Clerk's Department

The Clerk has many statutory duties which are set out in various statutes, including, but not limited to, the Municipal Act, the Assessment Act, the Municipal Elections Act and the Drainage Act.

The Clerk’s Department is known as the “General Information Centre” and is responsible for various duties including:

• Recording and keeping of all by-laws, minutes, reports, etc. and for making them available to the public
• Conducting Municipal Elections
• Processing all requests for information under the Municipal Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act
• The issuance of lottery licenses
• Keeping of vital statistics, including registration of births and deaths and the issuing of burial certificates
• Provision of services – Commissioner for Taking Affidavits & Certification of Documents
• Coordination of the Tile Drainage Loan Program
• Processing requests and coordinating procedures under legislation including the Local Improvement Act, Drainage Act, etc.
• Coordinating and processing insurance claims by and against the municipality

The Clerk is in effect the secretary to the Corporation.

The Clerk is responsible for the scheduling of Council and General Committee meetings, the preparation and circulation of Council and General Committee agendas and related material, the preparation of by-laws and resolutions.