Commissioner/Documents/Integrity%20Commissioner%20Annual%20Report%202013-14.pdf. The Fourth Report to Council covered the period from October 1st, 2014 to September 30th, 2015. The 4th Report can be found at citywindsor.ca/cityhall/Municipal- Accountability-and-Transparency/Integrity

Commissioner/Documents/Integrity%20Commissioner%20Annual%20Report%202014-15.pdf. The Fifth Report to Council covered the period from October 1st, 2015 to December 31st, 2017. It can be found at citywindsor.ca/cityhall/Municipal-Accountability-and- Transparency/Integrity-Commissioner/Documents/Report%20to%20Council%20%20October%202015%20through%20December%202017.pdf.

This Sixth Report to Council covers the term from January 1st, 2018 to December 31st, 2019. This two-year period included the last Municipal Election on October 22nd, 2018. Effectively, no activity takes place from June 30th in the year of an Election until after the initial Meeting of the new Council. Among other matters, no Complaints are investigated, and no Reports are made to Council. The prime reason for this “blackout” period, in my opinion, is to ensure that the

“Integrity Regime” is not used as a “weapon” during an election campaign. Of course, individuals may seek the advice of the Integrity Commissioner and Brief Service or Advice may be provided.

Please note: Where relevant, I have included various “Updates” on what has transpired between January 1 – June 30, 2020.

Primary Functions of The Integrity Commissioner:

The Integrity Commissioner has four primary functions: (1) Education; (2) Advisory; (3)

Complaint Investigation; and (4) Complaint Resolution and Adjudication. In addition, the Integrity Commissioner, in some instances, has a role to play as the City develops its policies or as it responds to legislative initiatives or policy development by the Province of Ontario.