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Members of specific committees are expected to follow the Council Committee Code of Conduct. The Code sets expectations for members and provides guidance on resolution processes, complaints and sanctions.
(the Code) became effective January 1, 2022 and applies to Council-appointed members of specified Council committees.
Schedule A - Council Committee Code of Conduct
Schedule B - Informal Resolution Process
Schedule C - Complaints
Schedule D - Sanctions
Bylaw 19870 Council Committee Code of Conduct Bylaw applies to all members of Council Committees identified in the Code of Conduct.
No. Council Members, including the Mayor, follow .
All City of Edmonton employees follow the Employee Code of Conduct.
Schedule A of the Code includes expectations pertaining to:
No. The Code of Conduct is applicable to behaviour after the effective date.
If you are a member of a Council Committee, you can reach out to your Chair for guidance.
If you are a member of the public, please contact the Director of Governance and Legislative Services of the Office of the City Clerk at civic.agencies@edmonton.ca.
When you are participating in social media, and you are representing your committee or you have identified yourself as a member of the committee, the opinions you express about the City must be opinions of the committee and not your own.
Your personal social media accounts are part of your right to expression. However, if it is reasonable that you could be identified as a member of a Council committee, your comments on social media must accurately reflect the decisions of Council and Administration and must not weigh in on the opinions or political positions of municipal elected officials.
Posts to your private accounts must not undermine City Council or Administration’s objectives, the City’s reputation, or relationships with its stakeholders.
Comments should not discriminate, harass, or demonstrate disrespect toward any person.
Engagement with members of the public, in any forum, that encourages respectful dialogue on relevant municipal issues is not a breach of the Code of Conduct provided that it is factual, appropriate, and does not conflict with Council direction.
Yes, if your Committee has provided a public report to Council or a Standing Committee of Council and the report expresses an opinion contrary to a position of the City, you may state the opinion.
No. Gifts are not prohibited under the Code. However, Members must refuse all cash gifts and any gift that is intended in exchange for a favour.
If you believe that a member has contravened the Code you have 2 options:
A complaint must be received by the Office of the Clerk no later than 60 days from the date the complainant became aware of the conduct that led to the complaint.
Under the Code “any person” can make a complaint. “Any person” could include a member of a Council committee, a member of the public, or a City employee.
A complaint must be received by the Office of the Clerk no later than 60 days from the date the complainant became aware of the conduct that led to the complaint.
An extension may be granted if:
If the City Clerk accepts the complaint, the person who submitted the complaint and the respondent member will receive written notice of the investigation, and the member will receive a copy of the complaint.
Names of complainants and witnesses may be provided to the respondent member if:
No, but all complaints are assessed. The City Clerk will refuse a complaint if it:
In such cases, the complainant will be advised in writing, given the reason(s), and provided with information regarding other forums, if applicable.
Yes, you will be advised if a formal complaint has been made about you.
It depends on the type of complaint made. Some complaints may be solved informally between members, or the Chair of your Council Committee and a member with a concern. In other cases, if a complainant chooses to make a written complaint, it may be investigated by a third-party investigator.
Only those who “need to know” about an investigation will be privy to information about the investigation. An investigation is not the business of a Council Committee.
Yes. Unless a member has been sanctioned by Council for a Code of Conduct violation, and Council has determined that the Member should be expelled from the Committee, the member will continue to participate on the Committee.
Council receives reports on all substantiated complaints and will determine if it wishes to impose a sanction.
No. The Chair will be involved only when two members cannot resolve a concern and/or when the concern involves the Chair as a witness, complainant, or respondent.
No. Administrative Liaisons are not subject to the Council Committee Code of Conduct. However, an Administrative Liaison may be involved if the Liaison is a complainant or a witness.
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