1. Office updates and things we are working on
Ben Bennett, MWA Executive Director
MWA Fall Workshop October 2016

2. MWA Fall Workshop October 2016
Lots to cover
Membership renewals
Electronic Funds Transfer
Membership survey
Spring Workshop
Some other news…
MWA Fall Workshop October 2016

3. MWA Fall Workshop October 2016
Membership renewals
The 2017 MWA membership forms and invoices will be mailed out in late November/early December
The annual fees are being held at last year’s level for those renewing before Jan. 31, 2017
(Late renewers will be subject to a 5% increase: rounded)
Municipal and corporate memberships will also be able to be renewed online at the MWA website
Look for the posting—we’ll send a reminder to you via the MWA Bulletin
MWA Fall Workshop October 2016

4. MWA Fall Workshop October 2016
Yes, it’s a long form…
There are a lot of parts to the Municipal membership form
It will take time to complete all the parts
Without the information we cannot update the Membership Directory database
Think of it as our long-form census
MWA Fall Workshop October 2016

5. MWA Fall Workshop October 2016
Municipal Affiliate Memberships
Municipal Affiliate Memberships available for staff at $25 each
Entitles staff to receive their own copy of the newsletter and to join the MWA Bulletin regular list.
Affiliate memberships can also be added later, online at the MWA website.
MWA Fall Workshop October 2016

6. MWA Fall Workshop October 2016
Electronic Funds Transfer
EFT seems very much supported by finance departments
- administratively simple
- more secure
Membership survey suggested some very keen to have EFT
- use your own funds transfer form
- or the template we put together
Still be happy to accept payment by cheque/credit card
MWA Fall Workshop October 2016

7. MWA Fall Workshop October 2016
2015 Committee participation survey
A review of last year’s suggestions
- Committee updates in the newsletter
- Provide a meeting schedule at the beginning of the year
- Provide framework of priorities for the Committee for the year to engage members
- Ensure call-in technology working properly
- Make spring workshops available by webinar
- What about regionalized group meetings that could at least pull together munis from one region?
- Go national
MWA Fall Workshop October 2016

8. MWA Fall Workshop October 2016
MWA Advocacy – your membership dollars at work…
AMO Task Force
JAMTAG
RPWCO
Four amigos (AMO/Toronto/RPWCO/MWA)
MOECC
MHSW – PCA/SO
Others
MWA Fall Workshop October 2016

9. MWA Fall Workshop October 2016
Spring Workshop
Back at Huntsville – but two weeks later
Golf/treetop trekking
Tuesday night networking
Wednesday - Tours
P&E Awards
AGM
Sessions – updates, discussion
It’s our 30th anniversary…
Suggestions?
MWA Fall Workshop October 2016

10. MWA Fall Workshop October 2016
Questions?
....and some news
MWA Fall Workshop October 2016

11. MWA Fall Workshop October 2016
Oh, by the way..
WANTED
(but not till next March)
New executive director for MWA
MWA Fall Workshop October 2016