Department Plan

Department Structure

Manager of Strategic Initiatives (1.0)

Economic Development Officer (1.0)

Economic Development Coordinator (1.0)

Municipal Liasion to BIA Coordinator

Communications Coordinator (1.0)*

*The Communications Coordinator position also provides executive administrative support to the CAO’s office. This division of time is reflected in the 2023 Service Delivery Plan.

Legislated Standards

• Municipal Act, SO 2001

• Ontario Regulations

• North Perth By-laws and Policies

• County of Perth Official Plan

• Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

• Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, 2000, c.5

• Provincial Policy Statement, 2020

• Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

2022 Review and 2023 Outlook

The Strategic Initiatives Department was added to the North Perth Organizational Structure in mid-2022 as part of the Municipal Organization Re-structuring initiative. The Department includes the Economic Development, Communications and Policy service divisions.

As of November 2022, the Strategic Initiatives Department has a full staff complement of four FTEs. The need for additional staff resources (contract, project-based) is anticipated in 2023 to support upcoming and continued initiatives/projects (e.g., Employment Branding Project and implementation of Agriculture Excellence Strategy). This need is reflected in the Department’s over-capacity hours noted in the below 2023 Service Delivery Plan. Contract positions to support the North Perth Workforce Attraction Employment Branding project and Agricultural Excellence Implementation project are proposed in the 2023 operating budget. Grant funding is pending to offset these costs.

In Fall 2022, the Department initiated the process to update the Corporate Strategic Plan and produced a Housing Workplan for Council’s consideration and approval. The Strategic Plan