AUMA has developed the Tracking the Costs of Cannabis Legalization Tool to support municipalities in tracking the costs associated with cannabis legalization. This tool is now available on AUMA’s cannabis webpage.
There has been overwhelming demand for additional SDAB training, and in attempt to meet some of the demand, AUMA and RMA are open to working with municipalities to host a limited number of further training sessions.
The deadline for ALL nominations (Vice President and Directors) for the 2018 AUMA Board elections is 4:30 p.m., Thursday, September 20, 2018. Nomination forms and submission instructions are available on the AUMA website.
Alberta Municipal Affairs and the Safety Codes Council released a new STANDATA for the Electrical Code, which provides clarification on solar photovoltaic dc arc fault protection and how this relates to rodent protection requirements.
Summer Caucus takes place over three days in June, with members attending only one day according to their municipality’s population size. The 2018 Summer Caucus in Camrose attracted just under 200 elected officials, CAOs, and other municipal employees.
Section 43 of the Municipal Government Act (“MGA”) provides that a person who uses, receives or pays for a municipal utility service may appeal a service charge, rate or toll made in respect of it to the Alberta Utilities Commission (“AUC”), but may not challenge the public utility rate structure itself.
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