Community

Strategic Priority: Keeping governance processes current

 

Key Initiative: Review municipal bylaws and policies to ensure continued relevance.

            

Success: In 2022 update the municipal land use bylaw to ensure integration of the Hamlet of Granum.

 

Metric for Success:  M.D. of Willow Creek Land Use Bylaw is amended and updated.

 

Success: Ongoing review of the M.D. of Willow Creek Policy Manual to ensure relevancy 

 

Metric for Success: Municipal policy manual size and complexity is reduced.

 

Strategic Priority: Increase public safety 

 

Key Initiative: Intermunicipal Emergency Services Agreement.

 

Success: Monitor the Willow Creek Intermunicipal Emergency Services Agreement for effectiveness.

 

Metric for Success:  Delivery of Fire Service is consistent across the municipality, fire operating budget stabilizes at 2020 levels, disputes and complaints pertaining to operating and capital budgets and emergency services response decrease year over year. 

 

Success: Implement the fire services training program to meet the established level of service consistently on an ongoing basis.

 

Metric for Success: All new firefighters complete NFPA 1001 level 1 training within 2 years of entry in to the fire service. 

 

Key Initiative: Support Rural Crime Watch within the municipality

 

Success: In 2022 support the development of a rural crime watch associations across the entire MD in partnership with local rural crime watch associations, the provincial crime watch association, the Fort Macleod Crime Prevention Action Committee, local citizens, the MD of Willow Creek Peace Officer Program and the RCMP

 

Metric for Success: Reduction in reported rural crime year over year. 

 

Strategic Priority: Identify opportunities to assist community groups

 

Key Initiative: Provide administrative guidance to community groups

 

Success: Assist community groups in accessing grant funding.

 

Metric for Success: Community groups report increased access to community facility enhancement grants, Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta funding and other grants that aid in the sustainability of non-profit and charitable groups within the municipality.

 

Metric for Success: Number of community groups assisted each year increases year over year.

 

Strategic Priority: Support Agriculture

 

Key Initiative: Identify and deliver agricultural services that will benefit to both primary agricultural producers and the environment

 

Success: Support Agricultural Service Board programs and services through the annual budget process

 

Metric for Success: Annual reporting which demonstrates effectiveness of the ASB programs and services.

 

Success: Through the municipal land use bylaw seek to limit the loss of productive agricultural lands to other uses.

                        

Metric for Success: Annual reporting indicates a conversion rate lower than comparably sized rural municipalities.

 

Strategic Priority: Relationship with Provincial Government 

 

Key Initiative: Advocate for changes to provincial legislation that negatively impact municipal processes including Alberta Health Services, Natural Resources Conservation Board and Alberta Utilities Commission

 

Metric for Success: Changes to legislation pertaining to quasi-legislative boards that increase transparency.