Part 5 — Councils, Councillors and Council Committees Division 1 Councils and Council Committees
170 Pecuniary interest and conflict of interest
(a) a pecuniary interest in a matter if
(i) the matter could monetarily affect the councillor or an
employer of the councillor, or
(ii) the councillor knows or should know that the matter
could monetarily affect the councillor's family,
and
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(b) a conflict of int erest in a matter if
(i) the matter could affect a private interest of the councillor
or an employer of the councillor, or
(ii) the councillor knows or should know that the matter
could affect a private interest of the councillor's family.
(2) For the purposes of
(a) subsection (1)(a), a perso n is monetarily affected by a matter
if the matter monetarily affects
(i) the person directly,
(ii) a corporation, other than a distributing corporation, in
which the person is a shareholder, director or officer,
(iii) a distributing corpor ation in which the person
beneficially owns voting shares carrying at least 10% of
the voting rights attached to the voting shares of the
corporation or of which the person is a director or
officer, or
(iv) a partnership or firm of which the person is a member,
and
(b) subsection (1)(b), a person' s private interest is affected by a
matter if the matter affects
(i) the person directly,
(ii) a corporation, other than a distributing corporation, in
which the person is a shareholder, director or officer,
(iii) a distributing corpor ation in which the person
beneficially owns voting shares carrying at least 10% of
the voting rights attached to the voting shares of the
corporation or of which the person is a director or
officer, or
(iv) a partnership or firm of which the person is a member.
(3) A councillor does not have a pecuniary interest or a conflict of
interest by reason only of any interest
(a) that the councillor, an em ployer of the councillor or a
member of the councillor's family may have as an elector,
taxpayer or utility customer of the municipality,
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(b) that the councillor or a m ember of the councillor's family
may have by reason of being appointed by the council as a
director of a company incorporated for the purpose of
carrying on business for and on behalf of the municipality or
by reason of being appointed as the representative of the
council on another body,
(c) that the councillor or mem ber of the councillor's family may
have with respect to any allowance, honorarium,
remuneration or benefit to which the councillor or member
of the councillor's family may be entitled by being
appointed by the council to a position described in clause
(b),
(d) that the councillor may have with respect to any allowance,
honorarium, remuneration or benefit to which the councillor
may be entitled by being a councillor,
(e) that the councillor or a m ember of the councillor's family
may have by being employed by the Government of
Canada, the Government of Alberta or a federal or
provincial Crown corporation or agency, except with respect
to a matter directly affecting the department, corporation or
agency of which the councillor or family member is an
employee,
(f) that a member of the co uncillor's family may have by
having an employer, other than the municipality, that is
monetarily affected or whose private interest is affected, as
the case may be, by a decision of the municipality,
(g) that the councillor or a m ember of the councillor's family
may have by being a member or director of a non-profit
organization as defined in section 241(f) or a service club,
(h) that the councillor or mem ber of the councillor's family may
have
(i) by being appointed as the volunteer chief or other
volunteer officer of a fire or ambulance service or
emergency measures organization or other volunteer
organization or service, or
(ii) by reason of remuneratio n received as a volunteer
member of any of those voluntary organizations or
services,
(i) of the councillor, an employ er of the councillor or a member
of the councillor's family that is held in common with the
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majority of electors of the municipality or, if the matter
affects only part of the municipality, with the majority of
electors in that part,
(j) that is so remote or insi gnificant that it cannot reasonably be
regarded as likely to influence the councillor, or
(k) that a councillor may have by discussing or voting on a
bylaw that applies to businesses or business activities when
the councillor, an employer of the councillor or a member of
the councillor's family has an interest in a business, unless
the only business affected by the bylaw is the business of
the councillor, employer of the councillor or the councillor's
family.
(4) Subsection (3)(g) and (h) do not apply to a councillor who is
an employee of an organization, club or service referred to in those
clauses.
RSA 2000 cM-26 s170;2024 c11 s2(6)