Owen Sound: A Four-Year City Business Plan

IThe Foundation

1. Chapter 1: The Purpose of Municipal Government2,145 words
2. Chapter 2: The Owen Sound Civic Covenant2,771 words
3. Chapter 3: Canadian Constitutional Government4,085 words

IIHow the City Will Operate

1. Chapter 4: Open Government2,483 words
2. Chapter 5: Resident Government3,500 words
3. Chapter 6: A Respectful City Hall3,403 words

IIIMoney, Taxes and Municipal Performance

1. Chapter 7: The City's Financial Standard3,492 words
2. Chapter 8: The Efficiency Dividend3,691 words

IVThe Town at Work

1. Chapter 9: Municipal Service Reform3,791 words
2. Chapter 10: City Employees and Labour3,522 words
3. Chapter 11: Local Trades and Procurement4,062 words

VInfrastructure and Resilience

1. Chapter 12: The Infrastructure and Systems Index6,057 words
2. Chapter 13: Local Knowledge and Emergency Resilience5,980 words
3. Chapter 14: The East-West Crossing4,995 words

VIDowntown and the Public Realm

1. Chapter 15: Downtown Owen Sound6,021 words
2. Chapter 16: The Civic Square4,672 words
3. Chapter 17: The 2nd Avenue East Seasonal Pilot6,047 words

VIIThe River, Trails and Outdoor Life

1. Chapter 18: The River as Owen Sound's Civic Spine6,001 words
2. Chapter 19: Owen Sound Outside6,319 words

VIIIHomes and Neighbourhoods

1. Chapter 20: Housing Through Every Stage of Life7,511 words
2. Chapter 21: Family-Friendly Neighbourhoods7,012 words

IXLocal Business and Economic Independence

1. Chapter 22: Starting and Growing a Business in Owen Sound7,934 words
2. Chapter 23: Shop Local and Local Economic Independence6,548 words
3. Chapter 24: The Enthusiast Economy7,854 words

XReal Estate, Streetscapes and RealMap.ca

1. Chapter 25: RealMap.ca Awareness and the Public Property Information Standard6,698 words
2. Chapter 26: The Four-Year Real Estate Sign Transition6,932 words

XIPeople, Care and Belonging

1. Chapter 27: Seniors, Independence and Aging in Owen Sound6,415 words
2. Chapter 28: Community Safety7,113 words
3. Chapter 29: Community Partners6,905 words

XIIYouth and the Next Generation

1. Chapter 30: Civic Corps7,162 words

XIIIInformation, Privacy and Canadian Digital Independence

1. Chapter 31: The Safe Information Program7,907 words
2. Chapter 32: Canadian Digital Sovereignty7,795 words
3. Chapter 33: map.ca as Public Infrastructure12,556 words

XIVReconciliation and Regional Partnership

1. Chapter 34: A Formal Relationship With Saugeen Ojibway Nation8,659 words
2. Chapter 35: Grey County: Two Governments, One Resident11,749 words
3. Chapter 36: Ontario: Authority, Partnership and Local Responsibility10,431 words
4. Chapter 37: Canada: Federal Partnership and Canadian Independence12,015 words

XVImplementation

1. Chapter 38: The First 30 Days: Establish the Operating System10,778 words
2. Chapter 39: The First 100 Days: Turn the Baseline Into Action10,807 words
3. Chapter 40: Year One: Build the Foundation and Prove the Model10,702 words
4. Chapter 41: Year Two: Scale What Works and Deliver Visible Results10,008 words
5. Chapter 42: Year Three: Make the Big Decisions and Build Long-Term Capacity10,961 words
6. Chapter 43: Year Four: Finish Well and Hand the City Back Stronger12,292 words

XVIThe Public Scorecard

1. Chapter 44: Finance: The Public Money Scorecard6,143 words
2. Chapter 45: Tax: The Public Tax Pressure Scorecard8,658 words
3. Chapter 46: Services: The Public Service Scorecard9,963 words
4. Chapter 47: Infrastructure: The Public Infrastructure Scorecard10,469 words
5. Chapter 48: Downtown: The Public Downtown Scorecard8,983 words
6. Chapter 49: Housing: The Public Housing Scorecard9,989 words
7. Chapter 50: Business: The Public Business Scorecard8,969 words
8. Chapter 51: Safety: The Public Safety Scorecard9,098 words
9. Chapter 52: Recreation: The Public Recreation Scorecard8,213 words
10. Chapter 53: Youth: The Public Youth Scorecard10,063 words
11. Chapter 54: Accessibility: The Public Accessibility Scorecard8,571 words
12. Chapter 55: Privacy and Information: The Public Privacy and Information Scorecard10,859 words
13. Chapter 56: Environment: The Public Environmental Stewardship Scorecard9,710 words
14. Chapter 57: Partnership: The Public Partnership Scorecard9,835 words
15. Chapter 58: Satisfaction: The Public Resident Experience Scorecard10,021 words
16. Chapter 59: Completed: The Public Commitments Completion Scorecard9,645 words
17. Chapter 60: Missed: The Public Missed Commitments Scorecard9,754 words

XVIIHow Every Initiative Will Be Written

1. Chapter 61: The Initiative Format: The Standard for Every City Proposal8,538 words

A–OAppendices

1. Appendix A: Canadian Constitutional Responsibilities9,288 words
2. Appendix B: The Jurisdiction Chart: Who Does What in Owen Sound10,665 words
3. Appendix C: Municipal Powers: What Owen Sound Can Do Now11,241 words
4. Appendix D: The Civic Covenant: The Standard for How Owen Sound Governs7,268 words
5. Appendix E: Financial Framework and Reference Tables9,342 words
6. Appendix F: Municipal Assets and Public Ownership8,772 words
7. Appendix G: Scorecard Definitions and Measurement Standards10,737 words
8. Appendix H: Sources, Evidence and Verification Standards10,855 words
9. Appendix I: Legal Review and Decision Standards10,456 words
10. Appendix J: Privacy, Information and Digital Governance Standards12,389 words
11. Appendix K: Accessibility Standards and the Complete Accessible Journey9,237 words
12. Appendix L: Procurement, Local Opportunity and Canadian Capacity Standards12,110 words
13. Appendix M: Partnership, Shared-Service and Intergovernmental Agreement Standards11,487 words
14. Appendix N: Campaign, Private Interest and Municipal Conflict Firewall12,551 words
15. Appendix O: Glossary and Common Municipal Language14,181 words