Conflict of Interest Registry

The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act requires all municipalities to establish and maintain a registry of all declarations made by members of Council under the Act. The registry must include the original written declaration provided by the member of Council and must be available to the public.

The following is a registry of written disclosures of interest as of January 1, 2019:

2019

Member of Council	Meeting Date	Body	Item #	Nature of Declaration/Declaration Form
Mayor S. Strathearn	January 9	Council	6.c) Harbourview Property Management	He contracts Harbourview for snow clearing, leaf removal and dock installation/removal.
Councillor B. Gordon	January 9	Council	7. (iii)(a) Cannabis Legalization and Cannabis Retail Stores in Midland	He is a shareholder and director in a publicly traded pharmaceutical enterprise engaged primarily in the extraction of Cannabis concentrates for supply for both the medicinal and recreational channels.
Deputy Mayor M. Ross	January 23	Council	4. a) i) Appointments - Boards & Committees	He personally does direct business with Mr. Gorski at the LCBO in Midland.
Councillor C. McGinn	January 23	Council	4. b) Labour Relations Business	Her domestic partner works for the Corporation of the Town of Midland.
Councillor B. Gordon	February 6	Council	10. 3. PL-2019-5 Site Plan Control Approval Application No. SPA-16-18 – 781 Balm Beach Road – Compu-Solve	The Applicant is a vendor with whom he has a significant business relationship with in his professional life and as such he will abstain from any and all discussion surrounding the application.
Mayor S. Strathearn	February 20	Council	11. 4) OP-2019-1 Use of RTVs (Rough Terrain Vehicles) on Municipal Roadways	He contracts with the proponent for snow clearing services.
Councillor C. McGinn	February 20	Council	19. b) Labour Relations	Her domestic life partner is an employee of the Corporation of the Town of Midland being employed within the bounds of the contract being negotiated.
Councillor B. Gordon	February 20	Council	19. c) Midland Police Service Records Update	Former employment and involvement in some of the subject matter that is subject to litigation.
Councillor B. Gordon	March 6	Council	8. iv) 6. CS-2019-02 MPS Board and OPP request for funding for the Mental Health Response Team	His wife, Donna Gordon, serves on the Wendat Board of Directors.
Councillor C. McGinn	March 27	Special Council	Operations - Specific to wages pgs. 51/162	Her domestic partner is an employee of the Town of Midland
Councillor B. Gordon	June 27	OP Review	Integrity Commissioner finding	Statement re: disqualifying interest in Natural Heritage System in Official Plan
Councillor B. Gordon	July 10	Council	Integrity Commisioner finding	Statement re: disqualifying interest in closed session item relating to MPS
Councillor B. Gordon	August 14	Council	Item 10.5) Report CS-2019-6 MPS Records	Statement declaring reasons to refrain from participating in discussion of this item
Councillor J. Downer	August 14	Council	Item 15.9) parking for accessible vehicles	He is the owner of a wheelchair plate
Councillor B. Gordon	December 18	Council	Item 13.1 J. Abrams-Petkovski, Principles Integrity Commissioner for the Town of Midland	Statement declaring reason to participate in discussion of Integrity Commissioner report but not able to participate in the vote.

The original registry of forms submitted by Members of Council is available for public inspection at the Municipal Office, 575 Dominion Avenue, Midland, ON, any time between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Conflict of Interest Registry

2019

​Member of Council

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​Nature of Declaration/Declaration Form

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Nature of Declaration/Declaration Form