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Council Projects and Priorities

Mission Statement

The Municipality of French River, in preserving its natural heritage and environment, sustains a high quality of life for its citizens, and advances the community’s interests in an accountable, transparent and efficient manner through friendly, personalized service and consistent, two way communication. 

Vision Statement

The Municipality of French River is a vibrant, welcoming and family-based community that is committed to positive, sustainable growth.  A scenic environment, friendliness of neighbors, diversity of cultures and small town feel make French River the community of choice to live, work, visit and vacation.


Operational Review

The Municipality of French River retained the services of KPMG LLP in February 2016, to undertake an Operational Review. The intended objectives were:

  • To provide an overview and evaluation of the Municipality's operations, staffing and service levels;
  • To objectively evaluate the Municipality's operating effectiveness and efficiency, using consultations with staff, comparative analysis and process mapping; and
  • To identify potential opportunities for Council's consideration for changes that will maintain adequate service levels while allowing for the achievement of long-term sustainability for the Municipality.

The Final Report presented March 2, 2017 outlines the results of the analysis, which provides for 12 potential Opportunities for Council’s consideration.

The considerations for the implementation of the Opportunities and their prioritization are reported to Council on a monthly basis or as necessary, additional information on the items are available within the Council Agenda Packages and Minutes or by contacting Management.

 
Shared Services Review
 
The Municipalities of Sudbury East (French River, Markstay-Warren, Killarney and St.-Charles) retained the services of KPMG LLP to provide objective evaluation of the operations, staffing and equipment level and service offerings currently provided by each municipality, with the view of identifying potential opportunities to share services intended to increase operating effectiveness and efficiency while reducing operating costs.
 
On March 23, 2017, the Sudbury East Municipalities Association (SEMA) received the Final Report and Council adopted it on April 5, 2017.
 
The considerations for the implementation of the Opportunities and their prioritization are reported to Council on a monthly basis or as necessary, additional information on the items are available within the Council Agenda Packages and Minutes or by contacting Management.