The Ombudsman found that council for the Municipality of Calvin contravened section 239(4) of the Municipal Act, 2001 at its meetings on August 12, November 25, and December 16, 2025 because it failed to include in its resolutions to proceed into closed session the general nature of the matters to be considered. Additionally, the Ombudsman found that council contravened its procedure by-law by failing to report back to the public following all three closed sessions the general nature of the matters discussed.
Municipality of Calvin - March 30, 2026
Read the ReportMunicipality of Calvin, April 2, 2024
Read the ReportThe Ombudsman found that the Ad Hoc Code of Conduct Working Group and Ad Hoc Municipal Planning Working Group of the Municipality of Calvin were established through council resolution and were committees of council.
The Ombudsman found that the Municipality of Calvin contravened both the Municipal Act, 2001 and its procedural by-law in not providing notice of meetings held by the Ad Hoc Code of Conduct Working Group and Ad Hoc Municipal Planning Working Group.
The Ombudsman found that the Municipality of Calvin contravened both the Municipal Act, 2001 and its procedural by-law in not having someone clerk or record minutes of meetings held by the Ad Hoc Code of Conduct Working Group and Ad Hoc Municipal Planning Working Group.
The Ombudsman found that the Municipality of Calvin did not violate either the Municipal Act, 2001 or its procedural by-law in not providing members of the public with agendas for meetings held by the Ad Hoc Code of Conduct Working Group and Ad Hoc Municipal Planning Working Group.
Municipality of Calvin, June 5, 2023
Read the ReportThe Ombudsman found that council for the Municipality of Calvin contravened the Municipal Act, 2001 when it provided inconsistent information on its website about how the public could access its May 10, 2022 electronic council meeting.
The Ombudsman found that council for the Municipality of Calvin contravened the Municipal Act, 2001 by failing to provide the public with proper notice of and information about how to access its June 14, 2022 electronic council meeting. Although the Municipality posted a link to the electronic meeting partway through the meeting, the public was unable to observe the entire meeting in real time, and the meeting was therefore effectively closed to the public contrary to the Act.