Pecuniary Interest Guidelines

All members of Council, local boards and committees must be honest and responsible when making decisions or giving advice. 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 they are considering. You can find a full explanation of direct and indirect pecuniary interests in the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (MCIA).

Disclosing a conflict of interest

A member of council or a committee must determine whether they are affected by the pecuniary interest provisions. All members must submit their disclosures in writing to the Clerk. This must be done after the meeting where they verbally disclose the pecuniary interest.

Complaints

If you believe that a member of Council or a local board or committee has violated the MCIA, you may file a complaint with the Integrity Commissioner

Declaration of interest registry

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest made by Members of Council
Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Member	Agenda Item and Subject Matter	General Nature of Interest	Declaration
16-Jul-24	Regular Council	Councillor Franzen	Item 12.4.1 regarding addition of by-law to regulate the external use of water to Alpine Village - Pirates Glen	I am served by water system on Pirates Glen	Declaration
14-Jun-24	Library Board	Margaret Roberts	Item 6.2 regarding Expense Claim	Reimbursement of expense claim	Declaration
21-May-24	Regular Council	Councillor Franzen	Item 8.2 and 10.5.2 regarding Pirates Glen-Alpine Village Water System	Water Systems 2024 water budget annual operational review	Declaration
05-Mar-24	Regular Council	Councillor Franzen	Item 12.6.1 regarding Alpine Village Pirates Glen and Buckhorn Lake Estates 2023 Annual Reports	I live on that water system	Declaration
04-Apr-23	Regular Council	Councillor Franzen	Item 8.1 and 10.5.1 regarding Alpine Village and Pirates Glen Water System	Water system property owner	Declaration
21-Mar-23	Regular Council	Councillor Franzen	Item 8.2 regarding Alpine-Pirates Glen- Buckhorn Lake Estates DWS annual report	I live on one of these water systems.	Declaration

2018-2022 Council Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest made by Members of Council
Meeting Date	Meeting Type	Member	Agenda Item and Subject Matter	General Nature of Interest	Declaration
19-Apr-22	Regular Council	Councillor Franzen	Item 10.5.3 regarding the water system	Pirates Glen - Alpine Village Water System	Declaration
05-Apr-22	Regular Council	Councillor Franzen	Item 8.1 and 10.5.1 regarding Alpine Water Sytem	Pirates Glen-Alpine Village Water System presentation by OCWA and increase in water rate	Declaration
08-Mar-22	Regular Council	Mayor Clarkson	Item 13.4.1 regarding Short Term Rentals		Declaration
08-Mar-22	Regular Council	Councillor Franzen	Item 13.6.1 Regarding Pirates Glen-Alpine Village Water		Declaration
01-Feb-22	Regular Council	Mayor Clarkson	Item 10.4.4 Regarding Short Term Rental Public Consultation Summary	Short Term Rentals	Declaration
23-Nov-21	Special Council	Mayor Clarkson	Short Term Rentals	Daughter worked at a resort. Presentation for STRs	Declaration
19-Oct-21	Regular Council	Councillor Franzen	Item 10.6.2 Regarding Pirates Glen - Alpine Water System	I live on the water system at Pirates Glen in Trent Lakes	Declaration
19-Oct-21	Regular Council	Mayor Clarkson	Item 10.4.1 Regarding Short Term Rentals	Short term rentals	Declaration
07-Sep-21	Regular Council	Mayor Clarkson	Item 10.4.1 Regarding Short Term Resident Rentals	Daughter works for Resort	Declaration
25-Feb-21	Police Services Board	Mayor Clarkson	Item 7.4 Regarding Short Term Rentals	Conflict with daughter managing a potential benefit in short term rental and manager of a resort.	Declaration
12-Jan-21	Regular Council	Mayor Clarkson	Items 9.1 and 10.4.3 Regarding Short Term Rentals	Relation to Resort Manager	Declaration
20-Oct-20	Regular Council	Deputy Mayor Windover	Item 12.2 Regarding Taxes of Aggregate Property	I own pits	Declaration
06-Oct-20	Committee of Adjustment	Councillor Lambshead	Item 5.6 Regarding Minor Variance A-20-53	I have been asked to assist with the construction if the minor variance A-20-33 is approved.	Declaration
15-Sep-20	Regular Council	Deputy Mayor Windover	Items 14.4, 14.6, 14.7, 14.8 and 14.9	I own the property.	Declaration
01-Sep-20	Committee of Adjustment	Councillor Lambshead	Item 5.3 Regarding King Minor Variance	I was asked to quote on work at this address if the application was approved.	Declaration
11-Aug-20	Regular Council	Deputy Mayor Windover	Items 10.7.5 and 13.5 Unopened Road Allowance Purchase	I own the property.	Declaration
28-Jul-20	Special Council	Deputy Mayor Windover	Items 5.1 and 6.1 Planning Act (Zoning By-law Amendment Application)	I own the properties.	Declaration
14-Jan-20	Regular Council	Councillor Letto	Closed Session - Item 2	Municipal Act Section 239(2)(c) Acquisition or Disposition of Land
17-Dec-19	Regular Council	Councillor Letto	8-2 a) Surplus Land	Listing Agent for Lease Premises. Financial Implication less than $500 total.	Declaration
19-Nov-19	Regular Council	Councillor Letto	Closed Session - Item 5	Municipal Act Section 239(2)(c) Acquisition or Disposition of Land
05-Nov-19	Regular Council	Councillor Letto	Closed Session - Item 7	Municipal Act Section 239(2)(c) Acquisition or Disposition of Land
10-Sep-19	Committee of Adjustment	Councillor Letto	Item 3 b) Application A-19-28, Koch/Price Minor Variance	Neighbours	Declaration
17-Aug-19	Regular Council	Councillor Letto	Item 10 b) Lakehurst Hall Parking Lot Repayment	Realtor involved in sale/disposal of property.	Declaration
19-Mar-19	Regular Council	Mayor Clarkson	Item 7-6 a) Council Expenses	Asking for an exception to the policy.	Declaration

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