Joel Field
Councillor · seen 2017-04-24 to 2026-07-13 · served 2014–2018, 2018–2022, 2022–2026
5substantive motions movedof 59 meetings the minutes record them at
2procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
0substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
2meetings recorded absentof 59 they were on the record for
—recorded votes, for–againstthis council recorded no vote they took part in
Vote count and office as published by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2022 municipal election results (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Everything else on this page is read from Petrolia’s own minutes.
In their own words, via the Town
Petrolia does not publish a description of this member on its council pages, or this record has not found one.
This council rarely calls recorded votes, so individual positions are only on the record where one was demanded. Under the Municipal Act that is the council's choice, not an omission in this record.
Meetings the minutes record them as absent from (2)
EM Advisory ComSeptember 16, 2025
Public Information Meeting - 322 Eureka StreetFebruary 5, 2024
Substantive motions moved (all 5)
THAT the Petrolia Emergency Advisory Committee accept with regret the retirement of Ms. Colleen Johnston; AND THAT the Council of the Town of Petrolia be advised of the change in composition for CEMC appointments
Emergency Management Committee, November 15, 2023 · Carried
THAT the Council of the Town of Petrolia adopt the agenda of the February 5, 2018 special meeting as circulated.
Council - Special Meeting, February 5, 2018 · Carried
WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Petrolia has agreed to appoint Rick Charlebois, CAO/Treasurer for the Town of Petrolia effective March 5, 2018; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Town of Petrolia give direction that effective in his position Rick bring forward a report that will deal with the following items, at a minimum: Page 3 of 8 Council - Special Meeting February 5, 2018 1. Changes in work
Council - Special Meeting, February 5, 2018 · Carried
THAT the agenda of the November 14, 2017 Special meeting of Council Adopted as presented.
Council - Special Meeting, November 14, 2017 · Carried
THAT Manny Baron’s resignation from his appointment as the Town’s Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk, effective November 14, 2017, in accordance with the terms set out in the Agreement and Release executed by Mr. Baron on November 10, 2017 be accepted and approved by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Petrolia.
Council - Special Meeting, November 14, 2017 · Carried
In the record
57meetings recorded presentthe minutes record presence, not a rate
3conflicts of interest declareda member saying they should not vote on a matter
1,291votes in 2022Local Councillor, incumbent
Council - Regular Session November 14, 2023
and completed the necessary declaration on item 14) Lambton Sanitation, and moved back from the table and did not participate in consideration or vote in respect to this matter
Council - Regular Session September 11, 2023
and completed the necessary declaration on item 13) Lambton Sanitation, and moved back from the table and did not participate in consideration or vote in respect to this matter
Council - Regular Session May 8, 2023
and completed the necessary declaration on item 14) Paladin Security, and moved back from the table and did not participate in consideration or vote in respect to this matter
What this does not measure
- Motions moved is not a measure of effectiveness. Who moves a motion is often a seat convention or a committee role, and the member who does the work on a file is frequently not the one who reads it out.
- Nobody is ranked against anybody. These figures are counted against this member's own meetings and are never totalled or compared.
- Absence is not explained. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why. Illness, a declared conflict and a family emergency all appear the same way.
- What was said is not here. This record reads the minutes, which record decisions, not debate.
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