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Municipal and School Board Elections are held every four years in Ontario, with the next election scheduled for October 2022. This election includes the election of Collingwood Council including the position of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and seven Councillors, as well as school board trustees.

Members of Collingwood Council are elected through an At-large election process, meaning each council member represents all tax payers and residents of Collingwood and not a specific ward or area within Collingwood. For a full listing of the current Council members visit the Town Council page on our website at www.collingwood.ca/council-government/town-council.

2018 Municipal Election

2018 Municipal Election - Financial Statement Report (MEA SEC.88.23(4))

All candidates and registered third party advertisers that participated in the 2018 Municipal and School Board Election are required to file financial statements by Friday, March 29, 2019 at 2:00 PM unless their campaign period was extended. The statements provide how much a candidate or registered third party advertiser spent and contributions they received for their campaign.

All financial statements submitted by candidates and registered third party advertisers are available on the Town’s website at 2018 Municipal Election - Financial Statements or by clicking on the name of the candidate or registered third party advertiser in the below chart.

Below you will find a summary of the financial statements received and whether they met the filing requirements outlined in Municipal Elections Act. There is a 30 day grace period for those who miss the deadline to file a financial statement, provided that the candidate pays a $500 late filing fee to the municipality.

Candidate / Third Party Advertiser	Office	Financial Statement Received	Within Spending Limits	Surplus
Aldred, Stephen	Councillor	29-Mar-19	Yes	No
Baines, Christopher	Councillor	30-Nov-18	Yes	No
Beeston, Stuart	Councillor	24-Jan-19	Yes	No
Berman, Steven	Councillor	23-Jan-19	Yes	Yes - Paid
Blair, Michael	Mayor	7-Nov-18	Yes	No
Booth, Jason	Councillor	8-Feb-19	Yes	No
Brindisi, Nick	Councillor	28-Mar-19	Yes	No
Chadwick, Ian	Deputy Mayor	7-Feb-19	Yes	No
Comi, Tina	Councillor	22-Mar-19	Yes	No
Cooper, Shawn	Councillor	23-Jan-19	Yes	No
Dickenson, George	Councillor	8-Mar-19	Yes	No
Doherty, Deb	Councillor	22-Mar-19	Yes	No
Ecclestone, Cam	Councillor	25-Mar-19	Yes	No
Fryer, Tim	Councillor	26-Mar-19	Yes	No
Greco, Sal	Councillor	25-Mar-19	Yes	No
Hamlin, Yvonne	Councillor	28-Mar-19	Yes	No
Hull, Keith	Deputy Mayor	27-Mar-19	Yes	No
Jeffery, Kathy	Councillor	4-Jan-19	Yes	No
Knoll, Kathleen	Councillor	26-Mar-19	Yes	No
Madigan, Bob	Councillor	28-Mar-19	Yes	No
McLeod, Mariane	Councillor	1-Feb-19	Yes	Yes - Paid
Saunderson, Brian	Mayor	29-Mar-19	Yes	No
Trude, John	Mayor	01-Apr-19	Yes	No
West, Dale	Councillor	26-Mar-19	Yes	No
Caulfield, Hugh	School Board Trustee	6-Feb-19	Yes	No
McWilliams, Brian	School Board Trustee
Potter, Robert	School Board Trustee	29-Oct-18	Yes	No
Snell, Tanya	School Board Trustee	29-Mar-19	Yes	No
Campaign Life Coalition	Third Party Advertiser	20-Feb-19	Yes	No

Should a candidate not meet the filing requirements provided for in Section 88.23 of the Municipal Elections Act, the following penalties would apply:

a) the candidate forfeits any office to which he or she was elected and the office is deemed to be vacant; and

b) until the next regular election has taken place, the candidate is ineligible to be elected or appointed to any office to which this Act applies.

2018 Municipal Election - Certified Results

Council Elect 2018-2022
Mayor Brian Saunderson
Deputy Mayor Keith Hull
Councillor Mariane McLeod
Councillor Tina Comi
Councillor Bob Madigan
Councillor Deb Doherty
Councillor Steve Berman
Councillor Kathy Jeffery
Councillor Yvonne Hamlin

Joint Compliance Audit Committee

Joint Compliance Audit Committee Description & Process

The County of Simcoe has formed a Joint Compliance Audit Committee (CAC) with local municipalities as required under the Municipal Elections Act. The participating municipalities in the Joint CAC are the Townships of Clearview, Oro-Medonte, Ramara, Severn, Springwater, Tay, and Tiny, the Towns of Collingwood, and Midland, and the City of Orillia. The committee members were all appointed by by-law in each participating municipality.

The Joint Compliance Audit Committee is a public process and the Committee is responsible for reviewing compliance audit applications submitted by an elector who believes on reasonable grounds that a candidate or third party advertiser has contravened the provisions of the Municipal Elections Act relating to campaign or advertising finances.

An elector that is entitled to vote in an election and believes on reasonable grounds that a candidate or registered third party advertiser has contravened a provision the Municipal Elections Act relating to election campaign finances may apply to the Joint Compliance Audit Committee for a compliance audit of the candidate’s election campaign finances, even if the candidate has not filed a financial statement under section 88.25.

The County of Simcoe Clerk will facilitate the compliance audit process. Within ten (10) days of the municipal clerk receiving the application, it will be provided to the Joint CAC members. All reasonable notice of meetings to the public, candidate or TPA, and applicant will be provided.

Unless noted otherwise, meetings will be held at the County of Simcoe Administration Centre, in the Council Chambers (1110 Hwy. 26, Midhurst).

J oint Complaince Audit Committee Agendas and Meetings

Questions regarding this process can be directed to the Town of Collingwood Municipal Clerk, Sara Almas.

Municipal Clerk Contact

Sara Almas, Clerk
PO Box 157, 97 Hurontario Street
Collingwood ON L9Y 3Z5

Phone: 705-445-1030 ext. 3225 | Email: clerk@collingwood.ca

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