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Shelburne Town Council is elected to act in the best interest of our community. The role of Council is to represent the public and to consider the well-being and interests of the Municipality. Council is responsible for developing and evaluating policies and programs for the Municipality, evaluating the services which the Municipality provides and maintaining the financial integrity of the Town. This includes, setting annual budgets and managing the Town finances, planning for future projects and development, allocating resources and establishing and overseeing community committees
In addition to their roles on Shelburne Council, your Mayor and Deputy Mayor represent the Town at the County level. They both sit as Dufferin County Council members
Council members may also be appointed to local boards and advisory committees. Council Members also form the Board of Directors for the Fiddleville (Shelburne) Non-Profit Housing Corporation.
Council meetings take place regularly throughout the year in the Council Chambers. All regular council meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. and are open to the public.
Read below to learn more about Council meetings.
If you would like to present information and educational material at a Town Council meeting, you will need to submit a presentation request. We must receive all requests 14 days in advance of the next meeting.
You will have 15 minutes to make your presentation to council.
Please note presentation/delegation/deputation requests cannot be accommodated when a Special Meeting has been called as the Regular Council agenda format does not apply to a Special Meeting of Council.
Please note that written and email correspondence addressed to the Mayor and Council become public documents once received by the Town. All correspondence addressed to the Mayor and/or Council is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Therefore, it becomes public information once received by the Town and may be published in a Council meeting agenda.
All letters addressed to the Mayor and Council are circulated to them for review.
The Town of Shelburne will not accept any anonymous communications to Council or staff. All correspondence must provide contact information for follow-up.
Every municipality in the province of Ontario must have a procedural by-law. The procedural by-law governs the way that Council and board/committee meetings run. The by-law includes rules for how municipal meetings are called, who is involved, where they happen, and how they proceed.
View the Town of Shelburne Council Procedural By-law
Disclosures 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 in a matter is one where there is a reasonable likelihood or expectation of financial loss or gain of the Member or related persons as per the Act. The onus to declare a pecuniary interest rests with the member and time for this process is allocated 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.
A table of the registry is available below. This table is updated following Council meetings.
| Council/Committee | Member Name | Meeting Date and Item on Agenda | General Nature of Declaration |
| Council | Deputy Mayor Hall | May 8, 2023 - Item #6.1.1 - Report SBA 2023-03 Sewage Capacity Allocation | Deputy Mayor Hall works for a perspective applicant seeking capacity |
Members of Town Council follow a Code of Conduct that outlines appropriate behaviour for the position. Councillors must keep certain information confidential, act impartially and not use their position for personal gain or influence.
To report a concern regarding council please contact the Integrity Commissioner.
Guy Giorno
Integrity Commissioner
416 865 5164
Toll-free 877 609 5685
We have made every attempt to make all of our financial documents accessible. Please contact us if you require assistance and we will make every attempt to provide this information in an alternate format.
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Administrative Office
203 Main Street East
Shelburne, ON L9V 3K7
Email: info@shelburne.ca
Phone: 519-925-2600
Fax: 519 -925-6134
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