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Municipal Legislation Course CSA09
University of Guelph
May 1 - May 3
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
In Person

Municipal Legislation Course CSA09

Introduces you to municipal law in general, as well as specific issues related to their legal obligations as road supervisors.

Course Content

  • Municipal law
  • Open and closed local government
  • Occupiers and trespassers
  • Civil litigation
  • Local government ethics 
  • Trees
  • Bridge matters
  • Inspections and investigations
  • Mail receptacles on road allowances
  • Roads
  • Contracts, bonding and insurance
  • Labour and employment law
  • Drainage: municipal rights and obligations

Who Should Attend
Road supervisors, forepersons, and other personnel involved with supervision in a municipal setting.

Accreditation
This course is recognized by: 

  • This course qualifies as an elective Tech/ Management course for the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (AORS) Certified Road Supervisors – Senior level (CRS-S) certification program
  • This course may be used for the technical specialist program only. Point Value = 5
  • The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 2 Continuing Education Units to this course. 

 

Rick O’Connor, City Clerk and Solicitor, B.A., M.A., LL.B

With almost thirty years of municipal law experience, M. Rick O’Connor, C.M.O., M.A., LL.B. has spent the last decade as the City Clerk and Solicitor for the City of Ottawa.

In 2005, Rick successfully achieved his Certified Municipal Officer designation through the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO), and was the proud recipient of its 2006 Prestige Award, an honour that recognizes a member’s commitment to that Association’s ideals and for his contributions to the profession generally.  In 2010, Rick also achieved his Certified Specialist (Municipal Law:  Local Government) designation through the Law Society of Upper Canada.  Rick was also honoured to be the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award for 2012 by the Ontario Good Roads Association for serving as an instructor for more than twenty years.  In 2013, Rick received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his leadership in the evolution of open and accountable public administration in Ontario.

A well-known speaker on various municipal issues, Rick has participated in many initiatives on behalf of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario as well as the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario and is the Editor of O’Brien’s Municipal Corporation Forms.

The author of numerous legal articles, as well as being a regular speaker to various municipal organizations, Rick also co-authored Conduct Handbook for Municipal Employees and Officials (2nd ed., 2003), wrote Open Local Government (2nd ed., 2004) and co-authored A Practical Guide to Ontario’s Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (2007 and 2017).  

Location

University of Guelph

Time

May 1, 2023 - May 3
8:00 am - 5:00 pm