Council

Amaranth Council standing in front of the administration office

Council Meeting Dates, Agendas and Minutes

Council Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Amaranth Township Office, unless otherwise determined by Council, and are open to the Public.

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Council Agendas and Minutes - for Council Meetings July 20, 2022 to current

Council Agendas and Minutes - for Council Meetings July 6, 2022 and prior

Council Calendar and Current Meeting Recording - for a list of all Council meeting dates and the most current meeting recording.

Municipal Councils, local boards and their committees must meet behind closed doors on occasion to deal with some matters. For example, if a municipality is being sued or if Council is considering purchasing a piece of land; or must deal with a labour relations issue, then it is appropriate that it be able to do so at a closed meeting. The purpose of such a closed meeting is to receive information or give direction.

Council of the Township of Amaranth has adopted the following by-laws/policies:

By-law 96-2007, By-law 97-2007 - The circumstances in which the municipality shall provide notice to the public and, if notice is to be provided, the form, manner and times notice shall be given.
Harassment and Respectful Workplace - Applicable to all persons who attend the Township workplace, including but not limited to visitors, contractors, venders, delivery persons, Council, Board and Committee members.
Delegation of Powers and Duties Policy and Procedure - The delegation of its powers and duties.
Complaints Policy and Complaint Form - Complaint Protocol with respect to Council and Staff Persons

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

All members of Council, local boards and committees have an obligation to act honestly and responsibly when making decisions or giving advice on Council, board or committee matters. This obligation includes the disclosure of pecuniary interest.

A pecuniary interest refers to a situation where a member has a direct or indirect conflict related to a matter under consideration. A full explanation of direct and indirect pecuniary interests can be found in the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

The onus is on the member to determine whether they are affected by the pecuniary interest provisions. All members must submit their disclosures of pecuniary interest in writing to the Clerk immediately following the meeting during which they verbally disclose a pecuniary interest using the Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest Form.

A registry of the written disclosures of pecuniary interests is available below.

Registry of Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
Date	Member	Meeting Type	Agenda Item Number	Reason For Disclosure
2022-02-16	C. Gerrits	Regular Council	10.1 & 20.2	The applicant owes money to the Deputy Mayor
2022-03-02	G. Little	Regular Council	11.2	The Councillor and family own land impacted by the Looby Drainage Works
2022-04-20	G. Little	Regular Council	11.2	The Councillors company may have been asked to submit a price on the piling work on the project.

Integrity Commissioner

An Integrity Commissioner reports to Council and is responsible for preforming in an independent manner the functions assigned by the Municipality with respect to any or all of the following:

The application of the code of conduct for members of council and the code of conduct for members of local boards.
The application of any procedures, rules and policies of the municipality and local boards governing the ethical behaviour of members of council and of local boards.
The application of sections 5, 5.1 and 5.2 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act to members of council and of local boards.
Requests from members of council and of local boards for advice respecting their obligations under the code of conduct applicable to the member.
Requests from members of council and of local boards for advice respecting their obligations under a procedure, rule or policy of the municipality or of the local board, as the case may be, governing the ethical behaviour of members.
Requests from members of council and of local boards for advice respecting their obligations under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
The provision of educational information to members of council, members of local boards, the municipality and the public about the municipality’s codes of conduct for members of council and members of local boards and about the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. 2017, c. 10, Sched. 1, s. 19 (1).