Federal Gas Tax Funding
Agreement 2005 to 2010
For Q
& A's, updates and other important information, click
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One of the main functions of
the AMM is to lobby on issues that affect Manitoba Municipalities.
Many of our issues are raised by our members through resolutions
or correspondence, which we then bring to the attention of the
Manitoba or Federal government.
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For all events, visit the AMM Events
Calendar
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   November
16, 2006- A promising session
for municipalities
The
AMM attended today's Throne Speech and deemed
the coming session promising for municipalities.
Read news
release
Pictured: Doug Dobrowolski,
AMM Central District Director - Rural, gives his reaction
to the Throne Speech.
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November
7, 2006- Manitoba Municipal
Efficiency Program (MMEP)
The MMEP was created
to provide municipalities with a blueprint to reduce
energy consumption, lower operating costs, and meet
citizen demands for environmentally-friendly operations.
Fourteen communities took part and have submitted
their final reports.
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November
3, 2006- The Municipal
Leader
The current issue
of the Municipal Leader features a special report
on justice; a preview of the upcoming AMM 8th Annual
Convention; a "fiscal imbalance" primer;
a municipal profile of some long-time municipal officials...and
that's just a start.
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October 26, 2006
- The AMM presented its
list of priorities to Provincial Finance Minister Greg
Selinger this afternoon. The Minister was in Portage
la Prairie as part of a series of province wide budget
consultations.
View the AMM's budget paper here.
Pictured: The Honourable
Greg Selinger, Minister of Finance, and AMM President
Ron Bell.
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October 25, 2006
- 2006 Municipal Election Results -
The AMM has posted election results from municipalities
across Manitoba.
Click here
to visit our election page.
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October
6, 2006 - The AMM presented
its annual Budget Submission to the Federal Standing
Committee on Finance today. The AMM’s submission
was almost entirely devoted to issues involving municipal
infrastructure and the municipal fiscal imbalance.
View
the Budget Submission
View
the News Release
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September
15 , 2006 - A Guide to Hiring
Your Chief Administrative Officer
Manitoba Intergovernmental
Affairs and Trade, Municipal Finance and Advisory Services
- June 2006
All municipalities, at one time or another, will be
faced with the resignation or retirement of their Chief
Administrative Officer (CAO). Given the key role the
CAO has in the municipality, the process of replacing
an experienced CAO – someone who has become extremely
knowledgeable about your municipality over the years
– can be daunting.
A Guide to Hiring Your Chief Administrative Officer
offers practical advice on the process for hiring a
new CAO.
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July
21, 2006 - List
of Festivals in Manitoba
Throughout the year, Manitoba boasts a variety of
festivals, designed to celebrate life in this fabulous
province.
The AMM has compiled a list of these events, including
links to the host communities' websites. Click here
to view.
If your event is not
on our list, send us an email
and we will be sure to include it next time!
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 July
3, 2006 - AMM
hosts officials from El Salvador
The AMM played host to a delegation
from the Corporation of Municipalities of the Republic
of El Salvador (COMURES)
between June 24 and July 1. The visit was sponsored
through the Federation
of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) International Program,
with funding from the Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA).
Pictured:
Back L to R:
COMURES Director General Carlos Pinto and AMM President
Ron Bell
Front L to R: FCM Regional Coordinator Micheline Caron
and COMURES President Mayor Milagro Navas .
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system in El Salvador is very different from yours,”
said President Navas, “but we are confronted with
the same issues all over the world. Having the experience
to hear about the practices of the AMM opens up new ways
to do things—not necessarily to change but to renew.
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 June
22, 2006 - AMM June District
Meetings Recap
June District Meetings
took place from June 12 - 21, 2006. Click here
for photos, presentations, and resolutions carried and
defeated at this year's June District Meetings.
Pictured: Interlake
District delegates vote on a resolution in Teulon, at
the final June District Meeting for 2006.
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 June
6, 2006 - Final Breakout Report -
Roles, Responsibilities
and Resources of Municipal Government in Manitoba
At this year’s Mayors, Reeves
and CAO meetings held in each of the seven AMM districts,
the AMM conducted a discussion on the roles, responsibilities
and resources of municipal and provincial governments.
The results of these discussions are provided in this
report.
View
the final report >>
Pictured:
Mid-Western District members discuss the roles, responsibilities
and resources of municipal government in Manitoba.
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