Election Compliance Audit Committee Application
The Municipality of Lakeshore is seeking five (four members plus one alternate) qualified members to serve on the Election Compliance Audit Committee.
Applications will be accepted until Friday, September 23, 2022.
Qualifications of Committee Members
The Municipality is seeking committee members who have demonstrated experience in: public accounting, auditing, legal and the application of campaign finance rules. As well as:
- Analytical and decision making skills;
- Experience working on committees, task forces or similar working groups;
- Availability and willingness to attend meetings; and
- Excellent oral and written communications skills.
Duties of the Committee
The committee, as outlined in the the
Municipal Elections Act, 1996 considers applications from eligible electors for compliance audits of campaign finances for Council candidates and registered third party advertisers in a municipal election or by-election.
The committees functions include:
- Considering whether an application for a compliance audit filed by an elector should be granted or rejected
- Appointing an auditor, if the application is granted
- Receiving and considering the auditor’s report and deciding whether legal proceedings should be commenced
- Determining whether to recover the costs of conducting the compliance audit from the applicant if the auditor’s report indicates there were no apparent contraventions and if there were no reasonable grounds for the application
Read the full Election Compliance Audit Committee Terms of Reference online.
For questions about serving on the Election Compliance Audit Committee, please contact Election@Lakeshore.ca or call 519-728-2700 ext 265.
Collection of Personal Information
Personal information contained on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 and will be used for the purpose of recruiting members of the Election Compliance Audit Committee.
