The Municipal Clerk is the keeper of Council's Corporate business records and documents. Consequently, this office is heavily used as an official source of information. It deals with hundreds of inquiries and disseminates information of all types.  Inquiries come from sources such as: the general public, lawyers, businesses, entrepreneurs, consultants, media, provincial/federal government agencies, municipal employees and elected officials.

The Municipal Clerk is responsible for the following core functions:

·         Processing of all Corporate business to be dealt with by the Council

·         Providing advice to Council and staff to ensure that all Corporate business is properly dealt with in accordance with the Statutes of Ontario and other applicable law

·         Developing and administering Municipal policies

·         Processing and administering requests under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

·         Responding to requests for information, both internally and externally

·         Carrying out a variety of statutory duties such as those under the Municipal Act, Vital Statistics Act, the Municipal Elections Act, etc.