RTA · Municipal Government Act
Part 5 — Councils, Councillors and Council Committees Division 1 Councils and Council Committees
146.011 Councillor accountability framework
accountability framework to govern the behaviour of councillors.
(2) An accountability framework may include the following:
(a) subject to sections 170, 172, 173 and 174(1)(g) to (i), rules
respecting pecuniary interests;
(b) rules respecting the use of municipal assets and services;
(c) rules respecting the c onfidentiality of information;
(d) rules respecting egregious behaviour, threatening behaviour
or improper use of influence;
(e) rules respecting the qualif ications, conduct and term of
(i) an investigator, or
(ii) an appeals commissioner designated under section
146.09(1);
(f) rules respecting processes for
(i) a complaint made under section 146.021 that involves a
failure to disclose a pecuniary interest,
(ii) an investigation under section 146.03,
(iii) a preliminary review under section 146.05,
(iv) a decision to apply sanctions under section 146.08, and
(v) an appeal under section 146.09;
(g) an investigator's powers for the purpose of an investigation
under section 146.03;
(h) rules respecting the publication of information under this
Division;
(i) rules respecting the conten ts of a pecuniary interest report
under section 146.06;
(j) rules respecting the custod y and retention of records related
to preliminary reviews, investigations, reports and appeals
under this Division;
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(k) permitted sancti ons for a contravention of the accountability
framework;
(l) timelines for the purpose s of the accountability framework,
including
(i) making a complaint respecting contraventions of the
accountability framework,
(ii) appeals under section 146.09,
(iii) making an order under section 146.09(10), and
(iv) releasing an appeal co mmissioner's reasons or the
Minister's reasons under section 146.09(12);
(m) setting fees for complaints and appeals;
(n) circumstances under which t he municipality may be ordered
to pay the costs of an appeal;
(o) definitions of "egregious behaviour", "threatening
behaviour", "improper use of influence" or any other term
used but not defined in this Division;
(p) rules respecting any other matter or thing that the Minister
considers necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of
this Division.
(3) A regulation made under subsection (1) may modify or replace
a provision of this Act that addresses a matter set out in subsection
(2)(b) to (p).
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