Roles and Responsibilities

The function of the Legal & Council Support Services Department is to provide service delivery excellence for Legal Services; Insurance and Risk Management; Real Estate; By-Law Enforcement and Municipal Clerk’s Statutory & Council Secretariat services.

 

Legal Services

• Provides legal advice to the Municipal Council and Administration on all matters of Municipal and Development law

Insurance and Risk Management

• Administers the Town's Insurance and Risk Management

Real Estate

• Administers the Town's property acquisitions and conveyances

By-Law & Licensing Services

• Lottery Licensing Officer: issues licenses for lotteries: break open tickets, raffles and bazaars
• By-Law Enforcement
• Issues marriage licences, Business licences, Taxi licences

Mosquito Control Program

• Administers the Program for the Town of East Gwillimbury

Municipal Election

• Administers Town of East Gwillimbury Municipal Election

Office of the Municipal Clerk 

• Council Secretariat Services: Prepares all agendas, minutes, by-laws and resolutions, and schedules deputations for Council meetings
• Deputy Registrar: registers and maintains records of births and deaths
• Official records management