Conflict of Interest Registry

Section 5.1 of the the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act requires that any member of Council that has a direct or indirect interest in a matter before Council, in which they are present, to file a written statement of the interest and its general nature with the Clerk, which is to be publicly available.  

Registry

As per Section 6.1(1) of the Act, every municipality shall establish and maintain a registry.  As per 6.1(2), the registry shall be available for public inspection in the manner and during the time the municipality may determine.  

Declarations that have been filed by members of Council are listed below in chronological order starting in 2021.

Name Date Meeting type Agenda item Reason
Justin Morrison January 13, 2026 Council 12.3 & 17.14 Brussels Ag Society Member
Justin Morrison February 3, 2026 Council  12.2 Brussels Ag Society Member
John Steffler February 3, 2026 Council  12.2 Tanner Steffler Foundation Member
Justin Morrison February 24, 2026 Council  6.10 Brussels Ag Society Member
Justin Morrison March 24, 2026 Council  6.15 Brussels Ag Society Member
Justin Morrison April 14, 2026 Council 10.1 Brussels Ag Society Member
Justin Morrison April 28, 2026 Council 6.10 Brussels Ag Society Member
Justin Morrison April 28, 2026 Council 7.1 Applicant is a family member
Brenda Dalton August 11, 2026 Council 15.3 Involved properties owned by individual
Justin Morrison August 11, 2026 Council 6.25 Brussels Lions Club Member
Justin Morrison September 8, 2026 Council 11.1, 15.8

Brussels Ag Society Member
John Steffler September 22, 2026 Council  6.1

Tanner Steffler Foundation
John Steffler October 6, 2026 Council 11.2

Party to drain

 

Name Date Meeting type Agenda item Reason
Brenda Dalton January 14, 2025 Council 1.3 Family member employed at location under discussion
Gloria Wilbee January 14, 2025 Council 1.3 Family member employed at location under discussion
Brenda Dalton February 4, 2025 Council 1.5 Family member employed at location under discussion
Gloria Wilbee February 4, 2025 Council 1.5 Family member employed at location under discussion
Justin Morrison February 18, 2025 Council 8.4 Member of Brussels Ag. Society
Brenda Dalton April 15, 2025 Council 10.1 Family member involved in the severance
Justin Morrison April 15, 2025 Council 8.13 and 12.4 Member of Brussels Ag. Society
Robert Fisher April 29, 2025 Council 10.7 Member of the Seaforth Curling Club
Justin Morrison April 29, 2025 Council 10.4 Family connections to Sholdice Financial Services
Brenda Dalton May 13, 2025 Closed Council 18.3 Family member
Gloria Wilbee May 13, 2025 Closed Council 18.3 Family member
Justin Morrison May 13, 2025 Council 8.10 Member of Brussels Ag. Society
John Steffler June 24, 2025 Council 12.6 Member of the Seaforth Homecoming Committee
Brenda Dalton September 23, 2025 Council 8.1 Family member
Justin Morrison October 7, 2025 Council 6.7 Member of the Brussels Lions Club
Larry McGrath October 7, 2025 Council 6.7 Accounts
Gloria Wilbee December 9, 2025 Council 16.2 Family

Name Date Meeting type Agenda item Reason
Alvin McLellan February 20, 2024 Council 7.2 Listed in the Accounts Payable for truck repairs
Justin Morrison February 20, 2024 Council 7.2 member of Brussels Ag. Society
Larry McGrath February 20, 2024 Council 7.2 sons company listed on the accounts payable
Alvin McLellan March 19, 2024 Special Council 5.1 and 6.1 non-pecuniary interest due to a family member being the District Chief at one of the Huron East fire stations
Justin Morrison April 16, 2024 Council 12.5 Member of the Brussels Ag. Society
Robert Fisher April 16, 2024 Council 12.5 Member of Seaforth Lions Club
Jeff Newell April 16, 2024 Council 13.2 Employment with the Municipality of North Perth
Robert Fisher May 7, 2024 Council 12.2 Member of Seaforth Lions Club
Alvin McLellan May 21, 2024 Council 8.2 received payment for repairs made to Public Works truck
Justin Morrison May 21, 2024 Council 8.2 Member of Brussels Ag. Society
Justin Morrison June 4, 2024 Council 11.1 Member of the Brussels Lions which oversees Brussels Leo Club
John Steffler June 18, 2024 Council 13.2 President of the Tanner Steffler Foundation
Alvin McLellan July 9, 2024 Council 6.15 Submitted an invoice for truck repairs to a Public Works vehicle
John Steffler July 9, 2024 Council 11.1 and 11.2 President of the Tanner Steffler Foundation (11.1); Member of the Seaforth Homecoming Committee (11.2)
Justin Morrison August 13, 2024 Council 8.11 Member of group listed in Accounts Payable - Brussels Lions Club
Justin Morrison September 3, 2024 Council 13.2 Member of Brussels Ag. Society
Ray Chartrand November 29, 2024 Council 12.3 and 17.3 Chair of the Seaforth Community Development Trust
Brenda Dalton December 17, 2024 Council 1.3 Family member employed at the location under discussion
Gloria Wilbee December 17, 2024 Council 1.3 Family member employed at the location under discussion

Name Date Meeting Type Agenda item Reason
Jeff Newell January 10, 2023 Council 19.2 potential direct pecuniary interest
John Steffler February 7, 2023 Council 18.4 president and founder of the Tanner Steffler Foundation
Larry McGrath March 7, 2023 Council 7 son owns company listed in Accounts Payable
Ray Chartrand May 2, 2023 Council 5 involvement with the Integrity Commissioner investigation 
Robert Fisher May 2, 2023 Council 11.1 Member of Seaforth Lions club
Justin Morrison May 2, 2023 Council 11.1 Member of Brussels Ag. Society
Justin Morrison May 16, 2023 Council 10.1 Member of Brussels Ag. Society
Robert Fisher June 6, 2023 Council 10.4 Member of Seaforth Lions Club
John Steffler July 4, 2023 Council 11.2 President and founder of Tanner Steffler Foundation
Bernie MacLellan September 5, 2023 Council 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 15.8 own property next to the lands being discussed
Alvin McLellan October 3, 2023 Council 8.4 Family member involved in a minor variance application MV08-2023

Name Date Meeting type Agenda item  Reason
Zoey Onn July 19, 2022 Council 12.2 Application of the consent application
Dianne Diehl May 3, 2022 Council 12.1 Family member
Larry McGrath April 19, 2022 Council 7 Accounts Payable 
Joe Steffler April 19, 2022 Council 9.1 Tanner Steffler is grandson
Robert Fisher April 19, 2022 Council 6.1 Member of Seaforth Lions Club
Bernie MacLellan March 1, 2022 Council 6.1 Owner of a lot within the application
Robert Fisher February 15, 2021 Council 8.1 and 8.4 Member of Seaforth Lions Club
Jeff Newell December 6, 2022 Council 19.2 Potential direct pecuniary interest
Larry McGrath December 6, 2022 Council 10 Accounts Payable

Name Date Meeting Type Agenda item Reason
Robert Fisher December 21, 2021 Council   member of Seaforth Lions Club
Brenda Dalton December 21, 2021  Council 14.1 family member is listed
Bernie MacLellan October 19, 2021 Council 7.21.1 and 15.21.3 in negotiations for a lot on the subject property
Zoey Onn July 20, 2021 Council 7.15.2 Member of Brussels Leo club
Joe Steffler March 16, 2021 Council 8.06.3 Tanner Steffler is grandson
Larry McGrath February 16, 2021 Council 6 owns company that is listed
John Lowe February 16, 2021 Council 12.04.3.1 Member of charitable organization
Robert Fisher February 16, 2021 Council 12.04.3

Member of Seaforth Lions Club
Robert Fisher February 2, 2021 Council 7.03.3

Member of Seaforth Lions Club

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Municipality of Huron East
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Seaforth ON N0K1W0

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