Improving Organizational Governance
Lead consultant, Don Smeltzer, has been assisting municipal government with a broad range of management, policy and training needs for many years. He has a reputation in the municipal public sector as a “healer” and , for many, he is the “Go To Person” when a municipality is experiencing management, policy making and council-staff relations difficulties. Examples where the firm has recruited Managers or Chief Administrative Officers for municipal government include:
- Town of Westville Nova Scotia
- Town of Dalhousie, New Brunswick
- Village of Belledune, New Brunswick
- Village of Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick
- Town of Kensington, Prince Edward Island
- Municipality of District of Argyle
- Municipality of the County of Kings
Don’s knowledge and experience as an innovator, problem solver and positive change agent is continually sought out. He has served as interim-CAO in several municipalities until such time as critical policy and management problems could be resolved and a permanent Chief Administrative Officer or Manager recruited. His most recent interim-CAO assignment was with the County of Kings, Nova Scotia’s third largest municipality, For 27 years he directed the work of the Maritime Municipal Training and Development Board operating out of Dalhousie University.
The services provided by the company include, but are not limited to:
- short-term, interim management
- employee recruitment and employee evaluation
- problem identification and organizational review
- mediation/resolution of conflict situations
- training and professional development workshops
- policy development and strategic planning
- strategic planning facilitation
- digital media promotion and training