Mayor and Council

Municipal Council 2018-2022

Left to right: Councillor Golden, Deputy Mayor Myles, Mayor McIver, Councillor Myles and Councillor Mielhausen

Council meetings are held the second and fourth Monday of each month at 1:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at the Municipal Office, 56 Lindsay Road 5, Lion's Head, Ontario. The exception to this occurs when a Council meeting is scheduled on a statutory holiday. In this case, the meeting will be held the following day (Tuesday).

Councillor Laurie (Smokey) Golden

Telephone: (519) 596-2614

councillorgolden@northernbruce.ca

Deputy Mayor Debbie Myles

Telephone: (519) 795-7240

deputymayormyles@northernbruce.ca

Mayor Milt McIver

Telephone: (519) 592-3076

mayor@northernbruce.ca

Councillor Megan Myles

Telephone: (519) 387-3663

councillormyles@northernbruce.ca

Councillor James Mielhausen

Telephone: (519) 378-8457

councillormielhausen@northernbruce.ca

Code of Conduct

A Code of Conduct serves as a reference guide on ethical behaviour when members of Council are acting in their official capacity, and supplements legislative standards and parameters within which members are obligated to operate.

A Code of Conduct encourages the public's right to expect that its representatives adhere to the highest standards of conduct. Adherence to such standards will in turn help to protect and maintain a municipality's reputation and integrity.

On May 28, 2018, Council enacted By-law No. 2018-47 being a by-law to establish a Code of Conduct for the Members of the Council of the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula.

Closed Session Investigation

The Office of the Ombudsman handles closed session investigation complaints. Those wishing to lodge a complaint shall contact the Office of the Ombudsman directly.

Municipal councils, local boards and their committees must meet behind closed doors on occasion to deal with specific matters. For example, if a municipality is being sued or if Council is considering purchasing land or if Council must deal with a labour relations issue, then it is appropriate that it be able to do so in a closed meeting. The purpose of a closed meeting is to receive information or give direction. Exemptions are established in the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 2001, c.25, Section 239(2)(a) to (k).

Declaration of Pecuniary Interest

According to the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (MCIA), Members of Council are required to declare any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in relation to a matter being considered by Council. A pecuniary interest is one where there is a reasonable likelihood or expectation of financial loss or gain by the member or related persons as defined in the MCIA. Municipalities are required to maintain a registry of all declarations made by Members of Council pursuant to the Act. The registry must include the original written declaration and be available to the public. View the current registry.

If you are a member of the Council of the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula and wish to declare a pecuniary interest, please complete this form.

Integrity Commissioner

The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula established the Office of Integrity Commissioner and appointed Harold G. Elston as Integrity Commissioner from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020. The role of the Integrity Commissioner is to help ensure that Members of Council perform their functions in accordance with the Code of Conduct and other procedures, rules or policies governing their ethical behaviour.

Please review By-law 2018-06 for further information about the Office of the Integrity Commissioner.

Making a complaint

Any legal person may act as a Complainant.
Complaints can be made by filing a sworn/affirmed affidavit, as provided in Appendix B to the Code of Conduct, directly with the Integrity Commissioner, Chief Administrative Officer or Clerk.
Where a complaint is filed with the Chief Administrative Officer or Clerk, that individual is to forward the complaint to the attention of the Integrity Commissioner, without added comment, on a forthwith basis.
Where a complaint is filed by an employee, Member of Council, or by Council, the affidavit contained in Appendix B to the Code of Conduct is not required; however, the provision of equivalent information and particulars is required.
A complaint shall not be made available to the public except as may be required under the MFIPPA or as completed by Order of Court.

Complaint Form

Petitions

If you intend on submitting a petition to the Council of the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula to be included on a public Council agenda, please ensure that you include the following disclaimer on your petition document:

"Personal information on a petition form is collected under the authority of section 28(2) of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of informing the Council of the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula of the views of the petition. Personal information will not be used by the Municipality for any purpose other than regarding the petition."

Request for Delegation

Those wishing to appear as a delegation are required to submit a completed Request for Delegation form to the Clerk. Delegations are received on a first come, first served basis. Anyone wishing to view, discuss or provide written comments on any by-law (or agenda document) or submit Correspondence for the Council Agenda or submit a completed Request for Delegation form shall provide same to the Clerk no later than 12 Noon on the Wednesday preceding the scheduled Council meeting.

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