics play a role in municipal leadership and how to lead by example, case studies of ethical dilemmas in municipal government will be reviewed and examples of ethical problem solving will be covered, accounting and finance professionals and managers as stakeholders, and how to foster an environment of ethical behavior developing a culture of positive behaviors.

Learning Outcomes

Learn the meaning of ethics and the role of ethics in the municipal workplace
Seeing the big picture – understand ethics at the highest level related to municipal government
Learn about key environmental influencers and stakeholders, and how they interact and influence ethical decision making for municipalities

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Learning Outcomes
- Learn the meaning of ethics and the role of ethics in the municipal workplace
- Seeing the big picture – understand ethics at the highest level related to municipal government
- Learn about key environmental influencers and stakeholders, and how they interact and influence ethical decision making for municipalities
- Learn how to link municipal business activity to ethical practices
- Learn how ethics play a role in municipal leadership and how to lead by example
- Case studies of ethical dilemmas in municipal government will be reviewed and examples of ethical problem solving will be covered
- Accounting and finance professionals and managers as stakeholders
- Learn how to foster an environment of ethical behavior developing a culture of positive behaviors

Who Should Attend?

Any municipal financial professionals and senior executives from small, medium, or large municipalities.

Elected officials, CAO’s, planners, and finance officers will benefit from having a fundamental understanding of ethics in the municipal sector.

Who Should Attend?

Register Today!

In Alberta (GFOA)

Outside Alberta

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…

Ethics Essentials in the Municipal Sector

A 2-part ethics webinar series that provides a comprehensive review and understanding of ethics in the municipal world.

Register Today!

Course Content

Course Info

Price:$150.00

PD Credits: 4

Category: Leadership/Management

Day 1

Updated: Oct 28, 2020

Duration: 2:05:40

Day 2

Date:Oct 29, 2020

Duration: 2:08:21

Course Synopsis

Bloom Ethics Essentials – GFOA

Course Synopsis

Bloom Ethics Essentials – CAGFO

Course Info – On Demand

Regular Price:$250.00

Special Reduced Price:$100.00

PD Credits: 4

Category: Leadership/Management

Day 1

Updated: Nov 29, 2021

Duration: 2:07:28

Day 2

Date:Nov 30, 2021

Duration: 2:02:14

Course Synopsis

Bloom – Ethics Essentials

Course Info

Price:$150.00

PD Credits: 4

Category: Leadership/Management

October 9 & 10, 2019

Day 1

Updated: Oct 9, 2019

Duration: 2:00:26

Day 2

Updated: Oct 10, 2019

Duration: 1:59:57

Course Synopsis

Municipal Ethics

October 28 & 29, 2020

Day 1

Updated: Oct 28, 2020

Duration: 2:05:40

Day 2

Updated: Oct 29, 2020

Duration: 2:08:21

Course Synopsis

Bloom Ethics Essentials – GFOA

Course Synopsis

Bloom Ethics Essentials – CAGFO

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.

November 29, 2021

Day 1

November 30, 2021

Day 2

Day 1

Day 2

Day 1

Day 2

Course Description

Learning Outcomes

Learn the meaning of ethics and the role of ethics in the municipal workplace