South Stormont

Welcome to the Township of South Stormont Ontario Canada

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL

Council meetings are generally held the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month with special meetings held as required. Agenda packages are prepared and ready for delivery the Friday before each meeting.

The public is welcome to attend all open Council meetings; delegations are heard at the second regular monthly meeting. Those wishing to be a delegation must make the request to the Clerk and provide material to be included in the agenda package no later than the Thursday prior to the meeting. Delegations are given roughly 10 minutes to make a presentation to Council. Minutes are taken at each meeting and once approved, are placed in the Minute book and placed on the website.

The powers of the Council of the Township of South Stormont are exercised either by resolution or, as a By-Law of Council. It is often difficult to decide the exact areas to be covered by these two forms of Council action and therefore, it is important to know when a resolution will suffice and when a By-Law is required. The courts have held that where an action is a legislative act, a By-Law is necessary, but where an action involves discharging a statutory responsibility and a By-Law is not specified, then a resolution will be sufficient.

What is a By-Law?

By-Laws are the municipal equivalent of legislation and are required where the power exercised is applicable on a continuing basis and pertains to everyone (i.e.: water rate By-Law or issuance of debentures).