City mayors and managers are meeting in Regina today for the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) City Mayors’ Caucus to discuss issues important to the province’s largest municipalities.
“Cities carry a great deal of responsibility in Saskatchewan,” said Mayor Fraser Tolmie, chair of the City Mayors’ Caucus and Mayor of Moose Jaw. “The City Mayors’ Caucus is a forum where we can define our common concerns and share potential solutions.”
The City Mayors’ Caucus brings together the mayors of Saskatchewan’s 16 cities, offering not only a forum to discuss issues but also an opportunity to project a strong and unified voice on local and provincial issues facing municipalities.
Topics of discussion at today’s meeting include regulations for prompt payment legislation, the Harassment Prevention Policy Template recently released by SUMA in partnership with the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, provincial budget priorities, and the upcoming federal, provincial, and municipal elections.
“Municipalities are the order of government closest to the people,” Mayor Tolmie said. “It’s essential that the federal and provincial governments are aware of our concerns as they develop their priorities and budgets for the coming years.”
