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2023 Spring Municipal Leaders' Caucus
OVERVIEW AGENDA
*Please note, agenda is subject to change at any time
Online registration will close on Friday, March 17. If you would like to register after that date, please reach out to registration [at] abmunis.ca for assistance.
Join us for the 2023 Spring Municipal Leaders' Caucus (MLC), taking place at the Westin Edmonton on March 30 and 31. This important event will cover key, top-of-mind issues facing your communities, and give you a chance to hear from government leaders ahead of the provincial election. The event will kick off with lunch on Thursday, March 30, and run until lunch on Friday, March 31.
This year’s Spring MLC is being held in conjunction with a President’s Summit on the Future of Municipal Government which will run from March 29 to noon on March 30. The Summit will focus on opportunities and challenges related to intermunicipal collaboration. More details on the MLC and President’s Summit will be available soon, including hotel booking details and overview agenda. Registration for both events will open in February.
Submit your questions for MLC
To help inform our speakers about the issues that are top of mind for municipalities, you are invited to submit questions in advance by following this link. We are accepting questions on any of the session topics, and the deadline for submitting questions is Monday, March 20. Please note that there will not be questions from the floor following the session on the Victim Services program redesign, so make sure to submit your questions on this topic before the deadline.
Requests For Decision (RFD)
During Spring MLC attendees will have the chance to consider these Requests for Decision (RFDs):
Strengthening Provincial Regulations to Improve Safety of Unlicensed Private Day Homes submitted by the City of Calgary
Lack of Consultation Between Alberta Health Services, the Provincial Government, and Municipalities submitted by the Town of Ponoka
The RFD Session is scheduled for Thursday, March 30 at 4:40 p.m. Elected representatives from the submitting municipalities have two minutes to introduce their respective RFDs. Then audience members can make comments or ask questions – you will have up to 45 seconds for your question or comment. Once there are no further questions or comments from the audience, elected officials from Regular Members will be invited to vote on the RFD using the online platform Mentimeter. An RFD is approved if 51 percent or more of votes cast are in favour. If the RFD is not approved, no further action is taken, and the matter is closed. If the RFD is approved, it is reviewed by one of ABmunis’ standing committees, which then makes recommendations to the ABmunis Board on next steps.
Cost
While the President's Summit and Municipal Leaders' Caucus are separate events, members are encouraged to attend both, but are not required to. Please note, do to the interactive nature of the President's Summit, it will NOT be available virtually.
In-person events include food and beverage. President's Summit registration includes an evening event on March 29 which will include dinner and entertainment.
Full Registration (Both events, in-person) - $350
President's Summit Only (March 29 to March 30 at noon) - $200
Municipal Leaders' Caucus Only (March 30 at noon - March 31) - $200
Municipal Leaders' Caucus Virtual - $125