City of Hamilton

 

ORIENTATION SESSION

AGENDA

Meeting #:
Date:
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Location:
Dundurn Castle, Coach House
610 York Boulevard
Call to Order

1.
8:00 am to 8:30 am     SET UP, ARRIVAL, REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING

2.
8:30 am to 9:00 am     OPENING REMARKS

Mike Zegarac, Interim City Manager

Review Priorities, Strategies and Initiatives

  • Strategic Plan
  • Performance Measurement
  • Multi-Year Budgets
  • Our People Survey Acting Plans
  • Trust and Confidence

Provincial Government

  • Changes / Uncertainty / Potential Impacts

3.
9:00 am to 10:00 am     ROLE OF THE CITY MANAGER AS COUNCIL'S SOLE EMPLOYEE & COUNCIL/STAFF RELATIONSHIPS

Professor David Siegel, Political Science, Brock University 

4.
10:00 am to 10:05 am     VIDEO FACILITY TOUR

Corporate Communications

5.
10:05 am to 11:00 am     BUDGETS

Brian McMullen, Acting General Manager, Corporate Services

  • Capital Program
  • Operating Budget, Multi-Year Planning
  • Council Budgets

6.
11:00 am to 11:15 am     BREAK, REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING

7.
11:15 am to 12:15 pm      MEDIA

Corporate Communications

  • What we do, how we can help
  • Media and Social Media Overview

8.
12:15 pm to 1:15 pm     LUNCH, REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING

9.
1:15 pm to 2:15 pm     LEGISLATIVE LANDSCAPE AND COUNCIL OBLIGATIONS

Nicole Auty, City Solicitor

  • Review key legislation and Councillor duties and responsibilities

10.
2:15 pm to 2:45 pm     EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Emergency Management

  • Review of City's Emergency Management process

11.
2:45 pm to 3:30 pm     HUMAN RESOURCES ON-BOARDING

Human Resources

  • New and returning Councillor assistance
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