Administration

Chief Administrative Officer
Director of Administration/Town Clerk

As the liaison between Council and staff, the CAO and Clerk ensure Council directives are carried out.

The following are divisions within the Administration Department:

Accessibility
Customer Service
Legislative Services
Provincial Offenses Court
By-law Enforcement and Licensing

Chief Administrative Officer

The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) assists Council to achieve its objectives by coordinating the advice and activities of Town staff. The CAO is the senior municipal staff member, and develops long-term corporate objectives to improve the municipality’s effectiveness, efficiency and economy while also representing the municipality on matters involving the Province of Ontario, Greater Toronto Area, Region of Peel, and other intergovernmental affairs.

Douglas A. Barnes
Chief Administrative Officer
Town of Caledon
Doug Barnes has an extensive public service career in the Town of Caledon and in four provincial ministries:   Municipal Affairs and Housing, Public Infrastructure Renewal, Environment and Finance.
Doug’s current role as Chief Administrative Officer of the Town of Caledon started in November 2007.  As CAO he is responsible for the administration of all Town departments and providing direct support to the Mayor and Council.
From 2004 to 2007 he built a new housing division in the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and led the reform of the old Tenant Protection Act to become the new Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.  His responsibilities included carrying out the government’s commitment to create 20,000 affordable housing units and implement the rest of the new Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Agreement.  His division spent about a year negotiating the new agreement, which was signed in April 2005.
Before taking on the role of building a new Housing Division, Doug led the government’s evaluation and policy response to the Walkerton Inquiry, a file that involved leading major consultations and policy development on source water protection. The results were the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Sustainable Sewer and Water Act and the Nutrient Management Act.
Doug is a graduate of York University in economics and political science.

Director of Administration/Town Clerk

The Town Clerk’s office is responsible for statutory duties sanctioned by the Province; responding to requests under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; managing the Town’s records including Council agendas/minutes and by-laws; acting as secretariat to Council and its committees, and all follow-up necessary to effect decisions of Council.

The Clerk is the returning officer for municipal elections.