TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL BYLAW NO. 807 - OATH OF OFFICE BYLAW

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL

BYLAW NO. 807

A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH THE OATH OR SOLEMN AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL

WHEREAS section 120 of the Community Charter permits a Council, by bylaw, to establish the oath or solemn affirmation of office for the Mayor and Council;

NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Town of View Royal, in open meeting assembled enacts as follows:

Schedule “A” is hereby adopted as the oath of office for the Mayor and Councillors.
This Bylaw may be cited as the Oath of Office Bylaw No. 807, 2011.

READ A FIRST TIME THIS 21^st DAY OF JUNE, 2011

READ A SECOND TIME THIS 21^st DAY OF JUNE, 2011

READ A THIRD TIME THIS 21^st DAY OF JUNE, 2011

ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CLERK AND SEALED WITH THE SEAL OF THE TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL THIS 5^th DAY OF JULY, 2011.

MAYOR _______________________________ CLERK _______________________________

SCHEDULE "A"

OATH OF OFFICE

I, [full name of Mayor/Councillor], do [swear/solemnly affirm] that:

I am qualified to hold the office of Mayor/Councillor [insert office as applicable] for the Town of View Royal to which I have been elected;

I have not, by myself or any other person, knowingly contravened the Local Government Act respecting vote buying or intimidation in relation to my election to the office;

I will faithfully perform the duties of my office and will not allow any private interest to influence my conduct in public matters;

as required by section 100 of the Community Charter, I will disclose any direct or indirect pecuniary interest I have in a matter and will not participate in the discussion of the matter and will not vote in respect of the matter; and

as required by section 117 of the Community Charter, unless specifically authorized otherwise by Council, I will keep in confidence any record held in confidence by the municipality until that record is released to the public as lawfully authorized or required, and I will keep in confidence any information considered in any part of a Council or Committee meeting that was lawfully closed to the public, until the Council or Committee discusses the information at a meeting that is open to the public or releases the information to the public, and I recognize that I may be held liable if I contravene my duty to respect confidentiality.

SWORN/AFFIRMED by the above named Mayor/Councillor before me at View Royal, British Columbia the ______ day of _______________, 20___.

_______________________________ Corporate Officer

_______________________________ [full name of Mayor/Councillor]

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL BYLAW NO. 807 - OATH OF OFFICE BYLAW