Policy Manual

Fort Frances, Ontario

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# Policy Manual # 1. Administrative and Finance | PDF Document | Policy # | | --- | --- | | FLAG RAISING AND PROCLAMATION POLICY | 1.10 | | ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY | 1.21 | | ACCOUNTING FOR TANGIBLE CAPITAL ASSETS | 1.18 | | ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS POLICY | 1.25 | | BOOKING OF COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND COMMITTEE ROOM | 1.11 | | CIVIL MARRIAGE SOLEMNIZATION POLICY | 1.24 | | COLLECTIONS (ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, TAX, WATER & SEWER) | 1.9 | | EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTIVITY AND NEUTRALITY | 1.20 | | EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS POLICY | 1.1 | | FINANCIAL STATEMENT | 1.14 | | INVESTMENTS | 1.15 | | LONG TERM CAPITAL FINANCIAL PLAN | 1.19 | | EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS POLICY | 1.1 | | MEMBERSHIPS AND GRANTS | 1.16 | | MUNICIPAL SIGNIFICANT EVENT POLICY | 1.27 | | PROCUREMENT | 1.12 | | PROVINCIAL OFFENSES ACT COLLECTION / WRITE OFF | 1.13 | | PUBLIC NOTICE POLICY | Policy 1.8 | | USE OF CORPORATE RESOURCES IN ELECTION PERIODS | 1.17 | | PURCHASING CARD | 1.09 | | USE OF CORPORATE LOGO, CREST POLICY | 1.28 | | VIDEO SURVEILLANCE POLICY | 1.22 | | CLAIMS HANDLING POLICY | 1.26 | | SPONSORSHIP & NAMING RIGHTS | 1.29 | # 2. Community Services | PDF Document | Policy # | | --- | --- | | ACCESS TO RECREATION AND LEISURE | 2.6 | | ALCOHOL | 2.1 | | FACILITY RENTAL | 2.5 | | MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAMS | 2.15 | | MUSEUM CONSERVATION | 2.14 | | MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTRE COLLECTION MANAGEMENT | 2.10 | | MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTRE EXHIBITION | 2.11 | | MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTRE FINANCE | 2.9 | | MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTRE INTERPRETATION & EDUCATION | 2.12 | | MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTRE RESEARCH | 2.2 | | MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTRE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE | 2.8 | | PUBLIC ART | 2.3 | | VANDALISM AND WILFUL DAMAGE | 2.7 | # 3. Human Resources | PDF Document | Policy # | | --- | --- | | ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE | 3.26 | | CHILDREN'S COMPLEX DRESS CODE | 3.24 | | CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK | 3.13 | | DISCONNECTING FROM WORK | 3.8 | | DRESS CODE | 3.17 | | EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION / RECOGNITION AND EXPRESSION OF CARE | 3.34 | | EMPLOYEE CONDUCT | 3.7 | | EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIALITY | 3.4 | | HEALTHY WORKPLACE PROGRAM | 3.23 | | INDIVIDUAL ACCOMMODATION PLAN | 5.42 | | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES | 3.20 | | LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY | 3.5 | | MANAGEMENT / NON-UNION BENEFITS | 3.10 | | MANAGEMENT NON-UNION SALARY ADMINISTRATION | 3.6 | | MUNICIPAL AND EMPLOYEE VEHICLES | 3.16 | | PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL | 3.30 | | PERSONNEL SELECTION | 3.15 | | REPRESENTATION AND SPECIAL EVENT FUNCTIONS | 3.21 | | RESPONSIBILITY ALLOWANCE | 3.19 | | SMOKING | 3.1 | | SOCIAL MEDIA CONDUCT | 3.27 | | STAFF ATTENDANCE AT COUNCIL MEETINGS | 3.22 | | STUDENT EDUCATION BURSARY PROGRAM | 3.12 | | STUDENT EMPLOYMENT | 3.28 | | TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT | 3.2 | | TRAVEL | 3.11 | | VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHARITIES THROUGH PAYROLL DEDUCTION | 3.18 | | VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYMENT | 3.14 | | PREGNANCY AND PARENTAL LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL | 3.31 | | COUNCIL / STAFF RELATIONS | 3.32 | | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL | 3.33 | | PUBLIC CONDUCT POLICY | 3.9 | | VOLUNTEER POLICY | 3.4 | # 4. Operations and Facilities | PDF Document | Policy # | | --- | --- | | AIRPORT MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE MODIFIED | 4.25 | | BOATERS USING THE SORTING GAP MARINA BOAT RAMP | 4.21 | | CEMETERY INTERMENT | 4.16 | | CONTRACTOR'S PROCEDURE FOR WORKING WITHIN TOWN'S RIGHT OF WAY | 4.14 | | DEVELOPMENT FILL | 4.12 | | DISCHARGE OF WTP CLARIFIER SLUDGE INTO THE SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM | 4.18 | | DISCOUNTING OF AVIATION FUEL AT AIRPORT | 4.20 | | INTERNAL USE OF TOWN OWNED EQUIPMENT | 4.3 | | LANDFILL SITE GATE POLICY | 4.2 | | OFF LOADING SODA ASH AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT | 4.19 | | SELLING OR LOANING MATERIAL TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR | 4.13 | | SOP A MAJOR CHLORING GAS LEAK IN THE EQUIPMENT ROOM AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT | 4.7 | | SOP BACTERIOLOGICAL TESTING FOR WATER MAINS | 4.11 | | SOP BREAKDOWN OF EQUIPMENT AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT | 4.6 | | SOP DE-CHLORINATION | 4.10 | | SOP DESTRUCTION OF WATER TOWER AND TREATMENT PLANT | 4.24 | | SOP DISINFECTION OF WATER MAINS | 4.9 | | SOP FLUSHING OF WATER MAINS | 4.8 | | SOP HYDRO POWER OUTAGE FOR OPERATING THE POWER SYSTEM | 4.5 | | SOP PANDEMIC SITUATION | 4.23 | | SOP RAW WATER SOURCE CONTAMINATION | 4.4 | | SOP THAWING OF WATER SERVICES USING DBH MACHINE | 4.26 | | SOP UPLUGGING PRIVATE SANITARY SEWER SERVICES | 4.22 | | SOP WATER MAIN BREAKS AND REPAIRS | 4.15 | | USE OF PESTICIDES IN AND AROUND WATER WORKS | 4.17 | | WINTER CONTROL OPERATIONS | 4.1 | | STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT POLICY | 4.28 | | Indigent Burial / Unclaimed Found Bodies Burials | 4.29 | | TREE CANOPY | 4.30 | # 5. Health and Safety | PDF Document | Policy # | | --- | --- | | ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION | 5.5 | | AIRPORT SAFETY | 5.39 | | COMMUNICABLE DISEASE | 5.11 | | CONFINED SPACE CONFINED SPACE FORMS: * CS ASSESSMENT * ENTRY PERMIT * HOT WORK PERMIT * BODY HARNESS INSPECTION CHECKLIST | 5.16 | | CONTRACTOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY | 5.9 | | CRITICAL INJURY REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION | 5.6 | | EMERGENCY PROCEDURES | 5.21 | | EMERGENCY PROCEDURE DURING A THUNDER/LIGHTNING STORM | 5.38 | | EQUIPMENT PURCHASE / REPLACEMENT | 5.15 | | FIRE SAFETY PLAN | 5.37 | | FIRST AID | 5.7 | | FLUORIDE HANDLING POLICY | 5.26 | | GENERAL SAFETY RULES | 5.32 | | HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONTROL | 5.12 | | HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMUNICATION | 5.27 | | HEALTH AND SAFETY ENFORCEMENT AND DISCIPLINE | 5.28 | | HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING | 5.2 | | HOT WORK | 5.18 | | HOUSEKEEPING | 5.29 | | INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY | 5.14 | | INFECTION CONTROL | 5.42 | | JOINT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEES | 5.3 | | LOCKOUT / BLOCKOUT | 5.17 | | MINISTRY OF LABOUR SITE VISITS | 5.13 | | MODIFIED WORK PROGRAM | 5.23 | | HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY | 5.1 | | PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | 5.8 | | PHYSICAL DEMANDS ANALYSIS | 5.41 | | REFUSAL TO WORK | 5.15 | | REPORTING OF HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS | 5.30 | | SIGNALER PROCEDURE | 5.25 | | SOP - CIVIC CENTRE RE-OPENING DURING COVID-19 | N/A | | STANDARD OF DRESS | 5.24 | | STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES | 5.22 | | TRAFFIC CONTROL | 5.35 | | TRENCHING SAFETY | 5.36 | | WHMIS COMPLIANCE | 5.33 | | WORKING IN HIGH PLACES | 5.10 | | WORKING IN THE VICINITY OF OVERHEAD ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL LINES | 5.31 | | WORKPLACE HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE * WORKING ALONE PROCEDURE * HOW TO DEAL WITH A POTENTIALLY VIOLENT PERSON OR SITUATION (APPENDIX C) * ZERO TOLERANCE FOR VIOLENCE SIGN (APPENDIX D) * CONTENTS OF AN EMERGENCY PLAN (APPENDIX F) * QUICK REFERENCE SHEET (APPENDIX G) | 5.34 & 5.34.1 | | WORKPLACE INCIDENT REPORTING | 5.20 | | WORKPLACE INSPECTION | 5.4 | # 6. Standard Operating Procedures for Public Works & Memorial Sports Centre | PDF Document | Policy # | | --- | --- | | Propane Handling (Memorial Sports Centre) | N/A | | Propane Handling (Public Works) | N/A | | Traffic Control on Public Works Job Sites | N/A | | Rotary Lift Vehicle Hoist and Rolling Jacks | N/A | | Filling Chlorine Acid Vats at the Memorial Sports Centre | N/A | | Ice Edger Operation at the Memorial Sports Centre | N/A | | SOP, 3500 psi Portable Pressure Washer | N/A | | SOP, Working with Aspestos Cement AC Pipe | N/A | # 8. Planning & Development | PDF Document | Policy # | | --- | --- | | LOCAL IMPROVEMENT POLICY | 6.1 | | SALE OF TOWN LANDS | 6.2 | | MUNICIPAL CANNABIS POLICY | 6.3 | | STREET NAMING AND RENAMING | 6.4 | # 9. Governance / Council | PDF Document | Policy # | | --- | --- | | COUNCIL REMUNERATION POLICY | 1.1 | | POLICIES FRAMEWORK POLICY | 9.1 | | PUBLIC COMPLAINT POLICY | 3.12 | | VOLUNTEER & CITIZEN RECOGNITION POLICY | 9.2 | | YOUTH COUNCILLOR POLICY | 9.4 | | PROCEDURAL BY-LAW | |