Council

• Phone: 905-396-3152

• Email: mayor@ahtwp.ca

• Phone: 905-396-3168

• Email: deputymayor@ahtwp.ca

• Phone: 905-396-3379

• Email: mainsworth@ahtwp.ca

• Phone: 905-376-9758

• Email: gbooth@ahtwp.ca

Phone: 905-396-3173

Email: mconeill@ahtwp.ca

Agendas, minutes, and staff reports can be found online on the Council Portal.

A delegation is an opportunity to appear before Council to present information. The purpose of the delegation process is to allow residents to make their views known to Council.

If you are interested in appearing in front of Council to present information or an opinion on a matter, you will need to:

• Complete and submit the Delegation Request Form to the Municipal Clerk. Forms can be submitted in-person or by mail to 10836 County Road 2, P.O. Box 70, Grafton ON, K0K 2G0. You can also submit the form by e-mail.

• Ensure your delegation is no longer than ten (10) minutes unless otherwise approved by Council.

• Provide one electronic copy (PDF, Word, PowerPoint) and/or one printed copy.xt goes here

Communications received from the public, prior to the agenda being published, may be placed on the agenda, if deemed to warrant the consideration of Council. If it is determined that the communication should be first dealt with at the staff level, it will be directed to the appropriate department.

Individuals who submit letters and other information to Council and its Boards/Committees should be aware that any personal information contained within their communications may become part of the public record. Personal information provided within communications may be made available through the agenda process which includes publication on the Council’s Meeting Portal.

When submitting correspondence, please ensure the following:

• correspondence is legible,

• does not contain defamatory allegations

• must be signed by the author

• must include the author(s) mailing address(es) and/or email address (To be redacted in accordance with Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act legislation)

• must be available for public viewing.

Correspondence should be submitted to the Clerks Department no later than 12 days before the meeting date. Correspondence can be submitted in-person or by mail to 10836 County Road 2, P.O. Box 70, Grafton ON, K0K 2G0. You can also submit the form by e-mail.

The Municipal Conflict of Interest Actendorses the following principlesin relation to the duties of members of councils and of local boards under this Act:

1. The importance of integrity, independence and accountability in local government decision-making.

2. The importance of certainty in reconciling the public duties and pecuniary interests of members.

3. Members are expected to perform their duties of office with integrity and impartiality in a manner that will bear the closest scrutiny.

4. There is a benefit to municipalities and local boards when members have a broad range of knowledge and continue to be active in their own communities, whether in business, in the practice of a profession, in community associations, and otherwise.