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
March 6, 2019	Deputy Mayor Coughlin	Closed Meeting	14.1 Hillsdale Secondary OPA 37	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
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
August 6, 2019	Michele Bowman, Planning & Development Advisory Committee Member	Open Meeting	Midhurst Secondary Plan	Previous comments and concerns voiced	Form
May 6, 2020	Mayor Don Allen	Open Meeting	8.2 Approval of Scope - Integrity Commissioner Services	Suspended investigation by Integrity Commissioner pertaining to Mayor's conduct	Form
May 27, 2020	Councillor Jack Hanna	Closed Meeting	3.2 Micks Subdivision Agreement Negotiations (Midhurst Secondary Plan)	Potential Litigation	Form
August 5, 2020	Mayor Don Allen	Open Meeting	7.6 Integrity Commissioner Results of RFP	Suspended investigation by Integrity Commissioner pertaining to Mayor's conduct	Form
August 26, 2020	Patti Kennedy	Open Meeting	4.8 Consent Application B03/20	Member's home is within the notice area for the application	Form
August 26, 2020	Lorran Cooney	Open Meeting	4.8 Consent Application B03/20	Member's home is within the notice area for the application	Form
September, 2, 2020	Mayor Don Allen	Open Meeting	12.1 By-law -Appointment of Integrity Commissioner	Ongoing investigation	Form
September 16, 2020	Mayor Don Allen	Open Meeting	10.1 Notice of Motion - Requesting Integrity Commissioner's report	Ongoing investigation	Form
October 21, 2020	Mayor Don Allen	Open Meeting	3.2 Integrity Commissioner's Report	Investigation	Form
November 11, 2020	Mayor Don Allen	Open Meeting	5.1 Approval of Minutes	Relating to October 21, 2020 meeting	Form
November 11, 2020	Mayor Don Allen	Closed Meeting	3.1 Enter into Closed Session	Relating to the matter being discussed in Closed Session	Form
January 27, 2021	Lorran Cooney	Closed Meeting	3.1 Enter into Closed Session	Topic: LPAT No. PL200425 - B03/20 (N. Lengyel)	Form
February 24, 2021	Patti Kennedy	Open Meeting	5.2 Application B03/20	Neighbour's Application	Form
March 3, 2021	Deputy Mayor Coughlin	Open Meeting	8.1.1 - ZB-2021-002	Topic - Application made by J. & M. Coughlin	Form
April 7, 2021	Deputy Mayor Coughlin	Open Meeting	8.8 - ZB-2021-002	Topic - Application made by J. & M. Coughlin	Form
April 7, 2021	Deputy Mayor Coughlin	Open Meeting	13.1 - Bylaw 5000-334	Topic - Application made by J. & M. Coughlin	Form
June 16, 2021	Deputy Mayor Coughlin	Closed Meeting	3.1 - Development Charges	Topic - Intent for Application	Form
June 16, 2021	Deputy Mayor Coughlin	Open Meeting	3.1 & 10.1.6 - Development Charges Delegation and Information Report	Topic - Intent for Application	Form
June 30, 2021	Lorran Cooney	Open Meeting	5.1 - Ontario Land Tribunal Decision - 45 Huron Street (B03/20)	Member's home is within the notice area for the application	Form
October 6, 2021	Deputy Mayor Coughlin	Open Meeting	10.2 - Development Charge Exemptions and Additional Residential Units (ARU's)	Pending application	Form