| Date | Meeting Type | Agenda Item Number | Reason for Disclosure |
| February 27, 2023 | Regular Council | 11.2 | My wife is a member of a body that has a pecuniary interest in this matter. |
| December 12, 2022 | Special Council | 12.2 | My spouse is a member of a body that has a pecuniary interest in this matter. |
| December 12, 2022 | ad hoc Budget Committee Meeting | 11.8 | My spouse is a member of a body that has a pecuniary interest in this matter. |
Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest
All members of Council, local boards and committees have an obligation to act honestly and responsibly when making decisions or giving advice on Council, board or committee matters. This obligation includes the disclosure of pecuniary interest.
A pecuniary interest refers to a situation where a member has a direct or indirect conflict related to a matter under consideration. A full explanation of direct and indirect pecuniary interests can be found in the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
The onus is on the member to determine whether they are affected by the pecuniary interest provisions. All members must submit their disclosures of pecuniary interest in writing to the Clerk immediately following the meeting during which they verbally disclose a pecuniary interest using the online Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest Form.
Mayor and Council Disclosures
| Date | Meeting Type | Agenda Item Number | Reason for Disclosure |
| July 28, 2025 | Regular Council | 10.7 | Not a pecuniary but conflict of interest as I am friends with the owner. |
| March 24, 2025 | Regular Council | 11.3 | I reside in a neighborhood directly adjacent to the area under discussion |
| December 16, 2024 | Regular Council | 11.1 | I have a personal relationship with one or more of the applicants. |
| April 8, 2024 | Regular Council | 13.1 | I am not certain if there is a conflict, and did not want to contact the Integrity Commissioner and spend additional tax dollars. Therefore in an abundance of caution, I will declare a conflict. |
| March 25, 2024 | Regular Council | 13.3 | I am aware that it is my right to vote, but to maintain integrity in the process, I will recuse myself. |
| January 29, 2024 | Regular Council | 9.2 | I am a member of the Canada Day Committee. |
| Date | Meeting Type | Agenda Item Number | Reason for Disclosure |
| April 22, 2024 | Regular Council | 13.1 |
Wilmot Agricultural Society - Although not acting, still named as director. Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School - My mother is the principal. |
| April 3, 2023 | Regular Council | 13.3 | My mother is the Principal of Waterloo-Oxford and the ask in the request could result in a pecuniary benefit for the school. |
| December 12, 2022 | ad hoc Budget Committee Meeting | 11.5 | I have an indirect pecuniary interest related to an organization mentioned in the agenda under item 11.5, specifically to the application in the report from group #2 "Wilmot Agricultural Society", as I am a board member of this society. The grant was listed among 25 local organizations in the report. There was no debate or formal vote about this particular grant allocation. In fact, as chair I did not vote on 11.5 and the report recommendation was carried based on a non-recorded show of hands, which can be viewed on the Township YouTube recording of the meeting at (58:21) in the video. This is an acknowledged contravention of the MCIA but it was committed through inadvertence. As soon as I realized, I discussed the incident with the Integrity Commissioner and have acted on their advice. Further, they advised they do not see this as a violation of the act since my failure to disclose the indirect interest ahead of the December 12 meeting was a result of inadvertence. |
| Date | Meeting Type | Agenda Item Number | Reason for Disclosure |
| July 28, 2025 | Regular Council | 12.4 | This design contract is to be awarded to WalterFedy where my oldest son Garth is the CEO. |
| May 5, 2025 | Committee of the Whole | 12.4, 8.4 | The engineering for this project was conducted by WalterFedy where my oldest son Garth is CEO. |
| April 7, 2025 | Committee of the Whole | 6.2 | The engineering for this project was conducted by WalterFedy where my oldest son Garth is CEO. |
| March 24, 2025 | Regular Council | 10.5, 12.3 | The engineering for this project was conducted by WalterFedy where my oldest son Garth is CEO. |
| March 3, 2025 | Committee of the Whole | 12.7 | My oldest son Garth is CEO of Walter Fedy Partnership which conducted the engineering for this project and attachment #3 is an award recommendation letter from WalterFedy. |
| January 16, 2025 | Special Council |
7.1.3 |
My late Aunt was waiting for a long term care bed at Nithview in New Hamburg when the Development Charges were waived for their expansion. I am uncertain if my original pecuniary interest still exists after her passing, as a resulted I didn't involve myself in the discussion or voting on this issue. |
| November 4, 2024 | Regular Council |
12.5, 13.1 |
The proposed building at 430 Snyder's was designed and engineered by WalterFedy Group where my oldest son Garth is the CEO. |
| September 23, 2024 | Regular Council |
14.1 |
My aunt is a resident at Nithview and one of those on the waiting list waiting for a long-term care bed. |
| August 9, 2024 | Regular Council |
7.2 |
My oldest son Garth is CEO of WalterFedy the firm which did the architectural and engineering work for the proposed building. |
| July 29, 2024 | Regular Council |
11.5 |
My son Garth Cressman is the CEO of WalterFedy, the firm contracted with for the extension. |
| November 27, 2023 | Regular Council |
11.1 |
Cachet Homes has hired WalterFedy to work on this project and my oldest son, Garth is the CEO. |
| October 30, 2023 | Regular Council |
12.2 |
Awarding of a consulting agreement to WalterFedy since the CEO is my oldest son, Garth. |
| April 3, 2023 | Regular Council |
|
WalterFedy authorized to provide Engineering Consultant Services in 2022-14 for provisional inspection and contract supervision for various projects including Greenwood Drive and my eldest son is currently CEO of WalterFedy. |
| January 16, 2023 | Regular Council |
12.1 |
Design recommendation to be awarded to WalterFedy Inc. where my son is CEO. |
| Date | Meeting Type | Agenda Item Number | Reason for Disclosure |
| September 8, 2025 | Committee of the Whole | 11.3 | I am Prevention Services Coordinator for the New Hamburg Firebirds |
| January 16, 2025 | Special Council | 7.2 | My parents live at Nithview Home Retirement and Assisted Living and Long Term Care. In the Capital Budget there were two items that affect Nithview Home with regards to the road as well as a Capital Budget Reserve Fund for waiving DC charges. I am waiting on a ruling from the Integrity Commissioner to see if this is a pecuniary interest. |
| September 23, 2024 | Regular Council | 14.1 | It is actually a conflict of interest rather than a pecuniary interest, but in speaking with the Integrity Commissioner, since my parents live at Nithview in Assisted Living and are on the Waitlist for Long Term Care, I need to declare a Conflict of Interest. |
| April 22, 2024 | Regular Council | 13.1 | I am Community Safety Liason Officer for New Hamburg Firebirds. Therefore, I will not participate in decision about granting money to them. |
| February 13, 2024 | Heritage Wilmot and Castle Kilbride Advisory Committee | 5.1 | My sister, Sharon Heyer, is half owner of this property. |
| July 24, 2023 | Regular Council | 12.3 | I am the Prevention Services Coordinator for the Firebirds. |
| June 26, 2023 | Regular Council | 13.7 | I am the Prevention Services Coordinator for the Firebirds. |
| December 12, 2022 | ad hoc Budget Committee Meeting and Special Council Meeting | 11.5, 11.8 | I am a Board Member of the Wilmot Family Resource Centre which is being considered as a Grant recipient. I am also the Safety Officer of the Firebirds, which is also being considered as a grant recipient. These affiliations also give me a conflict of interest for the Affiliation Policy. |
Committee Member Disclosures
| Date | Meeting Type | Agenda Item Number | Reason for Disclosure |
| March 18, 2025 | Wilmot Canada Day Event Task Force Meeting | 9.7.2 | I am a member of the New Hamburg Optimist Club. |
| May 20, 2025 | Wilmot Canada Day Event Task Force Meeting | 11.1 | I am a member of the New Hamburg Optimist Club. |
| Date | Meeting Type | Agenda Item Number | Reason for Disclosure |
| March 18, 2025 | Wilmot Canada Day Event Task Force Meeting | 9.6.1 | M&M Transfers will be offering the volunteer t-shirts for 2025 Wilmot Canada Day event at our cost. |
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