LGMA Manuals, Handbooks, and Toolkits

2022 BC Local Elections Manual

This manual provides a comprehensive guide to everything you need to conduct a successful local election. This critical resource provides practical advice and best practices for the administration of both local government and school trustee elections. The 2022 edition is written by experts and includes the latest rules and regulations of local elections. It is structured in a logical manner that follows the legislation enabling staff to conduct a successful local election. Additional resource materials include:

• sample materials that can be customized for your community,
• an election calendar in both pdf and Outlook formats.

Fees for Manual:

$350 Electronic Version only

$450 Printed Version (includes e-version) 

Place your order online from LGMA MyAccount 

2022 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Toolkit for Local Government Organizations, Fifth Edition

The Fifth Edition of the FOIPPA Toolkit has been updated to expand on existing information and includes: general amendments, updates to standards, references, and updated descriptions on “Permits” and “Discretionary Benefits."

The FOIPPA Toolkit, Fifth Edition, includes best practice suggestions for designating staff for FOI purposes, responding to requests and interpreting and applying the sections of the Act to withhold and disclose information. The Toolkit also suggests some ideas for establishing policies that have been successfully administered in other jurisdictions, and includes sample bylaws and letters.

Fees for Manual:  

• $350 Electronic Version only 
• $450 Print Version and Electronic Version

Place your order online from LGMA MyAccount . All electronic and print orders will receive a link via email to access the PDF of the entire Guide.

The 2018, first edition of the Corporate Officers Handbook for Local Government Organizations is an excellent resource for local governments to own.

This resource will assist Corporate Officers to conduct their responsibilities in accordance with the statutory requirements and provides an overview of other responsibilities associated with this role. This Handbook also includes some best practice suggestions, key dates and requirements a Corporate Officer should be aware of along with sample templates that can be customized for use in your local government.

Fees for Manual:  

• $300 Electronic Version only 
• $375 Print Version and Electronic Version

Place your order online from LGMA MyAccount . All orders both electronic and print version, will receive an emailed link to access a PDF of the entire Guide.

2024 Records and Information Management Manual for Local Government Organizations, Sixth Edition

The Sixth Edition of the Records Management Manual has been updated to include new information and policy advice. Significant features of the Records and Information Management Manual, Sixth Edition include but are not limited to:

• Updated RIM Manual, including references and links, appendices and records classification and retention schedules
• Fully updated BC and Canadian law regarding RIM, including new Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act law, new housing statutes as they affect local governments, new law and records primaries regarding drones (remotely piloted aircraft) and new records primaries for the newly enacted BC Emergency And Disaster Management Act
• New section on use of corporate seals
• New section on use of electronic and wet signatures
• New section on COVID-19 records
• New section on remote work in local governments
• New section on Artificial Intelligence and RIM in local governments
• New section on information governance, data governance and RIM
• Integration of new National Standard of Canada, Electronic Records as Documentary Evidence (CAN/CGSB-72.34:2024) with RIM
• Updated Excel tool for the LGMA records classification and retention schedule

The Manual also includes a sample bylaw, policies and procedures as well as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet version of the records classification and retention table that can be modified and used by your local government.

Fees for Manual:  

• $350 Electronic Version
• $450 Print Version (includes e-version)

Place your order online from LGMA MyAccount. All electronic and print orders will receive a link via email to access the PDF of the entire Guide after June 21. Orders for print versions received before June 21 will be included in the first print run. Members should expect to receive their printed copies around the last week of July.

2024 Guide for Approving Officers, Seventh Edition

First published in 1994, this comprehensive toolkit is designed to support BC local government Approving Officers in carrying out their role. The 2024 edition has been updated to expand on existing information, including references to legislation and regulations, addresses recent court decisions, and provides examples of different types of subdivision. Additional resource materials include sample checklists and documents that can be customized for your local government. 

Updates include: 

• all references to the Local Government Act to reflect 2015 statute revision;
• material on contaminated sites, reflecting changes in the provincial regime;
• inclusion of reference to amenity cost charges per Bill 46 of 2023.
• strengthening of material on First Nations approving officers and consultation with  Indigenous people;
• updating of all links to external resources;
• updating of case law referenced; and
• a new case law appendix containing case summaries.

Reserve your copy of this must-have resource today!

Upon purchase ALL orders will receive a link via email to access a PDF of the entire Guide, along with customizable Word documents. Orders for print versions received by September 6 will be included in the first print run in September.

Fees:

Electronic Version only: $350 + GST

Loose-leaf, Printed Version (includes electronic version): $450 + GST

*Please note:

FOR PRINT ORDERS: Based on member feedback, to mitigate rising costs and reduce waste, printed versions will be shipped shrink-wrapped and in 3-hole punched, loose-leaf format with tabs ready for you to insert into your own binder. By not including a binder, we help keep these important resources affordable and ensure less binders end up in the landfill. To quote a member, “if it is one thing most local governments have in abundance, it is spare binders!”, so a huge thank you to the membership for this great idea!

E-VERSION:

• For quick access, the Table of Contents has clickable links to the specific sections within the Guide. You may access the Table of Contents by clicking on the contents icon within the toolbar; this is generally the left-most icon, but may look different depending on whether you use Acrobat Reader or Microsoft Edge PDF Reader (or similar). 
• Blank pages have purposely been inserted throughout the manual to allow the document to be sent to print double-sided, while ensuring that pages that are to remain single-sided do.