Local Government in Action
Description
"The authors have done a great job in constructing a realistic, fictional municipality and an engaging cast of characters and set of cases. Teaching and learning about Canadian local government has a valuable new resource." - Andrew Sancton, University of Western Ontario
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Persons
William D. Kennedy served for over thirty years as a senior local government administrator and taught local politics at the University of Northern British Columbia.
Content
1. Acknowledgements
2. Introduction
3. Workbook Organization
4. Simulation Organization
4.1 Council Meetings
4.2 Roles
4.3 Issues
4.4 Newspaper
4.5 Starting the Simulation
4.6 Simulation Time
5. Conducting a Council Meeting
5.1 Rules of Order
5.3 How to Get a Motion Considered by Council
5.4 How to Bring an Issue to a Vote
5.5 How to Bring an Issue to Council
5.6 How to Make Views Known at a Public Hearing
6. The First Council Meeting
7. Council Meeting #2
8. Subsequent Council Meetings
8.1 Council Meeting #3
8.2 Council Meeting #4
8.3 Council Meeting #5
8.4 Council Meeting #6
8.5 Council Meeting #7
8.6 Subsequent Council Meetings
9. Summerville: A History
9.1 Geography
9.2 Early History
9.3 Industrial Development
9.4 Maturity
9.5 Demographies
9.6 Land Uses
10. Issues
10.1 Election of an Acting Mayor
10.2 Resolution of Congratulations
10.3 Completing the Current Year Budget
10.4 Water Treatment Plant
10.5 10.6 Financial Support for Girls' Volleyball
10.7 Beauty Salon Rezoning
10.8 Centrum Hotel and Casino
10.9 Summerville Sash and Door
10.10 Regional Government Fire Protection
10.11 The "Wild Flower House"
10.12 Riverside Acres Building Permit
10.13 Trade Mission to India
10.14 Wedding Shop Issue
10.15 The "Too Big" House
10.16 Fees for Public Skating
10.17 Massage Therapy Issue
10.18 Are Five Cars Too Many?
10.19 Skateboard Problems
10.20 "Big Box" Retail
10.21 Speeding Taxi Driver
10.22 Non-Resident Use of City Recreation Facilities
10.23 Renewal of Downtown Sidewalks
10.24 Accessing Pornography at the Library
10.25 Purchase or Lease?
10.26 Imposing Development Cost Charges
10.27 "It Was, And Is, A Good Deal"
10.28 Economic Development Commission
10.29 Surplus Federal Lands
10.30 "It's Ours To Spend"
10.31 Commuter Suburb
10.32 Retirement Resort
Characters
11.1 Auto Wrecker
11.2 Beautician
11.3 "Big Box" Developer
11.4 Building Contractor
11.5 Building Inspector
11.6 Casino Developer
11.7 Chair, Chamber of Commerce
11.8 Chair of the Recreation Commission
11.9 City Administraor
11.10 City Clerk
11.11 City Planner
11.12 City Treasurer
11.13 Councillor #1
11.14 Councillor #2
11.15 Councillor #3
11.16 Councillor #4
11.17 Councillor #5
11.18 Councillor #6
11.19 Door Maker
11.20 Elementary School Teacher
11.21 Hardware Store Owner
11.22 Librarian
11.23 Massage Therapist
11.24 Newspaper Reporter
11.25 President of the Fire Fighters' Union
11.26 Pub and Motel Owner
11.27 Public Health Inspector
11.28 Real Estate Developer
11.29 Ridgeview Drive Resident
11.30 Riverside Acres Owner
11.31 Riverside Anglican Church Minister
11.32 Royal Heights Resident
11.33 Solicitor
11.34 Speedy Taxi Driver
11.35 Sports Parent
11.36 Wild Flower Lady
The Election
12.1 Election Legislation
Appendices
Appendix 1 - Council Procedure By-law
Appendix 2 - Legislative Extracts
Appendix 3 - Role Preference Form
Appendix 4 - Sample Ballot Paper
Appendix 5 - City of Summerville Nomination Papers