Bylaw and Workplace Policy Template Creation

Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) is a not-for-profit organization which provides services to, and represents the interests of, urban municipalities in Saskatchewan. An urban municipality is defined by legislation as a city, town, village, resort village, or northern municipality. SUMA offers services to its member municipalities in the form of group purchasing, group health and dental benefits, insurance, and capacity building, whilst also advocating for municipal interests to the Saskatchewan Government and the Federal Government. Part of the capacity building work that SUMA does is create municipal bylaw templates and workplace policy templates for members to utilize (an example of a bylaw template has been attached to this application). So far, SUMA’s bylaw and workplace policy templates have been well received by its members, although more of these types of resources are needed. Member municipalities often express interest and need for these templates, and SUMA cannot keep pace with the number of templates requested. This Mitacs project will endeavor to hire an intern to develop and create additional bylaw and workplace policy templates for SUMA’s member municipalities to use.

Faculty Supervisor:

Felix Hoehn

Student:

Partner:

Municipalities of Saskatchewan

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Saskatchewan

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