In accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, a Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee was established by the Town. The role of the Committee is to address requests for audits of Candidate or Third party Advertiser campaign finances and to consider reports from the Town Clerk regarding over-contributions to such campaigns.
As required by the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, the Town Clerk must review contributions to campaigns to determine if any contributors exceeded the permitted amounts. A meeting of the Town of Caledon Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee was held on July 10, 2023 . Three matters were considered at the meeting regarding potential contributions exceeding the total of $5,000 to two or more candidates for office on the same Council.
The decisions of the Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee, and written reasons for each, are provided below for the matters considered at the meeting.
- Apparent Over-Contribution Pursuant to Section 88.9 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 - Gaetano Franco
- Apparent Over-Contribution Pursuant to Section 88.9 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 - Valentina Romano
- Apparent Over-Contribution Pursuant to Section 88.9 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 - Karen Tognarelli