Clerk Services
The Township Clerk’s department is the secretary of the municipality, responsible for all manner of record-keeping throughout the administration. The Township Clerk has a special role as secretary to Council with responsibility for keeping the minutes of Council meetings. Other staff members in this Department have a wide variety of duties that are either extensions of this core function or adjuncts to it.
- Operating the Clerk's Office in accordance with the statutory requirements of the Municipal Act, Planning Act and other related statutes, as well as directions from Township Council
- Providing legislative support to Council
- Preparing Agendas, Minutes, By-laws, and Agreements and related corporate documents
- Commissioning documents, issuing marriage licenses, conducting civil marriage ceremonies, issuing burial permits
- Recording Council proceedings and maintaining the official records of the Township (by-laws, minutes, agreements, etc.)
- Responding to requests for access to municipal records received under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- Serving as a general information office with respect to a broad range of inquiries from the public
- Conducting municipal and school board elections
- The municipal lottery licensing program
The Township Clerk is responsible for recording all resolutions, decisions and other proceedings of Council, and to keep the originals or copies of all by-laws and of all minutes of the proceedings of Council.
Learn more about the MFIPPAThe Township office is no longer processing requests for Criminal Record Check/Vulnerable Sector Checks. The OPP is now processing online applications. Visit opp.ca. The price for a record check of any kind is $41.00. However, police checks required for volunteer positions are free so long as the applicant has a letter from the organization.
Please Note: Any CAS kinship or adoption applicants are to attend the Ingersoll or Tillsonburg detachments as the Township office is unable to process these applications.
Check here for information and what may be required for a Criminal Reference Check/Police Check.By-law Enforcement
The Township of Blandford-Blenheim’s Clerk Services now oversees By-law Enforcement, ensuring our municipal by-laws are administered and enforced fairly and consistently within the community.
Our By-law Enforcement team works with residents, businesses, and visitors to promote public safety, property standards, and quality of life by responding to concerns and complaints about potential by-law violations. Officers provide information about Township by-laws and encourage voluntary compliance wherever possible. When necessary, they investigate reported issues, follow up on complaints, and take appropriate enforcement action in accordance with municipal policies and provincial legislation.
By-law enforcement responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Addressing complaints about property standards, noise, parking, and other local by-law matters
• Educating property owners and occupants about their responsibilities under Township by-laws
• Working with members of the public to resolve issues and achieve compliance
For more information about by-laws, please visit the By-law Enforcement section or contact Clerk Services.
To submit a by-law complaint, please complete the online By-law Complaint Form.