Information session for municipal candidates April 24
An information session is planned for local residents interested in running in the 2014 municipal election.
The County of Wellington and its seven lower-tier municipalities are hosting a candidate information workshop called “So You Want to Run for Council?” on April 24 at 7pm in the Aboyne Hall of the Wellington County Museum and Archives.
Potential candidates and their spouses or partners, as well as anyone interested in learning more about local government, is encourage to attend.
The sessions are free and no registration is required.
The speaker for the evening will be Fred Dean, a lawyer who acts exclusively for municipalities and municipal associations across Ontario.
Dean has been among the facilitators training members of council on behalf of the Association of municipalities of Ontario since 2002.
Topics are scheduled to include: municipal powers, roles and responsibilities, the public’s role in local government, the difference between governance and administration, municipal conflict of interest and impact on family life.
