Council Services

Under the direction of the City Clerk, Council Services is required to perform the following services: 

  • Prepare Council agendas, Council minutes, resolutions and by-laws (For council agendas, minutes and resolutions, visit Civic Corner.) 
  • Provide secretarial services to Committees of Council
  • Manage the City's records, including by-laws, minutes, agendas, agreements, deeds and orders 
  • Process access requests for corporate records under the Municipal Freedom of Information Protection and Privacy Act 
  • Provide support to Council 
  • Manage corporate customer service initiatives and 311
  • Provide Damage Claim Form
  • Provide Assessment Roll Information 
  • Provide signing authority/Commissioner of Oaths
  • Provide community liaison to community organizations and individuals 
  • Provide Council Secretariat support services to members of Council 
  • Process applications related to rezoning, official plan amendments and plan of subdivisions/condominiums in accordance with the Planning Act 
  • Process contracts, agreements and other legal documents requiring execution by the Mayor and Clerk 
  • Provide printing services to all departments in City Hall 
  • Provide daily mail services to all departments and delivery of agendas to City Council members 

Licensing:

  • Administers charitable gaming
  • Issues business, dog and public vehicle licences
  • Windsor Licence Commission grants, revokes, suspends or places conditions on licences 

By-law Enforcement:

By-law Enforcement is responsible for ensuring compliance with both the City's regulatory and licensing by-laws. The staff in By-law Enforcement respond to complaints relating to violations of City by-laws. The following is a complete listing of the by-laws that are enforced by this department:

  • 65-2007 - Lottery Licensing
  • 10056 - Sales on Highways
  • 113-2006 - Smoking
  • 136-2004 - Sale & Use of Fireworks
  • 2-2006 - Collection and Disposal of Waste
  • 200-2002 - Parks
  • 233-2001 - Vehicle Idling
  • 245-2004 - Animal Control
  • 3-2006 - Yard Maintenance and Anti-Littering
  • 8544 - Snow/Ice Removal on Sidewalks
  • 6153 - Snow/Ice Removal on Highways
  • 6716 - Noise
  • 8156 - Keeping of Animals
  • 250-2004 - Signs
  • 395-2004 - Licensing
  • 137-2007 - Public Vehicles