{"id":4673,"date":"2025-10-16T10:32:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northhatley.info\/2025\/10\/16\/distinguer-le-role-des-elus-et-celui-de-la-direction-generale\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:41:22","slug":"distinguishing-between-the-roles-of-elected-officials-and-senior-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northhatley.info\/en\/2025\/10\/16\/distinguishing-between-the-roles-of-elected-officials-and-senior-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguishing between the roles of elected officials and senior management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The roles of elected officials and senior management are often confused\u2014I myself have done so in the past. This article clarifies the responsibilities of each and emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy distance between elected officials and the municipal manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Distinguer le r\u00f4le des \u00e9lus et celui de la direction g\u00e9n\u00e9rale\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QMLMwigBW-Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is \u201csound municipal governance\u201d?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Governance is the decision-making framework that elected officials rely on to run the municipal organization. It defines who decides what, who executes, and how accountability is ensured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Role of elected officials (mayor and council)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Decide on the \u201cwhat\u201d: guidelines, priorities, regulations, public policies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allocate resources: budget, taxes, loans, and financial envelopes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor on behalf of citizens: accountability, results, compliance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not manage day-to-day operations: elected officials do not hire staff or oversee operations (accounting, human resources, responding to citizens, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accountability (according to ChatGPT)<\/strong><br>The obligation of a person or organization to inform, explain, and justify its decisions, use of resources, and results obtained, and then to accept the consequences (corrections, sanctions, improvements).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Role of the municipal manager (often also clerk and treasurer)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Execute the \u201cwhat\u201d by deciding the \u2018when\u2019 and \u201chow.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plan, organize, and oversee operations: enforcement of regulations, budgets, grant applications, contracts, infrastructure maintenance, management of staff and consultants, as delegated by the board.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Act with neutrality and loyalty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contribute to quality of life by ensuring the effective delivery of daily services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference : <a href=\"https:\/\/admq.qc.ca\/decouvrez-les-fonctions-de-directeur-general-greffier-et-tresorier\">https:\/\/admq.qc.ca\/decouvrez-les-fonctions-de-directeur-general-greffier-et-tresorier<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concrete example (minutes of September 8, 2025)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/northhatley.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1024x492.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northhatley.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1024x492.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/northhatley.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-300x144.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/northhatley.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-768x369.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/northhatley.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1536x738.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/northhatley.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-600x288.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/northhatley.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1320x635.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/northhatley.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image.jpeg 1556w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Reference : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northhatley.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PV-2025-09-08final-1.pdf\">https:\/\/www.northhatley.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PV-2025-09-08final-1.pdf<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Elected officials adopt a mandate to analyze defamatory communications targeting the municipality and take appropriate legal action (proposal by Andrew J. Pelletier, Cain Lamarre law firm). In this context, it is appropriate to publicly disclose the budget authorized for this mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role of elected officials (the \u201cwhat\u201d): authorize the use of lawyers to analyze cases and protect employees from intimidation, harassment, and damage to their reputation.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Role of the DG (the \u201cwhen\/how\u201d): working with lawyers, setting the timeline, managing operational and financial follow-up, and applying the appropriate legal measures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The \u201cright distance\u201d to keep<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Oversight, not interference<\/strong>: the mayor has the right to oversee, inform, and make recommendations, and ensures that council decisions are carried out without directing staff or bypassing the administration.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Everything goes through the municipal manager<\/strong>: we avoid \u201cbypassing\u201d senior management; direct intervention in operations only occurs if formal authority has been clearly delegated or in an emergency situation.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Parallel with the private sector<\/strong>: like a board of directors that sets policy without managing day-to-day operations, the city council makes decisions and the CEO manages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethics and professional conduct<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Elected officials and senior management must comply with the code of ethics set out in the LEDMM, which guides behavior and prevents conflicts of interest. Each municipality must adopt such a code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is it true that the municipal manager must maintain a distance from elected officials in a municipal context in Quebec?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ChatGPT said:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes\u2014and this is not just a \u201crule of common sense,\u201d it is a separation of roles provided for by law and reiterated by supervisory bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What the law says<\/strong>: The municipal manager is responsible for the administration of the municipality and ensures communication between the council and employees. In other words, the municipal manager is the institutional channel between elected officials and the administrative apparatus.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/document\/lc\/c-19?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">L\u00e9gis Qu\u00e9bec+2L\u00e9gis Qu\u00e9bec+2<\/a><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What this means in practice<\/strong>: elected officials set the vision, adopt regulations and the budget; they do not give operational directives directly to employees (urban planning, public works, etc.). Going \u201cover the head\u201d of the municipal manager is considered interference.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Why maintain this distance<\/strong>: to preserve the neutrality of the administration, avoid the politicization of day-to-day decisions, and protect employees from political pressure. Situations involving interference may be investigated by the Commission municipale du Qu\u00e9bec.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In short: <strong>yes, the municipal manager must maintain a \u201cprofessional distance\u201d from elected officials<\/strong>\u2014and elected officials must, in turn, refrain from interfering in the administration outside of the formal channels that go through senior management.. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/document\/lc\/c-19?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">L\u00e9gis Qu\u00e9bec+1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The roles of elected officials and senior management are often confused\u2014I myself have done so in the past. This article clarifies the responsibilities of each and emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy distance between elected officials and the municipal manager. What is \u201csound municipal governance\u201d? 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