In 2007, the Municipal Act (the ‘Act’) was amended to provide municipalities with greater autonomy but also to provide for various accountability and transparency measures as a balance to increased powers in the Act. Subsequent amendments have broadened and strengthened those measures. An Accountability and Transparency policy was adopted in 2007.
Accountability and Transparency
The Council Code of Conduct Policy 2008-02 was adopted to govern the actions of council.
An Integrity Commissioner (IC) has been appointed to address the application of, and provide advice relating to, the Code of Conduct and any procedures, rules and policies governing the ethical behavior of members of council and of local boards. The IC is also required to provide advice on obligations under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and deliver an annual report to council providing a summary of activity throughout the year.
Please contact clerk@haldimandcounty.on.ca for inquiries regarding the Code of Conduct Complaint Form and Affidavit.
Below you will find annual reports from Haldimand County’s Integrity Commissioner.
The Act provides that a person may request that an investigation be held to determine if a municipality has complied with the closed session provisions of the Act. Council has appointed Local Authority Services (LAS) Ltd. as our closed meeting investigator, and LAS has contracted with Aird & Berlis as service provider for the Closed Meeting Investigator Program. A request form is attached here.
For additional information on any of the accountability and transparency measures noted above, or submissions for investigations, please contact clerk@haldimandcounty.on.ca or mail in the completed form to:
Clerk
Haldimand County
53 Thorburn Street South
Cayuga, ON N0A 1E0
Please refer to the Conflicts Registry for recorded declarations during the period of March 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021. From January 1, 2022 onward, the Conflicts Registry is available on the Council Meetings – Agendas & Minutes webpage.