Governance
Full Authority Board & Governance
A Conservation Authority is managed by board members appointed by the municipalities within its jurisdiction. It is the board members responsibility to represent the views of the citizens within their respective municipalities. In this way, local input into the activities, operations and projects of the Authority is provided. Cataraqui Conservation has 17 board members appointed by the councils of the 11 municipalities that lie either wholly or partly within the Cataraqui watershed.
Legislation, regulations and Cataraqui Conservation By-laws:
- Order In Council
- Administration By-Law Rev. 5
- Member Code of Conduct Rev. 1
- Member Conflict of Interest Policy Rev. 1
Ministry Notices:
- Dec. 13, 2023 - Minister's direction for conservation authorities regarding fees
- Dec. 28, 2022 - Minister's direction for conservation authorities regarding fee changes associated with planning, development and permitting fees.
- Dec. 28, 2022 - Policy: Minister's list of classes of programs and services in respect of which conservation authorities may charge a fee.
Municipal Agreements
Memorandums of Understanding with member municipalities:
- Town of Gananoque - Service Level Agreement (Land Use Planning & Review Services)
- Current planning & permit municipal service agreements
Conservation Authority Act Category 2 Agreements with member municipalities:
- City of Kingston - Highgate Creek Channelization Water Control Structure Agreement
- City of Brockville - Booths Falls Diversion Channel Agreement
- City of Brockville - Buell's Creek Detention Basin Water Control Structure Agreement
Conservation Authority Act Category 3 Agreements with member municipalities for Locally Supported Services:
- Township of Greater Napanee
- Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley
- Front of Yonge Township
- Township of Rideau Lakes
- City of Kingston
- Town of Gananoque
- Athens Township
- Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands
- Township of South Frontenac
- City of Brockville
- Loyalist Township
Conservation Authorities Act Implementation Documents
- Transition Plan - December 08, 2021
- Programs & Services Inventory Version 1 - February 23, 2022
- Programs & Services Inventory Version 2 - September 28, 2022
- Programs & Services Inventory Version 3 - January 31, 2024
Budget and Financials
- Operating Budget
- Municipal Levies
- Fee Schedules & Fee Policy
- Capital Forecast
- Audited Financial Statements
Strategic Plans & Annual Metrics Reports
- Cataraqui Conservation Strategic Plan 2024 to 2027
- Programs & Services - Annual Metrics: 2018, 2019, 2020 (see annual reports for 2021 onward)
- Annual Reports