Municipality of Clarington Compliance Audit Committee

Purpose

The Committee has the full authority, provided by Sections 88.33 to 88.37 of the Municipal Elections Act (MEA), 1996, to address applications requesting an audit of a candidate’s or third party advertiser’s election campaign finances and to consider reports from the Clerk citing apparent instances of over-contribution to municipal campaigns. In accordance with the MEA, this authority includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Reviewing applications for a compliance audit and granting or rejecting audit requests within 30 days of receipt;
• Where an audit is granted, appoint an auditor and review the audit report;
• Following the audit, decide whether legal proceedings shall be commenced;
• Within 30 days after receiving a report from the Clerk, under Sections 88.34 and 88.36 (dealing with apparent campaign contributions in excess of permitted limits), the Compliance Audit Committee shall meet to consider the report and decide whether to commence a legal proceeding against a contributor for an apparent contravention, if applicable; and
• If the auditor's report indicates that there were no apparent contraventions and if there appears that there were no reasonable grounds for the application, advise Council on how to proceed. Council would then decide whether to recover the auditor's costs from the applicant.

Terms of reference

• View the Clarington Municipal Elections Compliance Audit Committee Terms of Reference

Composition

Minimum of three members and one alternate member, appointed by Council prior to October 1 of an election year.

See Terms of Reference for additional eligibility requirements.

Frequency of meetings

The Committee meets as needed, with meetings to be scheduled by the Municipal Clerk, in consultation with the Chair, when a compliance audit application is received.

Remuneration

$400 per member as a retainer fee
$350 per member for each committee meeting, plus mileage

Committee vacancies

There are no current vacancies. To apply for future vacancies, fill out the Appointments to Boards and Committees Application Form.

Committee contact

June Gallagher, Municipal Clerk
905-623-3379 ext. 2102

Agenda

• Agenda for the Wednesday, June 7, 2023, Meeting (PDF)
• View Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee notices and agendas

Minutes

• View Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee minutes

Documents and publications

• View the Compliance Audit Committee Rules of Procedure (PDF)

For more information on the Compliance Audit Process, see Report LGS-001-22.