Planner at the Ontario Municipal Board
Virtually everything a planner does has the potential to become the subject of an Ontario Municipal Board hearing. Background studies and research can become vital evidence supporting a decision. Recommendations to a council or client may become the subject of cross-examination.
Municipal Board hearings are stressful for a planner. The planner is under fire (or feels like it), subject to cross-examination, and under the watchful eye of the client or council. The planner will be relied upon to justify and, to some extent, defend a recommendation or conclusion that was made several months or even years earlier.
In many cases, a solicitor may not be involved until the matter is actually on its way to a hearing. In rarer instances, usually in smaller communities, the planner may attend without a lawyer.
Most planners must learn the skills necessary to be effective at the Board the hard way - trial and error. Yet a planner must expect to appear at hearings periodically, and as his or her career progresses, hearings can become increasingly difficult as the issues become larger and more complicated and the opposition more skilled.
This course consists of a series of modules over a one-day period. Seminar leaders include experienced municipal and private-sector planners, lawyers, and a representative of the Ontario Municipal Board.
Topics covered:
- the planner as an expert witness
- the role of the solicitor
- the role of the OMB member
- preparation and presentation of evidence
- performance on the stand
- mediation
Click here to get information about presenting this course at your own workplace.
( Note: There is a limit of 3 Student Members per course timeslot. After this quota is met, OPPI will notify and refund fees for any further Student registrants. )
Cancellation Policy
- Full refund: requires a minimum of one month's notice
- 75% refund: requires 2-4 weeks' notice
- No refund: if less that 2 weeks' notice
| Semester | Price |
May 28, 2010 ( 8:30 am - 5:00 pm ) Register Now
- Courtyard by Marriott
- 475 Yonge Street
- Toronto, Ontario
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| Public: | $645.00 |
| CIP: | $495.00 |
| OPPI: | $495.00 |
| Student: | $247.50 |
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October 22, 2010 ( 8:30 am - 5:00 pm ) Register Now
- Holiday Inn Kingston - Waterfront
- 2 Princess St.
- Kingston, Ontario
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| Public: | $645.00 |
| CIP: | $495.00 |
| OPPI: | $495.00 |
| Student: | $247.50 |
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