Sandeep Agrawal and Cody Gretzinger Challenges facing municipalities in Alberta have emerged at both local and regional scales, such as slower growth and aging populations, constrained finances, a shifting economic base and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.1 In response, Alberta Municipalities, an organization that advocates on behalf of 250+ urban municipalities in the province, has commission. [...] This policy brief intends to do the following: 1) impart a set of principles to guide strategic efforts for local governance reform; 2) provide an evaluation of regional governance in Alberta; and 3) offer several recommendations for Alberta Municipalities to consider and for the government of Alberta to implement. [...] Principles and Their Definitions Efficiency Quality and standardization of public service delivery and the elimination of redundancies or overlaps in functions and operations Capacity Ability to achieve sustainable and equitable outcomes through sound policy-making and competent, collaborative and effective administration Accountability When public servants act with integrity and transparency, and. [...] 4 ABOUT THE AUTHORS Sandeep Agrawal is a Professor and Inaugural Director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Alberta, Canada. [...] opinions of the supporters, staff, or boards of The School The mission of The School of Public Policy is to strengthen Canada’s of Public Policy.
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