Mapleton CAO attains diploma in municipal management

Mayor Bruce Whale officially presented CAO Patty Sinnamon with an executive diploma in municipal management at the Jan. 14 council meeting.

Sinnamon attained honours (96 per cent) in the a diploma program offered by the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers; University of Western Ontario;  and Seneca College.

The program curriculum is designed specifically for municipal leaders and provides workshops on management, communication skills, building business cases, project management, human resources, service delivery and performance measurement.

“In other words managing organizational performance, managing people and managing money,” Sinnamon explained.

The program was completed over 18 months, followed by a research paper.  Sinnamon’s paper was on “Effective Service Delivery Reviews – Making the  Case for a Service Delivery Review for the  Township of Mapleton.”