From legal experts discussing the importance of a Municipal Alcohol Policy, to seasoned Building Code professionals addressing how to face problems with open permits, we will interview these specialists to provide the most cutting-edge advice and viewpoints on specific liability exposures that matter to you and your municipality.  We will be fielding questions from the audience, so use this unique opportunity to get your questions answered by industry professionals. 

Catch-up on past sessions:

MAPping Your Liquor Host Liability

Municipalities routinely manage risks tied to road maintenance or slip-and-fall incidents, but alcohol service presents a different, and often overlooked, liability exposure. 

Whether it’s a beer garden, a wine tasting event, or serving alcohol in a municipally owned facility, the risks are real and potentially costly. This session will explore the hidden liability challenges municipalities face when alcohol is involved, and how to manage those risks effectively.  This session will share insights on: 

• The importance of a Municipal Alcohol Policy and how that policy affects community partnerships. 
• Cases and legislation across the country that impact liquor host liability.  
• Areas where liability exposures are often missed and require attention. 
• How contractual risk transfer factors into alcohol service in municipal and community activities. 

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DE-constructing Building Department Claims

The upwards trend of municipal lawsuits emanating from administration of building code bylaws, zoning and planning, not to mention encroachments and easements is unmistakable. More and more building departments, and the municipalities that operate them are being named in actions alleging professional negligence and at times significant liability on the part of the building department. The importance of this relatively new exposure cannot be overstated and must be addressed. 

Tracy Eso will be joined by Marianne Brown, of Orr Brown Consulting Engineers Ltd to discuss: 

• What is behind these upward trends? Why are the claims occurring, and why are they so costly? What are the impacts of some of the precedent-setting court decisions on the way a building department operates on a day-to-day basis. 
• Where are the largest exposures? Why can grading be difficult? 
• What can be done about open permits? Can AI help? 
• How will climate change impact the trend? Why? 
• What can happen when a Stop-Work Order is issued, or other enforcement techniques?
• What is the best way to create a defence against these actions?

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