Understanding Municipal Economics

By Tim Duhamel

Municipalities are highly impacted by economic shifts. Learn how the economy affects your municipality and how you can prepare for economic opportunities and challenges.

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Course Content

Economy Defined – in the context of municipal government
Municipal economic footprint – the analysis required to develop a fundamental understanding of your municipality’s economy
Economy and Municipal Linkage – how to analyze the economy to support municipal success
Economic Shifts – and their severe impacts on municipal politics, resident engagement, service delivery and municipal finances
Economy and Municipal Finance – the municipal budget and long-term financial plan are directly impacted by the economy
Local Economic Development – how municipalities contribute to economic success

Course Content
1. Economy Defined – in the context of municipal government
2. Municipal economic footprint – the analysis required to develop a fundamental understanding of your municipality’s economy
3. Economy and Municipal Linkage – how to analyze the economy to support municipal success
4. Economic Shifts – and their severe impacts on municipal politics, resident engagement, service delivery and municipal finances
5. Economy and Municipal Finance – the municipal budget and long-term financial plan are directly impacted by the economy
6. Local Economic Development – how municipalities contribute to economic success

Course Info

Price:$150.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Technical

Updated: March 16, 2022

Duration: 1:37:03

Course Synopsis

Understanding Municipal Economics

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

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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Course Description

Municipalities are highly impacted by economic shifts, which can have severe impacts on municipal politics, resident engagement, service delivery and municipal finances. Learn about these impacts to develop strategies to overcome economic challenges.

Learning Outcomes

Learn the definition of economy in the context of municipal government
Learn the analysis required to develop a fundamental understanding of your municipality’s economy
Learn how to analyze the economy to support municipal success

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 and core knowledge of all financial processes.

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…

Understanding Municipal Economics

Municipalities are highly impacted by economic shifts. Learn how the economy affects your municipality and how you can prepare for economic opportunities and challenges.

Register Today!

Course Content

Course Info

Price:$150.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Technical

Updated: March 16, 2022

Duration: 1:37:03

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

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

Municipalities are highly impacted by economic shifts, which can have severe impacts on municipal politics, resident engagement, service delivery and municipal finances. Learn about these impacts to develop strategies to overcome economic challenges.

Learning Outcomes

Learn the definition of economy in the context of municipal government

Learn the analysis required to develop a fundamental understanding of your municipality’s economy

Learn how to analyze the economy to support municipal success

Learn how to develop strategies to overcome economic challenges

Learn how the municipal budget and long-term financial plan are directly impacted by the economy

Learn about local economic development and how municipalities contribute to economic success

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 and core knowledge of all financial processes.

Register Today!

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Questions? Get in touch…