Role of the Municipal Government:

City of Winnipeg

• Deliver services such as water, sanitation and sewers, road maintenance, fire and ambulance, and garbage collection
• Governed by City Council which consists of 15 city ward representatives and headed by the Mayor who also serves as the Chief Officer of the city
• The Mayor appoints a Deputy Mayor, an Acting Deputy Mayor, chairpersons of Standing Committees of Council and any other members of Executive Policy Committee
• Council duties include:
  • enactment of by-laws
  • current and capital budgets, setting the mill rate
  • fees for civic services and facilities
  • department head appointments
  • contract approvals
  • legislation requests and land purchases

Plan Winnipeg

• Plan Winnipeg is City Council 's long range policy plan
• Main purpose is to guide Winnipeg into the twenty-first century by addressing the broad physical, social, economic, and environmental conditions in the city Provides the foundation for all civic activity
• The most important aspect of the Plan is that it explains how Council and the Winnipeg community can work together to achieve Winnipeg 's potential

Plan Winnipeg — City Council

Under a set of certain principles, City Council fulfills its mandate, which includes:

• community leadership, representation, and advocacy;
• regulatory authority to safeguard the public good;
• the provision of infrastructure like roads, sewer, and water;
• the provision of services like public safety, transportation, and recreation.

Council's mandate is committed to acting in a number of capacities including:

• as advocate, representing the interests of the community to other organizations;
• as facilitator, assisting with the provision of facilities and services;
• as regulator, controlling activity in an area to safeguard public interest;
• as funder, offering financial assistance for the provision of a service or facility;
• as provider, delivering programs and services and undertaking projects.