The municipalities of Beckwith, Carleton Place, Drummond/North Elmsley, Lanark Highlands, Mississippi Mills, Montague, Perth, Smiths Falls, and Tay Valley are currently seeking interested applicants with accounting, auditing and legal experience, from professionals who are required to adhere to codes or standards of their profession and from individuals with in-depth knowledge of the campaign financing rules for candidates and registered third parties of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, for appointment to the Joint Lanark County 2026 Election Compliance Audit Committee.

The purpose of the Compliance Audit Committee is to:

• consider compliance audit applications made by electors and decide whether they should be granted or rejected
• appoint an auditor if the compliance audit application is granted
• receive and consider the auditor’s report
• decide whether to commence legal proceedings if there is a contravention
• consider compliance audit reports prepared by the Clerk and decide whether to commence a legal proceeding against the contributor

 DEADLINE is Monday, March 30th, 2026, at 12:00 pm

If you are interested, the Terms of Reference and Application Form can be found on the Township of Montague’s 2026 Election page under the “Joint Compliance Audit Committee” section: https://www.montaguetownship.ca/government/council/election