Strategic Planning as a Council and Elected Official

By Tim Duhamel, Wayne Rothe

Learn the basics of effective strategic planning and how a strategic plan can further council’s community vision. This webinar guides elected officials through the entire strategic planning process!

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Course Content

Strategic Planning 101 (concept explained)
Community vision – importance (priority focus areas vs. objectives)
How to get the most out of your strategic planning session – successful facilitation includes gaining an understanding of municipal challenges, opportunities, elected official goals, and their ultimate vision for the community
Collaboration tips for success in developing a shared Council vision
How to effectively transform the strategic plan into administrative action – successful strategic planning is only successful when actions are clearly linked to strategic goals
Measuring performance of the strategic plan – having tools to measure the achievement of strategic plan goals and objectives is essential for success

Course Content
1. Strategic Planning 101 (concept explained)
2. Community vision – importance (priority focus areas vs. objectives)
3. How to get the most out of your strategic planning session – successful facilitation includes gaining an understanding of municipal challenges, opportunities, elected official goals, and their ultimate vision for the community
4. Collaboration tips for success in developing a shared Council vision
5. How to effectively transform the strategic plan into administrative action – successful strategic planning is only successful when actions are clearly linked to strategic goals
6. Measuring performance of the strategic plan – having tools to measure the achievement of strategic plan goals and objectives is essential for success

February 25, 2021

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MST

Course Info

Price:$150.00

PD Credits: 1.0

Category: Planning

Date: Feb 25, 2021

Time:1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MST

Course Synopsis

Strategic Planning as a Council and Elected Official

Course Info

Price:$75.00

PD Credits: 1.0

Category: Planning

Updated: Feb 25, 2021

Duration: 1:32:44

Course Synopsis

Strategic Planning as a Council and Elected Official

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

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About the Author

Wayne Rothe has been a Councillor in Spruce Grove, Alberta for 25 years.

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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.

Wayne Rothe has been a Councillor in Spruce Grove, Alberta for 25 years.
He is the longest serving council member in the city’s history and recipient of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association’s Distinguished Service Award.
His passion is open, accessible government with a commitment to always acting in the best interest of the community at large.

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Course Description

Strategic planning is a critical process that leads to the achievement of municipal goals and a community vision and is the most important exercise any municipality can undertake. Having an effective strategic planning process that clearly identifies priorities and objectives is essential to success. Learn how to make a community vision come alive through quality strategic planning.

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Course Description

Strategic planning is a critical process that leads to the achievement of municipal goals and a community vision and is the most important exercise any municipality can undertake. Having an effective strategic planning process that clearly identifies priorities and objectives is essential to success. Learn how to make a community vision come alive through quality strategic planning.
Also covered: the pros and cons of strategic planning, how to get the most out of your strategic planning session, collaboration tips for success in developing a shared Council vision, how to effectively transform the strategic plan into administrative action, and measuring performance of the strategic plan.

Learning Outcomes

Learn the fundamentals of successful strategic planning and how to utilize them to their full potential to energize your municipality
Learn how to make a community vision come alive through quality strategic planning
Learn tips and best practices for strategic plan facilitation to get the most out of your strategic plan

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Learning Outcomes
- Learn the fundamentals of successful strategic planning and how to utilize them to their full potential to energize your municipality
- Learn how to make a community vision come alive through quality strategic planning
- Learn tips and best practices for strategic plan facilitation to get the most out of your strategic plan
- Collaboration tips for success in developing a shared Council vision
- Learn how to ensure administrative action is taken on strategic plan goals to ensure Council’s vision is achieved
- Learn how to measure the strategic plan on the journey to reaching a community vision

Who Should Attend?

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

The webinar focus is on the professional development needs of municipal elected officials. CAO’s and senior administrators who deal with the governance process will also benefit.

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…

Strategic Planning as a Council and Elected Official

Learn the basics of effective strategic planning and how a strategic plan can further council’s community vision. This webinar guides elected officials through the entire strategic planning process!

Register Today!

Course Content

February 25, 2021

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MST

Course Info

Price:$150.00

PD Credits: 1.0

Category: Planning

Date: Feb 25, 2021

Time:1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MST

Course Synopsis

Course Info

Price:$75.00

PD Credits: 1.0

Category: Planning

Updated: Feb 25, 2021

Duration: 1:32:44

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

Wayne Rothe has been a Councillor in Spruce Grove, Alberta for 25 years.

He is the longest serving council member in the city’s history and recipient of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association’s Distinguished Service Award.

His passion is open, accessible government with a commitment to always acting in the best interest of the community at large.

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.

Course Description

Learning Outcomes

Learn the fundamentals of successful strategic planning and how to utilize them to their full potential to energize your municipality

Learn how to make a community vision come alive through quality strategic planning

Learn tips and best practices for strategic plan facilitation to get the most out of your strategic plan

Collaboration tips for success in developing a shared Council vision

Learn how to ensure administrative action is taken on strategic plan goals to ensure Council’s vision is achieved

Learn how to measure the strategic plan on the journey to reaching a community vision

Who Should Attend?

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

The webinar focus is on the professional development needs of municipal elected officials. CAO’s and senior administrators who deal with the governance process will also benefit.

Register Today!

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Questions? Get in touch…