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Municipality of the County of Richmond "Grant Disclosure" Policy
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Title
Grant Disclosure Policy
Approved by Council
Date: October 28, 2025
Policy Review Notification
Date: October 9, 2025
Policy Review
Date: October 14, 2025
I certify this to be a true copy of the Grant Disclosure Policy as adopted by the
Municipal Council of Richmond County at a Public Meeting held October 28, 2025.
______________________
Shelley David
Municipal Clerk
1.
Policy Statement
1.1 Pursuant to Section 65(C) of the Municipal Government Act, it shall be the
policy of the Municipality of the County of Richmond that all grant funding
provided each year by the Municipality to community organizations be
publicly disclosed according to the conditions as set out in this policy.
Grant disclosure policies under Section 65(C):
(1)
The council shall adopt a policy that requires the municipality to disclose
to the public a list of recipients of grants made by the municipality and
the amounts of those grants.
(2)
A policy adopted under subsection (1) must include the (a) frequency
and timing of disclosure; (b) content to be included in a disclosure; and
(c) form in which the disclosure must be made.
(3)
A policy adopted under subsection (1) may include any other matter that
the council considers necessary or advisable to carry out effectively the
intent and purpose of the policy.
2.
Short Title
2.1 This Policy is entitled "Grant Disclosure Policy".
3.
Frequency and Timing of Disclosure
3.1 Prior to June 30th of each year, the Municipality shall publicly disclose all
grant funding provided in the previous fiscal year through one master list of
all recipients.
Municipality of the County of Richmond "Grant Disclosure" Policy
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4.
Content to be Included in Disclosure
4.1 The following information must be included in the disclosure:
a) The name of the recipient organization with the total granted amount, the
type of grant as defined in the current funding framework.
5.
Form in Which the Disclosure Must be Made
5.1 Disclosure of such grant funding shall be on our municipal website and as
per the Strategic Communications Plan.
5.2 Additional communication channels used for disclosure are listed in the
Strategic Communication Plan.
6.
Responsibilities
6.1 Municipal Council will be responsible to:
a) review, amend, and adopt the grant disclosure policy.
6.2 The CAO will be responsible to:
a) implement the grant disclosure policy; and
b) support staff in the annual disclosure.
6.3 The Director of Finance will be responsible for producing the master list of
grant recipients for disclosure.
6.4 The Municipal Clerk will be responsible for publishing the disclosure as per
the Communication/Dissemination of Information standard operating
procedures.
7.
Policy Review/Amendment Schedule
7.1 This Policy was last reviewed :
Date of Review
Approved/Amended
October 14, 2025
- Reword section 4.1(a): "The name of the recipient
organization with the total granted amount, the type of grant
as defined in the current funding framework."
- Remove section 4.1(b) and 4.1(c).
- Remove section 4.2.
- Reword section 5.1: "Disclosure of such grant funding shall
be on our municipal website and as per the Strategic
Communications Plan."
- Remove section 6.1(b).
- Replace CFO with Director of Finance in 6.3.
October 28,2025
New Policy
October 23, 2023