The mandate of the Integrity Commissioner
is to ensure that the code of behaviour and ethics governing elected
officials is objectively applied. This may entail:
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To conduct inquiries into requests made by a member of the
public, Council, or a Member of Council, into whether a Member
of Council has contravened any applicable code of conduct;
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To determine whether a Member of Council has in fact contravened
Council's Code of Conduct and report any violation with any
recommendation for sanction, in accordance with the Municipal
Act and any prevailing City protocols or policies, to a public
meeting of Council and to the general public through the City's
website;
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Providing written and oral advice to individual Members of
Council about their own situation under the Code of Conduct
and other policies and protocols governing the ethical behaviour
of Council;
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To provide Council with specific and general opinions and advice
on the City’s policies and protocols regulating the conduct
of Members of Council and issues of compliance with those policies
and protocols;
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To publish an annual report on the work of the Office of the
Integrity Commissioner, including examples in general terms
of advice rendered and complaints received and disposed of;
and
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To provide general advice to Members of Council and City of
Vaughan staff on issues of ethics and integrity including codes
of conduct, policies, protocols and office procedures, and emphasizing
the importance of ethics for public confidence in municipal
government.
