A By-law to establish a Lobby Registry and Registration System and establish the position and duties of the Lobbyist Registrar of The Regional Municipality of Peel. (This by-law effective March 1, 2017).
“business day” means a day when the offices of the Region of Peel (“Region”) are open during its regular hours of business, other than a Saturday or Sunday or other holiday.
“communication” means any form of expressive contact, including but not limited to a meeting, email, electronic messaging, facsimile transmission, letter, phone call or meaningful dialogue or exchange that materially advances a matter that is defined as lobbying, whether in a formal or in an informal setting.
“lobby” means, subject to the exclusions provided for by this by-law, any communication with a public office holder by an individual who is paid or who represents a business or financial interest with the goal of trying to influence any legislative action including development, introduction, passage, defeat, amendment or repeal of a bylaw, motion, resolution, or deveopment approval, amendment, application or termination of a Regional policy, program, directive, guideline, or the outcome of a decision on any matter before Council, a Committee of Council, or a Regional Councillor or employee of the Region acting under delegated authority and includes arrangement fo a meeting between a public office holder and a third party by other than an In-house lobbyist.
“Code of Conduct” means the Lobbyist Code of Conduct, attached as Schedule “A” to the Lobbyist Registry By-law.
“lobbyist” means, subject to the exemptions provided for in this by-law, an individual who engages in lobbying and includes:
- Consultant lobbyist – an individual who lobbies for payment on behalf of a client (another individual, company, partnership or organization).
- In-house lobbyist – an individual who is an employee, partner or sole proprietor and who lobbies on behalf of their own employer, business or organization.
- Voluntary unpaid lobbyist – an individual who lobbies without payment on behalf of a business or other organization for the benefit of the interests of the individual, business or other or organization.
“Lobbyist Registry” means a record of registration in which shall be kept returns of persons who lobby public office holders which shall include the information required pursuant to this by-law."
“public office holder” means:
- A member of Regional Council and any person on his or her staff
- The Chief Administrative Officer or a Commissioner employed by the Regional Municipality of Peel;
- An officer or employee of the Regional Municipality of Peel;
- A Member of a local board or committee established by Council and any person on his or her staff; and
- Any accountability officer appointed under the Municipal Act, 2001 including but not limited to Integrity Commissioner, Lobbyist Registrar and Closed Meeting Investigator.
- The Lobby Registry is established pursuant to Section 223.9 of Part V.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001.
- The Regional Clerk shall develop and maintain a Lobby Registry under the oversight of a Lobbyist Registrar, in which shall be kept all registrations and returns filed under this by-law.
- The Lobby Registry shall be available for public inspection through electronic, web-based access at all reasonable times.
Read three times and passed in open Council this 13th day of October, 2016.
K. Lockyer
Regional Clerk
F. Dale
Regional Chair