Provincial legislation requires that municipalities establish a code of conduct for members of the Council and local boards.
Mayor and Council
Gravenhurst Council consists of the Mayor and eight Councillors. Your Council members serve for a four-year term with the Mayor and three District Councillors elected by all voters in Gravenhurst. The remaining five Council members are elected by voters within their specific wards.
Electronic Participation at Meetings
The Town permits electronic participation at its Council meetings for deputations. Please review the procedures below before your remote participation.
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Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest
All members of Council, local boards and committees have an obligation to act honestly and responsibly when making decisions or giving advice on Council, board or committee matters. This obligation includes the disclosure of pecuniary interest.
A pecuniary interest refers to a situation where a member has a direct or indirect conflict related to a matter under consideration. A full explanation of direct and indirect pecuniary interests can be found in the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
The onus is on the member to determine whether they are affected by the pecuniary interest provisions. All members must submit their disclosures of pecuniary interest in writing to the Clerk immediately following the meeting during which they verbally disclose a pecuniary interest using the Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest Form.
Registries of the written disclosures of pecuniary interests are available below.
The Council Code of Conduct and Municipal Conflict of Interest Act is overseen by the Town appointed independent Integrity Commissioner, Suzanne Craig, who is responsible to:
- Provide information and direction to Council and Committee members on the Code and Act.
- Coordinate education and procedural training on the policies, Code and Act to Council, staff, and members of the community.
- Conduct investigations and providing reports on alleged breaches of the Code and Act
- Provide annual reports to Council on any requests of the Integrity Commissioner.
- The Integrity Commissioner has authority under the Municipal Act.
Contact information
Any person who has reasonable grounds to believe that a Member has breached a provision of the Code or Act, may file a complaint with the Town’s Integrity Commissioner by any one of the following:
Suzanne Craig
(705) 687-3412, ext. 2262
suzannecraigintegrity@gmail.com
Forms
Formal Complaint Process Affidavits:
Memorandum/Annual Reports
Below are memorandums prepared by the Integrity Commissioner providing information for Members of Council on their obligations under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and processes.
- Information Bulletin - Support of Community Events
- Information Bulletin - Election Year Activities
- Information Bulletin - Role of Council when Interacting with the Public and Staff
- Information Bulletin - Municipal Conflict of Interest Rules
- Information Bulletin for Local Board Members - Municipal Conflict of Interest Rules
- 2019-2020 Annual Report
- 2020-2021 Annual Report
- 2021-2022 Annual Report
- 2022-2023 Annual Report
Investigative Reports
- Code Complaint No 0120-May 6 2020
- Follow Up to Code Complaint No 0120-May 14 2020
- Follow Up to Code Complaint No 0120-July 31 2020
- Code Complaint No 0221-April 28 2021
- Code Complaint No 010824-April 16 2024
- Follow Up to Code Complaint No 010824-May 14 2024
- Code of Conduct complaint No 100724-Oct 15 2024
- Follow Up to Code Complaint No 100724-Oct 15 2024
- Closed Session Procedures for Code Complaint No. 100724
- Follow Up to Code Complaint No 100724-Nov 19 2024
Remuneration and Expenses for Members of Council and Appointed Committees
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Gravenhurst ON P1P1Z3
T: 705-687-3412
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info@gravenhurst.ca