| Rick
Elligott
A senior manager with 25 years experience with local
government in planning, finance and administration.
Rick possesses strong problem solving, strategic planning,
and project management skills.
He has particular expertise in simplifying complex issues
and communicating them clearly.
He creates lasting solutions by encouraging participation
and facilitating involvement.
He focuses on strategic leadership, staff coaching and
development, and teambuilding. |
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE
Strategic Planning
 | Developed and implemented a process for business (strategic) planning
that enabled Delta Council to consider competing priorities and allocate
limited resources on an annual basis |
Financial Management and Budgeting
| Managed the preparation of budgets, capital plans and financial
statements in Burnaby (1991) and Delta (1995-2000)
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| Designed and implemented a user-friendly budget process with simple
clear presentation documents in Delta
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| Created a debt management strategy for Delta that guided the
corporation in reducing debt by 20% between 1995 and 1999 (from $66 to $53
million).
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| Formulated a reserves policy and a major capital projects funding
strategy for Delta that enabled the corporation to strengthen its reserves
while continuing to complete much needed community projects |
Policy Development
| Authored a broad range of policy reports including: permissive
taxation policies and guidelines to assess requests for tax exemption;
municipal policy on multiculturalism; social planning goals and policies;
residential neighbourhood environment study; high-rise height and density
review |
Consultation
| Worked closely with City Councils, senior levels of government, the
GVRD, other local governments, community groups, businesses, consultants,
committees and staff in the preparation and implementation of policies and
plans in Burnaby and Delta
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| Developed and managed public processes in Delta to inform and involve
residents in setting corporate priorities, and making budget trade-offs
and reductions
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| Created a public consultation process for neighbourhood improvement
programs in Burnaby |
Organizational Development
| Created the Corporate Services Department in Delta to provide support
and leadership on administrative, financial and human resource issues, and
to enhance opportunities for the corporation to improve its
entrepreneurial skills and to pursue productivity improvements
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| Coordinated the creation of an economic development office in Delta
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| Established an in-house land management office in Delta to handle the
acquisition, disposal, and management of Municipal lands
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| Reorganized the Tax and Licence Departments in Burnaby to better
utilize staff resources and to emphasize customer service |
Coaching and Staff Development
| Developed a highly successful management team in Delta through
personal and team coaching
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| Changed the approach to mis-use property complaints in Burnaby from
enforcement of by-laws to achieving compliance by working with people to
solve problems
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| Created a work environment in the Burnaby
Tax and Licence Department
where going the extra mile to help people and demonstrating common sense
and reasonableness when dealing with problems or complaints were
cornerstones of an effective team |
Recent activities
| Consultant specialist on financing communities in
Canada for the China-Canada Cooperative Project on Community Development
and Management in Shanghai in the New Century |
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Consultant research on
investment parameters to support re-investment in Municipal
infrastructure as background to the preparation of best practices for
the National Guide to Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure |
EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
|
2002 - Present |
Principal, Rick Elligott Consulting |
|
1995 - 2000 |
Director of Corporate Services, Delta, B.C. |
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1986 - 1995 |
Tax and Licence Director, Burnaby, B.C. |
|
1990 - 1991 |
Acting Director of Finance, concurrent with
Tax and Licence Director |
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1974 - 1986 |
Planner I to Senior Planner, Burnaby, B.C. |
EDUCATION
M.A. Community & Regional Planning, UBC, 1977
B.A. Geography, SFU, 1971
Executive Development Program, Banff School of Management, 1988
Numerous professional development courses and executive programs including
negotiations and financial management
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