Management Without Borders Project

The Town of Windsor and the Municipality of the District of West Hants are being watched by other municipal players in Canada and business leaders as we make our way through the consolidation process and are undoubtedly wondering if it will be successful. The question is, how will we know if it is successful?

To assist us in determining the success of the consolidation, Dalhousie University has partnered with us through the Management Without Borders (MWB) school program.

The outcome of this project is to produce a document to share with other municipalities in Nova Scotia and across Canada who are considering a merger. The document will include relevant performance metrics to assess if the merger has been successful. When possible, the document will provide benchmarks for these metrics, which will be determined by analyzing the state of affairs with West Hants and Windsor being separate.

Some possible topics that will be addressed within the performance metrics include opportunity costs, taxation, economic development, community identity, governance, services and service level measures.

The students were provided some preliminary information and will present their project outline to the Co-ordinating Committee in the next couple of weeks.

The Management Without Borders Team Profile is shown below.

• Devin Drover: MBA/JD Candidate from Memorial University – Economics, Legal research, Political Consulting, Data Analytics, Policy Analysis
• William Stevenson: MPA Candidate from Wilfred Laurier University – Policy Research, Municipal Experience, Policy Analysis
• Medha Malviya: MREM Candidate from University of Delhi – Honours economics, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Data Management, Financial Markets
• Iliana Irons: MREM Candidate from McGill University – Policy Implementation, Social sustainability, Performance Indicator Research, Engagement
• Patrick Rooney: MBA Candidate from Dalhousie University – Financial Modelling, Data Analytics, Internal Process Improvement, Change Management
• Karuna Varakuti: MI Candidate from JNTU University – Data Analytics and Visualization, Data Management, Information Management

The Team will produce their work and present it to the Co-ordinating Committee by December 2019.

This project is being championed and sponsored by our Co-ordinator, Kevin Latimer.
 

Our Management Without Borders Team

The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has determined the new Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality will consist of a Mayor and 11 Councillors.

See the full press release, NSUARB Decision and District Map for details.

• 08 19 2019 Press Release Electoral Boundaries UARB Decision
• M09052 Windsor-West Hants Decision
• Windsor-West Hants Electoral District Map

Governance Review

At its April 15 meeting, the Co-ordinating Committee voted to put forward eleven districts for the new Regional Municipality. The scenario, presented as part of the presentation by John Heseltine of Stantec Consulting Ltd, results in a mayor, elected at large, and eleven councillors representing the new Regional Municipality.

The decision aligns with input received from our residents through the community consultation meetings and surveys along with interviews conducted of the councillors and CAO’s of both the Municipality and the Town. The Co-ordinating Committee’s application to the Utility and Review Board for approval of the decision is scheduled to be heard in June 2019.

Check out some of the recent news articles from local outlets regarding consolidation:

• Windsor, West Hants residents to make history at the polls this March
• Windsor-West Hants, Kings County to benefit from Dalhousie student projects
• Transition committee kicks off consolidation for Windsor, West Hant
• Public meetings, survey planned to help determine electoral boundaries for combined Windsor-West Hants region
• UPDATE – Windsor, West Hants begin survey rollout for council size, boundaries
• Public meetings continue as province commits an additional $1 million towards Windsor-West Hants consolidation
• UPDATE: Co-ordinating Committee moving forward with nine or 11 districts for new regional government
• Windsor-West Hants residents weigh in on new regional council district maps
• Co-ordinating Committee likely to decide on Windsor-West Hants electoral boundaries April 15

The Platform and Visual Identity for Consolidation Communication Approved

Beginning in July and continuing throughout the summer, information stations will be set up at community events across the region to provide an overview and update on consolidation, answer your questions and gather feedback. A list of the community events will be included on this website in the coming weeks.