ARTICLE - SHARING OF MUNICIPAL EXPERIENCES

SHARING OF MUNICIPAL EXPERIENCES IN LONGUEUIL
(Haiti Libre) -

The Town of Longueuil received this week at the town hall, a dozen delegates from Haiti who came to discuss governance principles and the processes in the municipal administration of Longueuil. The delegates present at the meeting were from various municipal authorities in Haiti.

Elected officials and senior officials of the City of Longueuil have shared their experiences in municipal administration, and discussed several topics; such as the dynamics of functioning between administration and policy, the role of Director General, and taxation.

"It is a pleasure for our administration to be able to talk with Haitian officials about fundamental principles that guide the management of our city; such as ethics, integrity, the approach of services to citizens, and the importance of a tax and assessment process. We all came out stronger from this exchange, both on the cultural and human plan," declared Caroline St-Hilaire, the Mayor of Longueuil.

This meeting with the municipal authorities of Longueuil is part of the Program of Haiti-Canada Municpal Cooperation (PCM), put into place by the Union of Municpalities of Quebec (UMQ), the Canadian Federation of Municipalities (FCM), and the City of Montreal.

Recall that the PCM Haiti-Canada is intended to restore the institutional capacity and administrative base of the City of Port-au-Prince and of the municipalities of Gressier, Léogâne, Petit Goâve and Grand Goâve, which form the Palmes region. This program receives funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).