Declaration of Pecuniary Interest

The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act requires Members of Council to declare any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in relation to a matter under consideration. A pecuniary interest relating to a matter 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 Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. The onus to declare a pecuniary interest rests with the member, and there is time dedicated for these declarations on every meeting agenda.

Changes to the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act require municipalities to maintain a registry of all declarations made under this Act. The registry must include the original written declaration provided by the member of Council and must be available to the public. Effective January 2019, the Municipality of Brockton has implemented this practice for Members of Council and, where applicable, to Members of Committees and Boards.

• Blank Declaration of Pecuniary Interest Form

A tabular version of the registry, including the forms submitted by Members of Council is available below. This table is updated following Council meetings.

To view paper forms submitted by Members of Council visit the Municipal Office at 100 Scott Street, Walkerton during our regular hours of Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Additional details can be obtained from the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.50.