Policies

Name	Policy #	Description
Advertising and Sponsorship	121/16	The Advertising and Sponsorship Policy provides guidelines and flexibility to maximize revenue opportunities while protecting the Town’s corporate values, image, assets, and interests.
Asset Management	161/22	Facilitate the logical, methodical, and informed decision-making for the Town’s Asset Management Program to achieve greater Asset Life-cycle management and effective allocation of resources.
Certificate of Compliance	168/23	Establish a consistent approach for requirements and develop a procedure for processing Certificate of Compliance requests.
Community Initiatives Grant	185/24	Outline the Community Initiative Grant program and event grant funding criteria for Organizations hosting activities that take place within the Town of Blackfalds.
Community Services Framework	188/25	Guide and structure the development, management, and the overarching goals for the provision of recreational programs, events and services within the Town of Blackfalds
Corporate Credit Card Usage	152/21	To set parameters, identify accountability, and establish protocol for financial transactions made on behalf of the Town of Blackfalds by approved credit card holders utilizing Municipal issued credit cards.
Council Remuneration & Compensation	189/25 189/25 (Effective Jan. 1, 2026)	To outline the remuneration and compensation provided to Mayor and Council through honorarium, per diem rates, expenses, benefits, and professional development, as well as the process for reviews and adjustments as identified through the Terms of Reference – Council Remuneration Review Committee.
Electronic and Digital Signatures	183/24	To establish a reliable and consistent approach to the use of Electronic and Digital Signatures and provide guidance on when electronic submissions are considered official and acceptable by the Town to expedite workflow processes, modernize Records, reduce the need for physical recordkeeping and improve customer service.
Environmental Management	145/20	Policy will assist the Town to lead environmental mandates for the protection, conservation and enhancement of the environment through our local, provincial and regional partnerships.
Financial Reserves	190/25	To establish, maintain, and manage reserve funds that maintain and improve working capital requirements, support the long-term capital plan, and provide stabilization for fluctuations in operating and capital activities.
Fleet & Equipment Replacement	113/14	Define criteria and processes that allow for timely replacement or addition of municipal equipment and to determine estimated funding dedication to Equipment Reserves to fund the purchase at the established timelines.
Human Resources Framework	178/24	To establish a framework for developing Human Resources’ Administrative Policies, Administrative Procedures and operational practices for the Town of Blackfalds implemented by the Chief Administrative Officer.
Ice Allocation	149/21	To ensure the Eagle Builders Centre ice surfaces are being fully utilized while continuing to promote and encourage participation in ice activities within Blackfalds.
Information Governance Framework	191/26	To establish a framework for the development and implementation of Administrative Policies, Administrative Procedures and operational practices for the Town of Blackfalds pertaining to Information Governance (access and privacy as well as records and information management).
Management of MR and ER Lands	120/16	Provide direction for the management of Town owned reserve lands, how to deal with existing encroachments on reserves, the potential disposal and leasing of existing reserve lands, and the acquisition of reserve lands in new subdivisions.
Member at Large Recognition	187/24	To recognize the important contribution Council Committee Members at Large make to the community.
Municipal Facility Office Space	163/22	The Town of Blackfalds is dependent on external outreach agencies for needed services and providing office space for these agencies, when available is of benefit to the Community.
Municipal Service Level Inventory	186/24	To outline the services that the Town provides as well as a description of the service and service level. This will play a key role in the Town's planning processes to determine and communicate services and service levels.
Office Hours	153/21	To be accountable to residents in setting and offering consistent hours by which the Civic Centre will operate and provide services.
Organizational Structure	177/24	To establish and ensure that the Town of Blackfalds has an appropriate Senior Management Team Organizational Structure, as developed by the Chief Administrative Officer and approved by Council.
Policy Governance Framework	169/23	To establish and provide a framework for developing and classifying Town Policies into either Council Policies or Administrative Policies.
Potable Water Management	146/20	This Policy will help the Town to lead environmental mandates relating to potable water usage for the protection, conservation, and enhancement of the environment through our local, provincial, and regional partnerships.
Procurement	174/24	To establish the basic direction, philosophies, and values for the procurement of Goods, Services and Construction for use by the Town of Blackfalds.
Public Donation	134/19	Set out the circumstances under which the Town of Blackfalds Council may approve financial donations or donations of resources by request of individuals, community groups, and/or organizations within the community and region.
Public Participation	170/23	To establish and create opportunities for meaningful public participation in specific decisions that directly impact the public in accordance with Section 216.1 of the Municipal Government Act.
Signing Authority	184/24	To clarify who in the organization may sign or authorize which municipal documents. To support accountability for financial and non-financial transactions. To provide clarity of roles and responsibilities.
Snow and ice Maintenance	148/20	This Policy will assist the Town in following environmental mandates relating to winter maintenance for the protection, conservation, and enhancement of the environment through this policy.
Social Media	182/24	To facilitate and govern the standards of communication on all Social Media venues used by members of Council to ensure consistency and openness throughout the organization.
Special Event Permit	181/24	The purpose of this Policy is to determine the requirements for holding Special Events within Town properties and public places and develop an approval process.
Travel and Subsistence	173/23	This policy will guide Council of the Town of Blackfalds on the fair and consistent treatment of reimbursement of business expenses.
Video Surveillance	140/20	This policy relates solely to the operation of the public surveillance system and is to be read in conjunction with the town’s procedures regarding the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP), and in general accordance with the principles contained within the Service Alberta Guide to Using Surveillance Cameras in Public Areas & the FOIP Act.
Website	117/15	The policy is put into place to ensure that the Town website is a key tool in the distribution of information to residents, businesses, visitors, media, and the public at large.
Wordmark and Corporate Branding	154/22	This policy establishes guidelines for the use of the Town wordmark and ensures that the corporate image is presented in the most ideal and professional format in various forms of use.