Declaration of Interest

Under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, the Township establishes and maintains a public registry of pecuniary (financial) interests declared by council, committee and board members at a meeting.

Disclosing an interest

In disclosing a pecuniary interest, legislation requires a member to:

Disclose their interest and the general nature of the matter prior to any consideration at the meeting
File a written statement of their interest and its general nature with the Clerk using the Declaration of Interest Form
Not take part in the discussion of or vote on any question in respect of the matter
Not attempt in any way whether before, during or after the meeting to influence the voting on the matter

For more information, please contact the Clerk's Department at 705-728-4784 x2015.

Declaration of interest registry

Meeting Date	Member	Meeting Type	Agenda Item Number	Reason for Disclosure	Declaration Form
June 19, 2019	Deputy Mayor Coughlin	Closed Meeting	3.1 OPA 37 - Hillsdale Secondary Plan	Servicing to commercial property owned by husband's company	Form
March 20, 2019	Deputy Mayor Coughlin	Open Meeting	9.3 Heritage Village Zoning By-law Amendment Recommendation Report	Servicing to commercial property owned by husband's company	Form
March 6, 2019	Deputy Mayor Coughlin	Closed Meeting	14.1 Hillsdale Secondary OPA 37	Servicing to commercial property owned by husband's company	Form
August 6, 2019	Michele Bowman, Planning & Development Advisory Committee Member	Open Meeting	Midhurst Secondary Plan	Previous comments and concerns voiced	Form