Managing and leading in a municipal environment Save article Remove saved article

“Managing and leading?” you might ask. “Are you kidding? I’m just trying to survive.”

Well, you’re not alone. In Southeastern Ontario, Lennox and Addington County, Hastings County, and Prince Edward County are facing the challenges of amalgamation, downloading, new employees, increasing costs, and demands for partnerships and more accessible services.

Like governments everywhere, they are feeling the pressures from partner municipalities and the public in an era of tight fiscal responsibility and increasingly transparent accountability.