The Peer NetworkFor Municipal Dispute

Resolution

Confidential, provincially subsidized assistance – only a phone call away

Background• Peer Network formed in 2004• A strategic alliance:

– Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMD&C)

– Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA)

– Alberta Municipal Affairs (AMA)– Alberta Rural Municipal

Administrators’ Association (ARMAA)– Local Government Administration

Association (LGAA)

Who are Peer Mentors?

• Elected officials and senior municipal administrators

• Highly experienced• Selected from each of the associations• Volunteers• Trained in coaching, communication,

facilitation and dispute resolution – kept up-to-date with best practices

What can Peer Mentors help me with?• Interpersonal• Governance• Service provision• Public issues• Roles and responsibilities• And many more…

How does it work?

• Its confidential• You initiate direct contact with a mentor

through the phone or in person• You use the mentor’s experience and

training to help resolve issues• Issues most often resolved through

phone conversations• The mentor is only another phone call

away for follow up or advice

Peer Network benefits

• Expand your network• Easy access• One-on-one, confidential• Resolve issues at the local level

Easy as 1 – 2 – 3

• Pick up a brochure and keep it handy• Learn about each peer mentor, their

experience and training• When an issue arises, pick up the phone

• The Peer Mentors welcome your call!