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Legislative & Administrative Services

The Legislative and Administrative Services Department provides diverse services to Council, administration, employees and the public, as follows:

Legislative and Procedural Services

  • Prepare Council meeting agendas.
  • Assists with arranging Council meeting appointments.
  • Records and distributes Council meeting minutes.
  • Drafts policies and by-laws, if required, in compliance with provincial legislation and regulations.
  • Maintains general administration policies and ensures all departments are kept up-to-date regarding same.
  • Co-ordinates Assessment Review Board by accepting assessment appeals, planning and administering hearing process, and recording decisions of the board, co-ordinates tax recovery process, including registration of tax notifications, and disposal of properties through public auction and realtor sales.
  • Plans and organizes election process.
  • Plans and organizes census every five years.
  • Assists in validating and coordinating acceptance of public petitions.
  • Processes Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) requests.
  • Co-ordinates recruitment of public committee members.

Administrative Services

  • Provides for the indexing and safekeeping of minutes, by-laws, policies, contracts, agreements and other documents.
  • Co-ordinates the maintenance and updating of the Committee Handbook and Policy Manual
  • Monitors insurance policies and maintains appropriate coverage with County's insurance provider.
  • Co-ordinates the County's insured losses and third party liability claims.
  • Liaises with insurance company on all general insurance matters.

Information Management

  • Create and maintain the corporate records structure
  • Classification of records
  • Retention and disposition of records
  • Educating staff
  • Auditing program compliancy
  • Policies and procedures
  • Managing records centre
  • Coordinating transfer and disposal of records
  • Implement electronic document management system

Health & Safety

  • Ensures compliance with Occupational Health & Safety act, regulation and code
  • Coordinates and promotes the County Safety Program
  • Conducts internal/external health & safety audits
  • Investigates incidents/near misses providing root cause recommendations
  • Conducts safety inspections of County activities and work processes
  • Advisory member of Joint Worksite Health & Safety Committee

Information Systems

Responsible for all computer related hardware and software including maintenance and replacement. Responsible for maintaining the County's Internet connection and connections between various County facilities.

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Staff Members


Manager, Legislative & Administrative Services
Doug Tymchyshyn
dtymchyshyn@parklandcounty.com


Coordinator, Legislative & Administrative Services
Jennifer McAdam
jmcadam@parklandcounty.com


Assistant, Legislative & Administrative Services

Barbara Williams
bwilliams@parklandcounty.com


Secretary, Legislative & Administrative Services

Patricia Raymond
praymond@parklandcounty.com


Information Management Supervisor/FOIP Coordinator
Ellen Sauve
esauve@parklandcounty.com


Records Management Technician
Jacqueline Gartner
jgartner@parklandcounty.com


Supervisor, Information Systems
Jon Schmuland, C.E.T.
jschmuland@parklandcounty.com


Network Coordinator
Aimée Molen
amolen@parklandcounty.com


Network Support Technician
Bob Nichols
bnichols@parklandcounty.com


Safety Coordinator
Yvonne Beattie
ybeattie@parklandcounty.com


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