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Election Compliance Audit Committee for the City of Greater Sudbury What is an Election Compliance Audit Committee? Municipalities and school boards are required to establish an Election Compliance Audit Committee under Section 81.1 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. The Committee is mandated to make decisions on applications for compliance audits of financial statements submitted by candidates in the 2010 municipal election. Who is entitled to submit an application to the Election Compliance Audit Committee? A person qualified to be an elector in the October 25, 2010 municipal election may make an application for a compliance audit, provided the elector has reasonable grounds to believe that a candidate has contravened a provision of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, relating to campaign finances. A qualified elector is a person who fulfilled the following criteria on Election Day: 18 years of age or older, a Canadian citizen not prohibited from voting by law, either a resident of the municipality or a property owner, or the tenant or spouse of a property owner or tenant in the municipality. Who is subject to an audit by the City of Greater Sudbury’s Election Compliance Audit Committee? The City of Greater Sudbury’s Election Compliance Audit Committee will consider applications to audit the financial statements of candidates for mayor and council. How can I submit an application for an election compliance audit of candidates for local school boards ...

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ElectionComplianceAuditCommitteefortheCityofGreaterSudbury

WhatisanElectionComplianceAuditCommittee?

MunicipalitiesandschoolboardsarerequiredtoestablishanElectionComplianceAuditCommitteeunderSection81.1oftheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996.TheCommitteeismandatedtomakedecisionsonapplicationsforcomplianceauditsoffinancialstatementssubmittedbycandidatesinthe2010municipalelection.

WhoisentitledtosubmitanapplicationtotheElectionComplianceAuditCommittee?

ApersonqualifiedtobeanelectorintheOctober25,2010municipalelectionmaymakeanapplicationforacomplianceaudit,providedtheelectorhasreasonablegroundstobelievethatacandidatehascontravenedaprovisionoftheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996,relatingtocampaignfinances.

AqualifiedelectorisapersonwhofulfilledthefollowingcriteriaonElectionDay:18yearsofageorolder,aCanadiancitizennotprohibitedfromvotingbylaw,eitheraresidentofthemunicipalityorapropertyowner,orthetenantorspouseofapropertyownerortenantinthemunicipality.

WhoissubjecttoanauditbytheCityofGreaterSudbury’sElectionComplianceAuditCommittee?

TheCityofGreaterSudbury’sElectionComplianceAuditCommitteewillconsiderapplicationstoauditthefinancialstatementsofcandidatesformayorandcouncil.

HowcanIsubmitanapplicationforanelectioncomplianceauditofcandidatesforlocalschoolboards?

ProcessesandtimelinesrequiredundertheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996,applytobothcandidatesforCityCouncilandcandidatesforlocalschoolboards.Formoreinformationregardingacomplianceauditofcandidatesforschoolboardtrustee,pleasecontacttheappropriateschoolboard.

WhatarethefunctionsofanElectionComplianceAuditCommittee?

TheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996,sections81and81.1,setoutthefollowingpowersandfunctionsofanElectionComplianceAuditCommittee:

a) considerapplicationsforcomplianceauditsbyeligibleelectorsanddeterminewhethertheapplicationswillbegrantedorrejected,

b) ifanapplicationforanauditisgranted,appointanauditorlicensedunderthePublicAccountingAct,2004,

c) receivetheauditor’sreport,

d) considertheauditor’sreportandifthereportconcludesthatthecandidateappearstohavecontravenedaprovisionoftheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996,relatingtoelectioncampaignfinances,commencelegalproceedingsagainstthecandidate,

e) iftheauditor’sreportindicatesthattherewerenoapparentcontraventionsoftheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996,theCommitteeshallmakeafindingastowhethertherewerereasonablegroundsfortheapplication.

WhoservesontheCityofGreaterSudbury’sElectionComplianceAuditCommittee?

InJuly,2010,theCityofGreaterSudburyissuedacallforapplicantstoserveonathreememberElectionComplianceAuditCommittee.GreaterSudburyCouncilappointedthreemembersandanalternatemembertotheCommittee.

TheCityofGreaterSudburysolicitedapplicantswhowouldfulfillthefollowingrequirements:

a) demonstratedexperienceinreceivingandunderstandingfinancialinformation,preferablywithknowledgeandunderstandingofmunicipalelectioncampaignfinancingrules,

b) experienceworkinginaprofessionthatimposesprofessionalstandardsonitsmembers,wherebreachofthosestandardsmayleadtodiscipline,

c) provenanalyticalanddecisionmakingskills,

d) experienceworkingonacommittee,taskforce,tribunal,disciplinarypanelorsimilarbody,and

e) excellentwrittenandoralcommunicationsskills.

WhoisineligibletoserveonanElectionComplianceAuditCommittee?

ThefollowingpersonsarenoteligibletositonanElectionComplianceAuditCommittee:a) employeesorofficersofamunicipalityorschoolboard,b) membersofcouncilandschoolboardtrustees,c) candidatesinthe2010MunicipalElection,d) individualswhohaveaformalrelationshipwithanycandidaterunningforofficeinthe2010MunicipalElection,e) individualswhohaveperformedanauditorpreparedafinancialstatementforanycandidaterunningforofficeinthe2010MunicipalElection.WhorecommendedtheappointmentstotheCity’sElectionComplianceAuditCommittee?AstheCityofGreaterSudbury’sElectionComplianceAuditCommitteewillbeaskedtoreviewapplicationspertainingtomembersofCouncil,athreememberstaffgroupcomprisedoftheChiefFinancialOfficer,theCityClerkandtheExecutiveDirectorofAdministrativeServiceswasaskedtoreviewthelistofapplicantsandtorecommendappointmentstoCouncil.

DomembersoftheCity’sElectionComplianceAuditCommitteereceivefinancialcompensation?

Committeemembersarecompensated$200eachtimetheyattendameeting.MembersoftheCommitteewillmeetasnecessarytoaddressapplicationsreceivedforacomplianceaudit,untiltheirtermendsonNovember30,2014.

WhopaysfortheCommitteeandtheAuditor?

TheCityofGreaterSudbury’sElectionReserveFundpaysthecompensatoryrateforCommitteemembers,thecostofanauditandforanylegalproceedingsrelatedtocandidatesformunicipalCouncil.Eligibleelectorsfilinganapplicationforacomplianceauditarecharged$25.

IfacomplianceauditisconductedandtheauditordeterminesthattherewasnoapparentcontraventionoftheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996,relatingtocampaignfinances,andtheCommitteefindsthattherewerenoreasonablegroundsfortheapplicationforanaudit,thentheCityofGreaterSudburyisentitledtorecoverthecostoftheauditfromtheapplicant.

WhencancitizensreviewthefinancialstatementsofcandidatesforCityCouncil?

TheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996,requiresthatallregisteredpoliticalcandidatesfileauditedfinancialstatementswiththeCityClerknolaterthan2p.m.onFriday,March25,2011.Candidateswhohavemadeanapplicationforasupplementaryfilingdatemayhavethedeadlineforfilingextendeduntil2p.m.onSeptember30,2011.

Whenarethedeadlinestorequestacomplianceaudit?

TheCityClerkcannotacceptapplicationsforacomplianceaudituntilthedeadlinehaspassedformunicipalelectioncandidatestofiletheirauditedfinancialstatements,asrequiredbytheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996.ThefirstdeadlineisMarch25,2011;however,thisdeadlinemaybeextendedattherequestofthecandidate,inaccordancewithprovisionsoftheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996.Citizenshave90daysinwhichtosubmitanapplicationforacomplianceaudit,followingthedateforfiling.

HowdoIsubmitanapplicationforacomplianceaudit?

Applicantsmustcompleteanapplicationformandsubmittheir$25payment.ApplicationformswillbeavailablethroughtheOfficeoftheCityClerkatTomDaviesSquare,200BradyStreet,Sudburyandonlineatwww.greatersudbury.ca

Applicationsmustsetoutthereasonsfortheelector’sbeliefthatacandidatehascontravenedaprovisionoftheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996.Writtensubmissionsmustnotexceed10pagesandmustaccompanyanapplicationform.

WheredoIsubmitanapplicationforacomplianceaudit?

TorequestacomplianceauditofacandidateforCityCouncil,electorscanmailordelivertheirapplicationandpaymenttotheOfficeoftheCityClerk,TomDaviesSquare,200BradyStreet,Box5000,nd 2Floor,Sudbury,Ontario,P3A5P3.

HowlongwillittakebeforetheapplicationisconsideredbytheCommittee?

TheElectionComplianceAuditCommitteewillconsidertheapplicationanddecidewhethertograntitorrejectitwithin30daysofreceivingtheapplicationfromtheCityClerk.BoththeapplicantandthecandidatewillreceivenotificationofthedatetheCommitteewillconsidertheapplication.

WhathappensiftheElectionComplianceAuditCommitteegrantstheapplication?

IftheCommitteegrantsanapplication,theywillappointanauditortoauditthecandidate’selectioncampaignfinancestodeterminewhetherthecandidatecompliedwiththeprovisionsoftheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996.

Whathappensoncetheauditorcompletestheaudit?

Oncetheauditiscomplete,theauditorwillprovideareporttotheElectionComplianceAuditCommittee,theCityClerk,CityCouncil,thecandidateandtheapplicant.Iftheauditor’sreportconcludesthatthecandidateappearstohavecontravenedtheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996,relatingtocampaignfinancing,thentheCommitteewillconsiderwhethertocommencelegalproceedings.

IstheElectionComplianceAuditCommitteeindependentfromCouncil?

ElectionComplianceAuditCommitteesaregrantedspecificpowersundertheMunicipalElectionsAct,1996.DecisionsoftheCommitteearenotsubjecttoratificationbyCityCouncil.DecisionsoftheCommitteemaybeappealedtotheOntarioCourtofJusticewithin15days.HowcanIlearnmoreaboutelectionsinOntario?TolearnmoreaboutmunicipalelectionsintheProvinceofOntario,pleasevisittheMinistryofMunicipalAffairsandHousingwebsiteatwww.mah.gov.on.ca.Search:municipalelections.TolearnmoreabouttheCityofGreaterSudbury’s2010MunicipalElection,visithttp://elections.greatersudbury.ca