Clerk

Clerk

Clerk's Department

Margaret Lewis
Clerk
519-268-7334 x222

Left to right
Liz Schliewinsky, Admin Assistant-Records Clerk
Joanne Fuller, Executive Assistant
Margaret Lewis, Clerk

The Clerk has a variety of duties including:

Acts as Secretary to Council and its Committees, as defined by The Municipal Act and as directed by Council;
Council meeting agendas, recording of minutes and distribution of communications resulting from Council proceedings;
Notice provisions required pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, the Planning Act, and the Drainage Act.
Maintainance and filing of municipal records;
Conduct Municipal and School Board Elections in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act;
Division Registrar under the Vital Statistics Act, for the registration of birth and deaths and the issuance of marriage licenses;
Licencing Officer to process and issue lottery licence applications on behalf of the Province;
Administers the functions at the Dorchester Union Cemetery
Prepares certified documents;
Municipal policies and procedures;
Commissioner of Oaths
Process requests received through the MFIPPA (Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act) and Closed Meeting Investigation requests.