Data

General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Specific Topics
Government Spending
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
https://www.lethbridge.ca/City-Government/Pages/CitizensAssembly.aspx
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Approach
Consultation
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
36
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Citizens’ Assembly
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Facilitator Training
Professional Facilitators
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Primary Organizer/Manager
MASS LBP
Type of Organizer/Manager
For-Profit Business
Funder
Lethbridge City Council
Type of Funder
Local Government
Staff
Yes
Volunteers
No

CASE

Lethbridge Citizens’ Assembly on Councillor Employment and Compensation

Citizen Assembly – Credit: Lethbridge City Council
August 4, 2020 Joyce Chen
August 7, 2019 Scott Fletcher Bowlsby
August 6, 2019 Scott Fletcher Bowlsby
August 5, 2019 Scott Fletcher Bowlsby
General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Specific Topics
Government Spending
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
https://www.lethbridge.ca/City-Government/Pages/CitizensAssembly.aspx
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Approach
Consultation
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
36
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Citizens’ Assembly
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Facilitator Training
Professional Facilitators
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Primary Organizer/Manager
MASS LBP
Type of Organizer/Manager
For-Profit Business
Funder
Lethbridge City Council
Type of Funder
Local Government
Staff
Yes
Volunteers
No
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A three-day deliberative event on the work hours and pay rate of city councillors.


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Problems and Purpose

Lethbridge City Council convened a Citizens' Assembly to consider whether city councillors should continue to serve on a part-time basis or be appointed full-time and what monetary compensation they should receive.[1]

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

5,000 invitations were sent out of which 36 participants were selected through random sampling.[2]

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

References

[1] Claudia Chwalisz, The People's Verdict: Adding Informed Citizen Voices to Public Decision-Making (London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017), 82. Available at https://www.sipotra.it/old/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/THE-PEOPLE’-S-VERDICT.pdf

[2] Chwalisz, The People's Verdict, 82.

External Links

https://www.lethbridge.ca/City-Government/Pages/CitizensAssembly.aspx

Notes

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