Whereas there is a growing pressure on local governments within the province to provide services in areas which have not traditionally been local government services, including homelessness, addictions, mental health, child-care and age friendly matters; And whereas the Province is providing resources and services and local governments are left with the responsibility of coordinating the available resources and services: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province to provide 50 percent of the costs of a social development specialist for local governments with a population of 10,000 or more, or to local governments that are deemed to be communities in need, in order to work collaboratively with stakeholders in the alignment of policy, strategies and resourcing.
