NEWMARKET, ON, May 16, 2024
/CNW/ - Today, the Ontario Municipal Administrators'
Association (OMAA) announced the launch of an online database with
hundreds of reports and reviews of key municipal services and
programs that were published as part of the Ontario government's Municipal Modernization
Program.
This online resource is available to everyone, not just OMAA
members, and provides local governments, academics, and
practitioners more than 250 reports from municipalities across the
province.
"OMAA is pleased to provide this great resource to anyone
working in or interested in municipal governance and best practices
in service delivery," said OMAA President Peter Neufeld. "Municipalities provide most of
the public services that people use every day. It's important for
all of us to continue the pursuit of service delivery
excellence."
The database provides a wealth of valuable insights for local
governments, with best practices and findings that can be readily
applied by municipalities.
"There's no need to reinvent the wheel," said OMAA Executive
Director Scott Vokey. "The data and
recommendations contained within these reports is directly relevant
to the challenges faced by many local governments today."
The Municipal Modernization Program was a four-year provincial
initiative that provided funding to help small and medium-sized
municipalities find efficiencies and solutions to help lower costs
and improve services for residents and businesses over the long
term. This included things like digitizing, streamlining and/or
integrating programs and services with neighbouring communities.
Eligible projects included: service delivery reviews, software
modernization, operational and performance reviews, shared service
assessments, and strategic and master plan creation.
Under the Municipal Modernization Program, OMAA worked with the
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and municipal staff from across
Ontario to complete hundreds of
municipal service delivery reviews under both the Municipal
Modernization Program and the Audit and Accountability Fund.
The Audit and Accountability Fund helped large municipalities
find efficiencies via service delivery reviews, modernization
reviews, digital transformation studies, streamlined development
approval process reviews, and service integration reviews.
About OMAA:
OMAA represents Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) and
Aspiring CAOs in municipalities of all tiers and sizes across
Ontario. It fosters excellence in
CAO leadership, know-how and professional management of
municipalities. OMAA promotes and supports good governance by
encouraging excellence in CAO leadership, know-how, and
professional management of municipalities.
SOURCE Ontario Municipal Administrators' Association