Rod Frank . . . Proven Leadership
welcome to re-elect Rod Frank for mayor of Strathcona County
Rod is running for re-election as Mayor of Strathcona County/Sherwood Park on October 18, 2021.
Learn about our campaign, and please help us get it done in '21 - volunteer, take a sign, donate, and vote for Rod on election day (or in an advance poll).
Questions? Kindly contact us at rfrank@rfrank.ca
Rod Frank ... Proven leadership: Results and Vision
Getting Results: First Term 2017-21
· Stable, calm and disciplined leadership through two major crises: the 2018 County Hall explosions and the COVID-19 Pandemic
· Highest quality municipal services with citizen satisfaction over 87%; New Chief Commissioner hire for more positive change
· Taxes cut by 1.35 percent
· Crime down 14.77 percent
· Rural: Roads – additional $3 million in funding; Recreation – spray park, skate park; Water fill; $18 million Broadband initiative
· Social service non-profits empowered with an additional $1 million annually in funding
· Jobs and economy: over $4 billion in new investment
· Agricultural Master Plan implementation
Vision 2021-25
In the last four years, all of us together have faced unprecedented challenges with a gripping recession, a collapse in energy markets, a major crisis incident in our County Hall, and a once-in-a-century global pandemic. Your county governance met these challenges head-on through disciplined, stable leadership. Today, we all enjoy best-in-class municipal services, inclusive social progress, and the province’s strongest fiscal position. Let’s keep the momentum going together! I am more passionate and committed than ever to be your Mayor. I plan on using the lessons learned and invaluable experience I have gained in the first four years to further solidify our community as one of the best places to live, work, play, and stay in the province.
Leading in 2021-25 with:
· Steadfast, resilient leadership with evidence-based decisions
· Canada’s most livable community – in work, education, and recreation
· Best-in-class municipal services - Fire, Police, Ambulance, Roads, Water, Transit, Social Services, Recreation, Parks, and Culture
· Low taxes, financial responsibility
· An inclusive community
· Prosperity and economic diversity to improve your quality of life
In challenging Times: keep the plan; keep the Leader
In the last four years . . .
. . . our County has gone through unprecedented challenges of a recession, collapse in energy markets, explosions, and a 100-year pandemic. Disciplined, stable leadership has seen us emerge ahead of the crowd with best-in-class municipal services, inclusive social progress, and the strongest fiscal position in the province. We need to continue. Switching horses in midstream is too great a risk when we are in the middle of serious challenges. The experience gained and skills developed are invaluable, and would be lost. My job is to use all my education, experience and abilities in the next term to ensure our community leads the pack through the 2020’s and beyond.
Help Us get it done in '21
Volunteer, Take a Sign, Donate, and Vote for Rod
We kindly ask you to consider helping us with the 2021 mayor campaign. Together we will make the next chapter in the history of Strathcona County one of the greatest ever. We would be grateful for your vote but would also sincerely appreciate it if you could volunteer on the campaign and/or donate. We promise an exciting and fun time with friends and associates for the campaign of a lifetime – you won’t want to miss it!
How you can help:
1. Volunteer: join our team for the Re-elect Rod Frank Run in ’21 Mayor Campaign.
a. What is your area of interest? There are lots of opportunities available in communications, office work, phone calling, delivering campaign literature, volunteer recruitment, placing signs, and more. Do as much or as little as you like.
b. Email rfrank@rfrank.ca to get a conversation going with us on how you can be involved.
2. Place a lawn sign: send us an email at rfrank@rfrank.ca and we will get back to you on how we get a sign on your lawn (signs cannot be put up until September 18, 2021, but we would love to have your name now).
3. Donate: Any donation, from $5 to $15, and from $50 to $5,000 – it all makes a difference and is deeply appreciated.
As long as you reside in Alberta you can contribute, you do not have to live in Strathcona County/Sherwood Park. Individuals only though please, we cannot take corporate or union donations. Signs, rent, advertising, and other costs add up, so we need your financial help to ensure a victory.
How to do it: Please use your bank’s Interac e-Transfer using my email address rfrank@rfrank.ca. There is no need to add a security question, as the account on my end is on auto-deposit. In the “message” section, be sure to include your name, address, and telephone number; anonymous contributions are prohibited.
Wish to donate by cheque? No problem - just email rfrank@rfrank.ca and we will provide details.
4. Vote: Please mark your calendar for Monday, October 18, 2021 and please get out to vote Rod for Mayor! Better yet, you can vote in advance in September. We will provide the details when available.
Leading with great governance
Rod is proud of Strathcona County’s achievements.
He feels honoured and privileged in his work to make the County’s vision of Canada’s most livable community a reality.
Rod’s governance interests include:
· Leading with best-in-class municipal services,
· Supporting responsible commercial and industrial development to improve our citizens’ quality of life,
· Enabling the non profit sector for social advancement,
· Championing fiscal responsibility, and
· Following evidenced based decision making.
Rod is passionate in leading Strathcona County to a future of continued prosperity.
Strathcona County
Strathcona County is an industrial and agricultural juggernaut. It is compromised of both rural and urban areas, including Sherwood Park, and has a population of close to 100,000 citizens. Its best in class municipal services lead in policing, firefighting, transit, recreation, parks, culture, water and roads .
The County is home to over 40 world class companies in the energy, petrochemical and hydrogen sectors, with total investments of of over $40 billion.
The County's Beaver Hills Biosphere is an environmental oasis in the region.
The capital region that Strathcona County is a part of has a population of over 1.3 million people, produces 30 per cent of Alberta's GDP, and supports over 700,000 jobs.
Rod's Background
Rod was elected Mayor of Strathcona County on October 16, 2017.
Mayor Frank was raised in the County, after moving here with his family in 1963. Rod and his wife brought up their own family here also.
He earned business and law degrees from the University of Alberta. Before becoming mayor, Rod had over 40 years of experience in the business and legal worlds. As a corporate lawyer, Rod had a telecom, and competition and antitrust law practice .
Leadership credentials in the business world include co-leader of Legal Services at TELUS, and practice lead to the wholesale, business, and wireless divisions; as well as lead competition law advisor. Rod was lead counsel closing a $1.2 billion-dollar deal, one of the single largest telecom services transactions in Canadian history.
In the legal field he headed the Canadian Bar Association’s National Competition Law Section, comprised of over 1,000 expert antitrust lawyers. Rod is also a former member of the American Bar Association’s Compliance & Ethics Advisory Board.
In the non-profit sector, Rod was one of the original incorporators of the Elk Island Education Foundation (REAL Foundation), and a former President and General Manager of the Edmonton Wildcat Junior Football Club.
With two sons who grew up in the Park, Rod has also volunteered for more than 15 years in local schools, and “every sport out there – football, hockey, soccer, baseball, lacrosse”. Rod previously wrote a legal column for the Sherwood Park - Strathcona County News, "The Lawyer in Your Corner. "
Rod is committed to serving the citizens throughout term; working for the citizen in politics and current events. The core of his plan is to realize Strathcona County's vision, to provide first-in-class municipal services, and to provide financial certainty for individuals and industry, and to foster a citizen-centered culture.
“I respect the trust citizens have placed in me. I dedicate my service over the next term to advancing the best interests of Strathcona County, and to this community being a leading light in Alberta.”
Rod is:
- Chief Elected Official, Strathcona County
- Vice-Chair and Director, Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association
- Board Member, Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board
- Representative, Edmonton Metro Region Economic Development (Edmonton Global)
- Representative, Edmonton Regional Airports Authority
Legal Writing
Rod previously wrote a legal column for the Sherwood Park - Strathcona County News, "The Lawyer in Your Corner. "
Rod previously wrote a national blog on competition/antitrust law issues for the Canadian Bar Association's "National Magazine."
Thank - you for visiting
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Vote Rod for Mayor!