E-15.1.0.1 - Municipal Ethics and Good Conduct Act

Section 15 Disposition versions

2021-11-05

15. Any member of a council of a municipality must, within six months after the beginning of his or her first term and of any subsequent term, participate in a professional development program on municipal ethics and good conduct.

In addition to containing any compulsory minimum content that must be determined by the Commission municipale du Québec, the program must be aimed at encouraging participants to reflect on municipal ethics and adhere to the values set out in the code of ethics and conduct, and help them acquire the competencies they need to understand and observe the rules set out in the code. The program must also address the role and responsibilities of elected municipal officers.

Only the persons or bodies authorized by the Commission may deliver the program provided for in this section. The Commission grants its authorization based on the competency and experience criteria it determines. A list of the authorized persons or bodies must be posted on the Commission’s website.

Within 30 days after participating in such a program, a council member must report his or her participation to the clerk or the clerk-treasurer of the municipality, who in turn reports it to the council.

The municipality keeps up to date on its website a list of the council members who have participated in the program.

Where a council member fails to participate in the program within the period prescribed in the first paragraph, the clerk or clerk-treasurer of the municipality must notify the Commission of that fact 30 days after the expiry of that period. The Commission may impose a suspension on that member in accordance with the second paragraph of section 31.1.

Failure to participate in such a program constitutes an aggravating factor for the purposes of section 26.

2010, c. 27, s. 15; 2021, c. 31, s. 28.

2010-12-02

15. Any member of a council of a municipality who has not already participated in a professional development program on municipal ethics and good conduct must participate in such a professional development program within six months after the beginning of his or her term.

The professional development program must, among other aims, encourage participants to reflect on municipal ethics and adhere to the values set out in the code of ethics and conduct, and help them acquire the competencies they need to understand and observe the rules set out in the code.

Failure to participate in such a professional development program is an aggravating factor for the purposes of section 26.

Within 30 days after participating in such a professional development program, a council member must report his or her participation to the clerk or the secretary-treasurer of the municipality, who in turn reports it to the council.

2010, c. 27, s. 15.