Volunteer Leduc supports the voluntary sector by providing volunteer management workshops designed to recognize, support, and enhance volunteerism.
Residents can join the Volunteer Registry to receive notifications about upcoming opportunities that align with their interests and skills. This registry simplifies the process of getting involved in various local initiatives and events.
Leduc provides extensive resources, including volunteer handbooks, workshops, and guides to help both individuals and organizations improve their volunteer efforts. These tools equip volunteers with the skills and knowledge to make meaningful contributions to the community.
Public engagement is about when and how members of the public contribute to decisions made by the municipality.
It plays a critical role in good governance and involves inviting public input on issues/decisions and considering that input when making decisions. Public engagement gives people the opportunity to contribute to decisions that impact them, know their input is valued, and feel welcome/safe to share their ideas and perspectives.
Conducting meaningful public engagement is one way that the City helps ensure Leduc is a place where people want to live. It plays a role in enhancing citizen engagement, which is included as a key strategy in the 2023–2026 Strategic Plan and will be incorporated into various City projects over the next four years.
Public engagement refers to when and how members of the public interact with the City to contribute to decisions made by the municipality.
Engagement is extremely important as it allows members of the public to contribute to the decision-making processes that have an impact on their day-to-day lives. It provides the City with valuable feedback (and direction in some cases), that creates a deeper connection between the municipality and community members.
Yes, the City has a Public Engagement Policy that is available to the public for review. The policy provides direction to Administration to ensure the City establishes and employs a consistent, coordinated and outcome driven approach to public engagement.
Community wellness: a well community fosters connection, belonging, and mutual care, ensuring that every member feels supported to thrive.
Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) wants to learn about residents’ experiences, concerns and ideas about community well-being, connection and belonging to help guide the development of future FCSS initiatives and programs related to community wellness.
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Public commentary allows individuals to address the council on city matters during a meeting in a brief and informal manner. Rules for public presentations are detailed in Section 7 of the Council Procedure Bylaw.
The public can register for public commentary immediately before the meeting, upon arrival. Pre-registration is not required. A five-minute time limit has been established. Inappropriate topics for public commentary are identified, and the chair may interrupt or end public commentary in those instances.
Individuals and groups who wish to make a formal presentation at a council meeting are asked to apply by completing the Presentation Request Form. The City Clerk’s Office will contact the individual/group to set the date and time of their presentation. All presentations, which include a question period, should not exceed 15 minutes. Rules for how formal presentations work are outlined in Section 7 of the Council Procedures Bylaw.
Presentations to Leduc City Council can be made by individuals and groups at council meetings. Presentation requests must be submitted by completing the Presentation Request Form.