Departments / Services
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Bill White (bwhite@georgianbluffs.on.ca)
Phone: 519-376-2729 ext. 225 
Fax: 519-372-1620
The Chief Administrative Officer is the head municipal staff position with the Township. The position offers effective advice and support to Council in developing and implementing policy and strategy, and provides effective leadership to the management and staff of the Township.
A CAO directs the human, financial and physical resources of the Township to ensure directives of Council are carried out. Other responsibilities include communication with the Mayor, Council, administration, ratepayers, business, non-profit groups and government officials.
The Township Strategic Plan prepared in 2008 and updated in 2010 guides the overal direction of the municipality. Of the 83 actions identified in the 2008 plan over 37% are finished or on their way to completion. Council continues to work hard implementing its Plan.
The CAO is a member of the Ontario Municipal Administrators Association and is bound by their constitution and code of ethics.
If you have any questions about the business of Georgian Bluffs do not hesitate to contact me by phone or email.
Thank you.
The Clerks Department is responsible for the day to day services to Council, members of Council, and its committees with advise, support and administrative services.
Lottery Licensing
The Clerks Department is responsible for receiving and reviewing applications and the issuing of Lottery Licenses in accordance with Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
Alcohol and Gaming Commission Ontario
Municipal Freedom of Information
The Clerks Department is responsible for processing inquiries made under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection to Privacy Act.
Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario
Stock Evaluators
In accordance with the Livestock, Poultry and Honey Bee Protection Act, where a dog or a wolf kills or injures livestock or poultry and, in the case of killing or injuring by a dog, whether the owner of the dog is known or not, the local municipality in which the killing or injuring occurred is liable to the owner of the livestock or poultry for the amount of damage determined under section 4 of the Act, and shall pay over such amount to the owner within thirty days after the amount has been so determined.
If a owner has livestock or poultry killed or injured they are required to notify the municipality or one of the two livestock evaluators in the Township and have them attend the premises to make a report of the loss. Do not destroy the carcass of the killed livestock or poultry until such time as the evalutator has completed his report.
An owner of livestock or poultry who notifies a valuer or a clerk of the municipality under subsection 2 of the Act, shall within ten days, file with the clerk of the municpality an affadavit that to the best of the owner's knowledge and belief the livestock or poultry were killed or injured by a wolf or by a dog other than a dog owned by the owner or habitually kept upon the owner's premises.
If you need to contact a Stock Evaluator please call either one of the following:
Verle Barfoot 519-376-4362
Ken Barfoot 519-371-4400 work or 519-376-8149 residence.
Animal Control
The Clerks office administers the animal control contract for Georgian Bluffs with Owen Sound Animal Shelter.
Contact the shelter at:
Renee or Todd Robbins Owen Sound/Georgian Bluffs Animal Control 2125 18th Avenue East Owen Sound, ON N4K 1W8 Phone: 519-372-1123 Pager: 519-373-5721 (after 10pm emergencies only please) Email osas@bmts.com
- Financial/Treasury
- Property Tax Information
- Property Tax Payments
- Budget Information
- Fees and Charges
- Performance Measures
- Water and Sewer Billing
- Financial Statements
Treasury
The Treasury Department is responsible for providing financial services to all municipal departments including coordinating the budgeting process and monthly monitoring of revenue and expenditure accounts.
The following is a list of specific responsibilities:
- Ensure that all Revenues and expenditures are collected, allocated, and recorded in accordance with all By-laws, regulations and budgets, as established by Council, and the Provincial and Federal Governments
- Co-ordination of the budget process
- Tax billing and collection and maintaining property tax records
- Water and Sewer billing (collection and maintenance of accounts)
- Accounts receivable billing and collection
- Processing of Accounts payable invoicing
- Processing payroll
- Management of the municipal benefit program
- Computer maintenance and up-grading and network support
- Budget Information
- Fees and Charges
- Financial Statements
- Municipal Performance Measures
- Property Tax Information
- Property Tax Payments
- Water and Sewer Billing
The Georgian Bluffs operations department is responsible for the water, roads, waste & recycling.
- Grey County Official Plan
- Zoning By Laws
- Georgian Bluffs Official Plan
- Municipal Forms
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Official Plan Amendments
The Planning Department is responsible for the review of proposed changes to the use of land as permitted by Provincial policy, County policy, or Township policy. We administer the Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw and assist property owners in their development plans. The duties include reviewing, researching and updating Council on provincial and local planning initiatives, changes in planning policy, managing development applications to alter land use and generally all matters related to land use and development.
Please keep in mind that Township Planning may be affected to a large extent by the policies of the Provincial Government through Provincial Policy Statements (PPS), Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP), various legislation and regulations. It is also affected by County policy, through the County Official Plan.
For complex zoning and or severance inquiries, we request that you fill out a request form that you may obtain at the Municipal office by contacting reception or on the forms section of this website. The Township Bylaw and Sarawak Official Plan are available for review in the municipal office any time during regular working hours.
Planning & Building Assistants Shenna Wehrle or Jennifer Burnett is available to help answer questions or review proposals prior to submission to the Municipal Planner or Chief Building Official. Jennifer can be reached at 519-376-2729 Ext 249.
Municipal Planner Bev Nicolson has office hours Monday to Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. Bev can be reached at 376-2729 Ext 228.
Assessment maps are available for viewing during regular office hours, please enguire at reception. These maps are not to be considered 100% accurate as they are not legal surveys.
PRECONSULTATION on applications is required. Please call for an appointment and be prepared to bring applications filled in to the best of your ability, along with clear, legible site plans. That way we can better help Applicants and respond to the request.
The Georgian Bluffs building and facilities department is responsible for buildings, by-laws, and facilities.
