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Election Candidate Package
SYS Statement on Election Candidate Package and on Governance Series: Dear Residents of SYSRC: Candidate package: In my series on governance and leadership last week, I indicated that I was preparing a document for actual and would-be candidates. The package contains...
Governance series – Seventh Day
Seventh Day SYSRC Governance series: Thoughts to live by: Dear Residents of SYSRC: How people work together, especially when there are a lot of different opinions, is incredibly important when a body has been entrusted with hard earned contributions from the public in...
Governance series – Sixth Day
Sixth Day SYSRC Governance series: Councillors roles and responsibilities and how to deliver on them: Dear Residents of SYSRC: So far we have talked about the power you, as residents, hold over the next council and the attributes that separate good governing bodies...
Governance series – Fifth Day
Fifth Day SYSRC Governance series: Establishing guiding principles for Councillors and Mayor’s conduct: Dear Residents of SYSRC: I find that having strong principles that guide one’s conduct is a must in order to deliver effective governance and leadership. What...
Governance series – Fourth Day
Fourth Day SYSRC Governance series: Council’s establishment of a vision and a model for conduct: Dear Residents of SYSRC: SYSRC is a rural community comprised of a mix of housing subdivisions and farmland. People live here for peace and tranquility, space, lower...
Governance series – Third Day
SYSRC Governance series: Good governance and Good Leadership: Dear Residents of SYSRC: Poor governance and poor leadership are at the root of almost every problem on this earth. I have been a keen observer of both throughout my professional life. When my kids were...
Governance series – Second Day
Second Day SYSRC Governance series: The power you hold over your next council Dear Residents of SYSRC: As you are aware, there is an important municipal election coming on May 11th, 2026. As residents and voters in SYSRC, you now hold complete control and power over...
Governance Series – First Day
SYSRC Governance series: Heads up—upcoming series on governance and leadership: Dear Residents of SYSRC: My job in its simplest form is to take care of basic SYSRC business, paying the bills and keeping the lights on. But whenever I take on a job, I try to things...