Clerk's Office

County Clerk/Information Officer: Victoria Leskie
Deputy Clerk: Kim White

The Clerk's Office provides corporate communications services to the municipality including the dissemination of information to departments, the public, external agencies and bodies and other levels of government.

It oversees and manages the legislative process and related activities for Council, Standing Committees and Ad Hoc Committees of Council, providing secretariat support including the preparation of agendas, minutes, reports and by-laws.

The Clerk is Returning Officer for municipal and school board elections and Division Registrar for issuing marriage and lottery licenses and registering vital statistics.

Corporate Records Management is the responsibility of the Clerk’s Office.

Other responsibilities include:

Closed Session Investigator

The County has appointed  a Municipal Closed Session Investigator to investigate in an independent manner, on a complaint made to him or her by any person, whether the municipality or local board of the municipality has complied with the Municipal Act and Procedure By-law in respect to a meeting that was closed to the public.

Council Procedure By-law
Closed Session Investigator Policy and Procedure
Closed Session Investigator Complaint Form

The following are links to related web sites:

Province of Ontario

Provincial government consolidated statutes and regulations Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario