Tantramar council is considering a new confidentiality policy that would add council members themselves to a list of people required to sign a Pledge of Confidentiality to protect “confidential, personal or health information” of the municipality, its residents, employees and clients.
Councillors are already required to adhere to confidentiality rules outlined in the Council Code of Conduct bylaw, but CAO Jennifer Borne says that adding councillors to the pledge policy will service as “an acknowledgement, by employees, by council, that would go on a personnel file, acknowledging that they’re familiar with the information and that they will adhere to it.”
CHMA News explains what elements are being considered under the new policy, who would be covered and why.
