Any person, body or group wishing to address the council must inform the clerk at least ten days before the regular meeting and submit a complete copy of the document to be presented. A period of ten minutes is allocated and delegations are limited to two per ordinary meeting.

As for committees, the procedures are less strict.

For more information, please contact the Town's Clerk, Mrs Sonia Girard at 613 632-0106 or by email at: .

Mayor

Paula Assaly

• Telephone (Town Hall): 613-632-0106 ext. 2288
• Telephone: 613-676-4401
• Fax: 613-636-2096
• Email: 

Council

Lawrence Bogue

• Telephone (Town Hall): 613-632-0106 ext. 2288
• Telephone (Home): 
• Fax: 613-636-2096
• Email: 

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Raymond Campbell

• Telephone (Town Hall) : 613-632-0106 ext. 2288
• Telephone (Home): 613-632-7240
• Fax: 613-636-2096
• Email: 

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André Chamaillard

• Telephone (Town Hall): 613-632-0106 ext. 2288
• Telephone (Home): 613-632-8802 / 613-632-2315
• Fax: 613-636-2096
• Email:

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Robert Lefebvre

• Telephone (Town Hall): 613-632-0106 ext. 2288
• Telephone (Home): 613-632-3850
• Telephone (Cel): 613-678-0571
• Fax: 613-636-2096
• Email: 

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Yves Paquette

• Telephone (Town Hall): 613-632-0106 ext. 2288
• Cellular: 613-677-0868
• Fax: 613-636-2096
• Email:

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Antonios Tsourounakis

• Telephone (Town Hall): 613-632-0106 ext. 2288
• Telephone (Home):
• Fax: 613-636-2096
• Email: 

Integrity Commissioner

Starting March 2019, the Province of Ontario has required that municipalities adopt a Code of conduct for members of their municipal council and local boards.

The Code of conduct requires that an Integrity Commissioner be appointed. Council appointed a new Integrity Commissioner in January 2023 by Council. Their term ends on December 31, 2025.

Their role

The Integrity Commissioner is independent of the Council and the Town Administration. They acts as:

Advisor

They provide confidential advice to the mayor, councillors, and local board members on their obligations under the Code of conduct and any other regulations, policies and procedures governing their ethical behaviour. They also provide notices under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

Investigator

They are responsible for investigating complaints they receive about potential breaches of the Code of conduct or ethical failings of members of the Municipal Council or a local board.

Educator

They provide educational information to Members of Council, local boards, the Town, and the general public.

Who are they?

Cunningham, Swan, Carty, Little & Bonham, LLP is Southeastern Ontario's premier full-service law firm. The Firm is a general partnership that has been practising law for over 125 years. Based in Kingston, their 36 lawyers and experienced support staff provide a wide range of legal services to individual, corporate and institutional clients in the private and public sectors throughout the region.

The firm has a long tradition of providing legal services to local governments. It acts as attorneys or legal advisors to more than two dozen urban and rural municipalities, as well as a number of public services, conservation authorities, health units, hospitals and universities in southeastern Ontario and beyond.

Integrity Commissioner Report – September 4, 2020

Report_-_Integrity_Commissioner_-_Complaint_of_September_4_2020_anglais_seulement_.pdf

Addendum_-_September_26_2021_anglais_seulement.pdf

Integrity Commissioner Report – April 26, 2021 (French only)

Rapport_denquete__26_avril_2021.pdf

Integrity Commissioner Report – December 31, 2020

HAWK2002_Report_English.pdf

Ombudsman Report

RE: Closed meeting complaint – March 17, 2022

Investigation regarding the Town of Hawkesbury’s decision-making process on June 15, 202072.57 KB

File a complaint

A person who has reasons to believe that there is a contravention of the Code of conduct or an ethical breach by an elected member or a member of a local board may file a complaint.

A complaint must be submitted on the established Formal Complaint Form. The Form may be printed from the website or obtained from the Administration Office

Download the form to file a complaint

A complaint must be placed in a sealed envelope marked "private and confidential" and must contain the following information:

• Complainant's name, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
• Original copy of the Formal Complaint Form;
• Original copy of the Additional Information Form (if applicable);
• Any relevant documentation; and
• Cheque for $250 made payable to "The Corporation of the Town of Hawkesbury".

The complaint must be submitted by one of the following two options:

a) by mail to:

Corporation of the Town of Hawkesbury, Town Hall

Attention: Cunningham, Swan, Carty, Little & Bonham, LLP, Integrity Commissioner    

600 Higginson Street Hawkesbury, ON K6A 1H1

b) in person to:

Please make an appointment with Sonia Girard, the acting Clerk, at 613-632-0106, or

Important: In order to preserve confidentiality of the complainant, please ask the receptionist to speak with the acting Clerk, without mentioning that you want to file a complaint. The complaint filed with the acting Clerk will be forwarded to the Integrity Commissioner without delay and without added comments.

Result of a complaint

To the extent possible, the Integrity Commissioner will submit his report within 60 days of receiving a complaint to the Council or local board, as the case may be. In the case of a contravention of the Code of conduct or a breach of ethics, he will submit his recommendations as to the penalties to be imposed to the Member in default.

Code of conduct

You can download our Code of conduct here:

code_de_déontologie_ang.pdf293.24 KB

Please note that the meetings are in the public domain and that your contact details may be mentioned during the broadcast of these meetings, in the minutes as well as in the video published on our Youtube channel or other electronic media.

Once adopted by Council at the last meeting of the month, minutes are posted on the website.

Agendas are posted on the website approximately a week before a regular meeting and two days before special meetings.

Looking for old Council, Committee of the Whole or budget meeting agendas and minutes? Please contact the Acting Town's Clerk by email at:

The Minutes and Agendas for the years 2019 and 2020 will soon be placed in their respective accordion tabs further down on this same page.

Council minutes and agendas 2019

 Minutes

List of Agendas and Minutes
Date	Type of meeting	Agenda	Minutes
April
April 15, 2019	Regular meeting of Council	Agenda	Minutes
April 29, 2019	Special meeting of Council in-camera	Agenda	Minutes
March
March 11, 2019	Special meeting of Council in-camera	Agenda	Minutes
March 11, 2019	Regular meeting of Council	Agenda	Minutes
March 25, 2019	Regular meeting of Council	Agenda	Minutes
February
February 11, 2019	Special meeting of Council in-camera	Agenda	Minutes
February 11, 2019	Regular meeting of Council	Agenda	Minutes
February 25, 2019	Public meeting (6:30 p.m.)	Agenda	Minutes
February 25, 2019	Regular meeting of Council	Agenda	Minutes
January
January 10, 2019	Special meeting of Council	Agenda	Minutes
January 14, 2019	Regular meeting of Council	Agenda	Minutes
January 21, 2019	Regular meeting of Council	Agenda	Minutes

Every meeting of the Town's council are recorded.  To watch the latest meeting go check us out on our Youtube page. 

Click here or go at www.youtube.com/c/HawkesburyON