E-15.1.0.1 - Municipal Ethics and Good Conduct Act

Section 35 Disposition versions

2021-11-05

35. The Commission draws up a list of ethics and conduct advisers whose services may be retained by a municipality or a council member to provide an advisory opinion on any matter relating to the code of ethics and conduct.

Any lawyer or notary who requests to be on the list is entered on the list, provided that the lawyer or notary practises municipal law and meets the competency and experience requirements set by the Commission.

The list is posted on the Commission’s website.

Any member of a council of a municipality may obtain, at the municipality’s expense, an advisory opinion from an ethics and conduct adviser, provided that

(1)  the opinion is requested as a preventive measure to help the council member observe the rules of the code of ethics and conduct applicable to the member;

(2)  the adviser who prepares the opinion is entered on the list; and

(3)  the fees charged by the adviser to prepare the opinion are reasonable.

The municipality pays the reasonable fees on presentation of a written attestation from the ethics and conduct adviser stating the name of the council member who requested the opinion and certifying that the requirements in subparagraphs 1 to 3 of the fourth paragraph are met.

2010, c. 27, s. 35; 2016, c. 17, s. 108; 2021, c. 31, s. 39.

2016-06-10

35. The Commission draws up a list of ethics and conduct advisers whose services may be retained by a municipality or a council member to provide an advisory opinion on any matter relating to the code of ethics and conduct.

Any advocate or notary who practises municipal law and requests to be on the list is entered on the list.

The list is posted on the Commission’s website.

2010, c. 27, s. 35; 2016, c. 17, s. 108.

2011-06-02

35. The Minister draws up a list of ethics and conduct advisers whose services may be retained by a municipality or a council member to provide an advisory opinion on any matter relating to the code of ethics and conduct.

Any advocate or notary who practises municipal law and requests to be on the list is entered on the list.

The list is posted on the website of the Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire.

2010, c. 27, s. 35.