PMA INFORMER
The Voice of Professional Municipal Administrators
In Newfoundland and Labrador
OCTOBER 2015
460 Torbay Road ▪ St. John’s, NL ▪ A1A 5J3 ▪ Tel: 726-6405 ▪ Fax: 726-6408
Email: nlama@nlama.ca ▪ Website: www.pmanl.ca
Twitter: @ PMAEXDIR Facebook: Professional Municipal Administrators
Municipal Administrators
PMA Board of
Directors
FINAL SCHEDULE
Upcoming Training – 2015
President, Derrick Bragg
Town Clerk/Manager
Town of Greenspond
greenspond@eastlink.ca
Oct. 16
Module 5, Core Program,
Holiday Inn, Deer Lake
Treasurer, Rodney Cumby
Chief Administrative Officer
Town of Paradise
rcumby@townofparadise.ca
Oct. 23
Module 4, Core Program,
Hotel Mount Pearl
Avalon Director, Nigel Black
Chief Administrative Officer
Town of Bay Roberts
nblack@town.bayroberts.nf.ca
Oct. 30
Module 4, Core Program,
Albatross Hotel, Gander
Nov. 20
Avalon Regional Meeting,
Capital Hotel, St. John’s
Dec. 4
Module 5, Core Program,
Hotel Mount Pearl
Vice-President, Brian Peckford
Town Manager
Town of Lewisporte
brian@lewisportecanada.ca
Central Director, Michelle Brown
Town Clerk
Town of Centreville-WarehamTrinity
mbrown@bellaliant.com
Eastern Director, Vida Greening
Town Clerk/ Manager
Town of Port Blandford
vgreening@nf.aibn.com
Western Director, Curtis Richards
Town Manager
Town of St. Anthony
clrichards@nf.aibn.com
Northern Director,
Hayward Broomfield
Town Clerk
Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay
townclerk@happyvalleygoosebay.com
Executive Director, Krista Planke
nlama@nlama.ca
Registration form for Core Program Module 4 in Gander &
Mount Pearl is attached to this newsletter.
PMA CONVENTION 2016 PMA CORPORATE SPONSORS CAL LEGROW Holiday Inn, St. John’s April 20-­‐22 HICKMAN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP BIOMAXX MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY TELUS EMCO WATERWORKS SUPPLIES TRAINING – Dept. of Municipal & Intergovernmental Affairs Oct. 15 Hawkes Bay, Torrent River Inn Cash Handling Essentials Oct. 16 St. John’s, Capital Hotel Councillor Orientation Oct. 21 Gander, Albatross Hotel Councillor Orientation Oct. 27 L’Anse au Clair Northern Light Inn Municipal Budget Training Oct. 28 L’Anse au Clair Northern Light Inn Cash Handling Essentials Nov. 4 Gander, Hotel Gander Cash Handling Essentials Nov. 18 Springdale, Riverwood Inn Conflict of Interest Nov. 18 Springdale, Riverwood Inn Conducting Council Meetings Module 1 Roles/Responsibilities/Relationships Module 2 Municipal Office Administration Module 3 Cash Handling/Budgeting/Financial Evaluations Module 4 Municipal Accounting Module 5 Municipal Planning Points to note: • This program is offered to both Administrators and Elected Officials. • Modules do NOT have to be completed in sequence. • Each module is a full day of training. PMA CORE PROGRAM •
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Qualifies for Matched Training Funding. Qualifies under the Gas Tax requirements. Program developed in partnership with LW Consulting – Keith Warren & Gerard Lewis. Both are former PMA Presidents and bring with them, a combined 65 years of experience in municipal administration. Extremely successful stats with over 200 currently enrolled. Essential program for newly appointed Administrators and elected Councillors. PMA INFORMER
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PMA is actively involved in many internal, as well as external,
committees. If you have any suggestions, comments, or
inquiries that you would like to bring forward, please don’t
hesitate. See committee structures below.
1)
Communications and Public Awareness
BRIAN - Chair
Michelle, Hayward, Curtis
2)
Education, Training and Professional Development
VIDA- Chair
Derrick, Rodney, Brian
3)
Finance and Administration
RODNEY - Chair
Michelle, Hayward
4)
External Relations and Legislative Review
CURTIS - Chair
Vida, Nigel, Hayward
5)
Convention 2016 (St. John’s)
Nigel – Chair
Curtis – Co-Chair
6)
Constitution/Membership
BRIAN - Chair
Rodney, Derrick, Vida
7)
Occupational Health & Safety
NIGEL – Chair
Brian, Curtis
External Appointments:
Municipal Assessment Agency (Board): Vida
Municipal Assessment Agency (Advisory Committee): Curtis
Trio - Brian
Other:
Municipal Safety Sector Council - NL – Derrick
Joint Municipal Infrastructure Committee – Rodney
Community Sustainability Partnership Regional Governance
Advisory Committee – Nigel
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MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATOR’S CORE EDUCATION PROGRAM
MODULE FOUR (4) – BASIC MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTING
Professional Municipal Administrators (PMA) are offering Module 4 of its Core Education
Program entitled BASIC MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTING. This course will be very
beneficial to both Administrators and Councillors to ensure that they have an
understanding of the basic accounting principles that are required at the municipal level. It
will provide information on basic fundamental accounting principles, the components of the
municipal financial management cycle, the importance of financial statements, and an
overview of Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) requirements for municipalities,
including Tangible Capital Assets (TCA).
IMPORTANT!!!!
There are two upcoming offerings of this module. Please check the location
you want to register for.
______ Oct. 23, Hotel Mount Pearl
______ Oct. 30, Albatross Hotel, Gander
Name: ____________________________Position:__________________________________
Municipality: _______________________Length of time with Municipality: ____________
Mailing Address: ______________________________Postal Code ____________________
Phone: ______________________________Fax: ___________________________________
E-mail: _________________________________________________
A nutrition break will be provided in the morning and afternoon. Participants are on their
own for lunch.
The registration fee is $168.37 ($149.00 +HST)
PLEASE FORWARD PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION FORM TO: Fax # 709-­‐726-­‐6408 MAKE CHEQUE PAYABLE TO: PMA Deadline to register for Mount Pearl is Oct. 21. Deadline to register for Gander is Oct. 28. Cancellations made after these dates will NOT receive a refund.