Council Handbook
A guide for Norfolk County Members of Council.
Handbook
The handbook will be updated periodically and may not reflect the latest legislation (new or amended) or other governance instruments. Where issues might require legal or other professional assistance, a competent professional should be consulted.
This handbook is intended for Members of Council of The Corporation of the Norfolk County and is not intended as advice for all purposes and circumstances.
Some of the links within the document may be for internal use only and not available to the public.
- Introduction and Municipal 101 (PDF)
- Volume 1: Daily Operations (PDF)
- Volume 2: Governance (PDF)
- Volume 3 - Accountability and Transparency (PDF)
Legislation
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
- Commissioner for Taking Affidavits Act
- Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act
- Fixing Long Term Care Homes Act
- Health Protection and Promotion Act
- Housing Services Act
- Municipal Act
- Municipal Conflict of Interest Act
- Municipal Elections Act
- Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection Privacy (MFIPPA)
- Ombudsman Act
- Ontario Building Code Act
- Ontario Heritage Act
- Ontario Works Act
- Planning Act
- The Child Care and Early Years Act
Contact Us
ServiceNorfolk
50 Colborne Street South
Simcoe, Ontario
N3Y 4H3
Phone: 519-426-5870 or 226-NORFOLK, extension 0