PART II – THE EDUCATION FUNCTION

Education and Training:

Following the Municipal Elections held in October of 2014, I met with every Member of Council, including the Mayor. The purpose of these meetings was to educate the Members of Council regarding the main provisions of the City's Code of Conduct and to answer any questions raised by Members in this context. Following the Municipal Elections in October 2018, it was decided to adopt a different approach to the education and training of Members of Council and to expand the scope of the training to include all Members of Local Boards and Agencies, Commissions and Committees similarly subject to the City of Windsor's Code of Conduct.

The initial session was held in mid-January 2019 with Members of Council. Senior staff were also in attendance. Prior to this session, I prepared materials in conjunction with the Council Services Office to orient Members of Council to the Office of the Integrity Commissioner, to the provisions of the Code of Conduct, and the procedures outlined in the Complaints Protocol. Some information was provided on the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (MCIA) as well. The Council session lasted in excess of an hour and a half. In my view, it was a very productive session. During Orientation, Members of Council were asked to sign a statement that they had read the Code of Conduct, that they understood it, and that they were committed to abiding by its terms. All Members signed the Statement of Commitment to the Code of Conduct.

The Council training was replicated in a slightly condensed fashion in three other educational meetings – two with members of Agencies, Boards, and Committees (so called ABCs) and one with members of the boards of the City's nine Business Improvement Areas (BIAs), all of whom are subject to the provisions of the Code of Conduct. Materials were developed for these training sessions with some adaptations, depending upon the nature of the group attending the particular session. Attendance was mandatory and those in attendance were asked to sign a similar statement that they had read the Code of Conduct, that they understood it, and that