Replace deeply nested folders and duplicate files with structured libraries, metadata and enterprise search.
Municipal SharePoint + Microsoft 365 Specialists
Modernize how your Municipality works.
Kim Paterson Consulting helps local governments across Canada turn fragmented network drives and information silos into structured, secure and compliant digital workplaces built within Microsoft 365.
Built for Canadian Local Government
SharePoint Online
Microsoft 365
Information Governance
Records + FOI
The municipal challenge
Is Your digital City Hall trapped in department silos and unmanaged network drives?
Legacy shared drives, inconsistent folder structures, scattered permissions and manual records processes make everyday work harder—and create governance, security and compliance risk.
We combine municipal operating knowledge with SharePoint and Microsoft 365 expertise to create practical environments that staff can actually use, manage and sustain.
Build retention and records-management requirements into the system rather than relying on staff memory.
Create clearer role-based access, stronger governance and better visibility into sharing.
What we do
SharePoint solutions designed around Municipal reality.
From discovery and information architecture through migration, implementation, training and support, Kim Paterson Consulting provides an end-to-end path to a modern municipal digital workplace.
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Municipal Intranet + Hub Sites
Centralized corporate hubs, departmental sites, intuitive navigation, search and municipal branding.
02
Information Architecture + LGMA Alignment
Structured document libraries and file plans designed around municipal departments, records lifecycles and local-government workflows.
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Microsoft Purview + Governance
Retention labels, policies, security guardrails and governance controls configured to reduce manual error and strengthen audit readiness.
04
Migration + Data Cleanup
Discovery, data assessment, cleanup, wave-based migration, validation and user acceptance testing.
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Training + Knowledge Transfer
Role-based SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams and records-management training, plus administrator handover and champion support.
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Digital Transformation + Project Leadership
Cross-functional planning, stakeholder engagement, rollout governance, risk management and ongoing implementation support.
All-Inclusive SharePoint Blueprint Built Exclusively for Municipalities
One template.
Every department.
Total LGMA compliance.
I deploy a complete, pre-configured digital workplace directly inside your existing Microsoft 365 tenant. It is a “one-stop shop” that gives your entire organization an intuitive home to collaborate while automating your records lifecycle in the background.
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Unified structure and governance
One coherent information environment across departments.
One coherent information environment across departments.
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Turnkey department sites
Repeatable site architecture adapted to each municipal function.
Repeatable site architecture adapted to each municipal function.
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Compliant file-plan foundation
Document libraries aligned to municipal records-management requirements.
Document libraries aligned to municipal records-management requirements.
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Built inside your Microsoft 365 tenant
Maximize the technology you already own while simplifying long-term administration.
Maximize the technology you already own while simplifying long-term administration.
Department-Ready Templates
Skip months of custom development.
Our turn-key SharePoint package comes equipped with fully built, LGMA-aligned templates tailored to the workflows of core municipal departments—giving your organization a proven starting point that can then be configured to your municipality.
Instead of designing every department from scratch, Kim Paterson Consulting starts with municipal-ready structures for document libraries, navigation, permissions, records organization and everyday workflows.
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Administration & Council
Secure portals for meeting agendas, minutes, bylaws, council records and controlled access to confidential information.
02
Finance & Corporate Services
Structured hubs for budget tracking, expense approvals, purchasing records and auditable corporate workflows.
03
Public Works & Engineering
Centralized areas for asset information, maintenance logs, project documentation and field-accessible plans.
04
Human Resources
Private workspaces for employee onboarding, policy acknowledgements, personnel processes and performance documentation.
05
Planning & Development
Dedicated structures for zoning applications, building permits, development files and public-consultation records.
Municipal structure first. Local tailoring second.
Start with proven department-ready foundations, then adapt them to your organization, terminology, permissions and governance requirements.
Ask About the Templates
Why Kim Paterson Consulting
Municipal experience first. Technology second.
Successful SharePoint transformation is not just about building sites. It requires an understanding of records obligations, FOI pressure, public-sector workflows, department culture and user adoption.
14+
Years In Municipal Records Environments
Hands-on experience as a Records/FOI Coordinator with experience implementing records, FOI, EDRMS initiatives and cross-departmental transformation.
5+
Years Of LGMA FOI, Privacy And Records Management Committee Involvement
Contributions to records-management guidance, reference material and training resources.
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Municipal Operating Perspective
Solutions are designed around how local-government staff work—not a generic corporate template.
360°
Strategy Through Adoption
Discovery, architecture, governance, migration, configuration, training, launch and support.
Why Choose Kim Paterson Consulting
From Microsoft 365 to a practical digital City Hall.
We help municipalities transform their existing Microsoft 365 environment into a secure, governed and practical digital workplace—bridging complex cloud architecture with the day-to-day realities of local government.
Turnkey LGMA-Aligned Records Structure
Pre-configured document libraries can be mapped to the BC LGMA Records Management Manual, reducing manual classification and helping municipalities maintain a more consistent, audit-ready records environment.
Designed for BC Privacy Requirements
The solution is built within your existing Microsoft 365 tenant and can be configured around Canadian data-residency, privacy, security and FOIPPA requirements appropriate to your municipality.
Tailored, Not Rigid
Every engagement includes discovery and configuration so department templates, branding, permissions, terminology and governance reflect your actual organizational structure—from small districts to larger cities.
Predictable Project Pricing
The blueprint is designed to minimize reliance on third-party add-ons and unnecessary per-user software costs. Project scope, deployment, training and post-launch support can be packaged into a clearly defined fee structure.
Accelerated Delivery
By starting from a pre-built Municipal SharePoint Blueprint and department-ready templates, the project can bypass substantial ground-up design work and move faster into configuration, migration, training and launch.
How we work
A disciplined five-phase implementation.
Discovery + Strategy
Stakeholders, current-state data, business objectives and departmental requirements.
Governance + Architecture
Navigation, taxonomy, ownership, lifecycle, security and information architecture.
Design + Configuration
Hub sites, team sites, libraries, permissions and out-of-the-box Microsoft 365 capabilities.
Migration + Testing
Cleanup, wave migration, quality control and user acceptance testing.
Training + Launch
Role-based training, champion network, administrator handover and post-launch support.
Leadership
Kim Paterson
Founder & Principal Consultant
Kim brings deep municipal records-management, FOI, information-governance and project-delivery experience to SharePoint modernization initiatives.
Municipal Government
Records + FOI
SharePoint
Information Governance
Digital Transformation
LGMA Compliant
A team built around the project
Specialist depth without enterprise-consulting overhead.
Kim Paterson Consulting leads municipal discovery, governance, project oversight and adoption while drawing on specialist Microsoft and SharePoint expertise where deeper engineering, architecture or implementation capacity is required.
Flexible specialist model
Build the right team for the municipality, the scope and the technical complexity—while keeping one clear project direction and accountability structure.
Build the right team for the municipality, the scope and the technical complexity—while keeping one clear project direction and accountability structure.
Start with the problem, not the platform
Planning a SharePoint or Microsoft 365 Modernization?
Tell us where your municipality is today—shared drives, records challenges, migration planning, governance, intranet redesign or a full SharePoint rollout—and we can help define the next practical step.
Kim Paterson Consulting
[email protected]
250-469-1205
www.kimpaterson.ca
Serving Municipalities And Local Government Organizations Across Canada.