Council

Who decides, and how you can hold them to account

Adelaide-Metcalfe is run by an elected council of 5 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the town day to day.

Current council

• MayorSue Clarkesclarke@adelaidemetcalfe.on.ca
• CouncillorMike Brodiembrodie@adelaidemetcalfe.on.ca
• CouncillorGarett Kingmagkingma@adelaidemetcalfe.on.ca
• CouncillorBetty Ann Mackinnonbmackinnon@adelaidemetcalfe.on.ca
• CouncillorAndrew Campbellacampbell@adelaidemetcalfe.on.ca

Names and official email addresses from the town's council page. None of the members lists a public social media account there.

• Yes
  Budgets posted online

  The 2026 budget (schedules, presentation and by-law), the 2025 budget and the 2024 budget are posted on one page. The page says Council approved the 2026 budget at its December 15, 2025 meeting. The 2026 by-law is a scanned image, so we read the schedules and the presentation instead. Source

• Yes
  Audited financial statements

  Statements are posted for 2020 to 2025. The 2025 statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") from Graham Scott Enns LLP dated May 19, 2026. Source

• Yes
  Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

  A yearly statement is posted for 2021 to 2025. In the 2025 statement the table's text comes out of order when read by machine, so we did not copy any pay figures from it. Source

• Unknown
  Meeting agendas and minutes

  The Township says Council meets on the first and third Monday of each month, agendas go up on the Thursday before, and agendas and minutes are on an eScribe portal. We did not open the portal, so we did not read any minutes. Source

• Unknown
  Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

  The page names the officer but we did not find any reports on it. Source

• Council meeting video on YouTube

  The Township says meetings are normally streamed live to its YouTube channel, and that a recording is available within 48 hours of a meeting. We did not check whether recordings are kept.

1. Send the request in writing to the town clerk (the freedom of information coordinator), on the town’s form or in a letter, with the $5 application fee.
2. Describe the records, not the answer you want. Dates, departments and the kind of record (a list, invoices, emails) make a request quicker and cheaper.
3. The town has 45 business days to answer (the law changed in 2026; older guides say 30 days). It can charge for search time and copies, but must send an estimate first if the fees will be over $25.
4. Some parts can be held back, such as legal advice or personal information about other people. The town must say which part of the law it relied on.
5. If you are refused, or the fees seem too high, you can appeal to the Information and Privacy Commissioner within 30 business days of the town’s decision.

The town's request form (on its Forms page) · The law · Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

• Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at December 31, 2025

  Accounts payable grew by $1,853,466 in 2025. A list by supplier and project shows what the money was owed for.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the schedule or ledger listing accounts payable and accrued liabilities at December 31, 2025, by supplier and project, with the amount owed to each and the invoice date.

  Copy the wording

• 2025 budget-to-actual report for general government

  General government cost $1,217,794 against a restated budget of $971,175.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the 2025 year-end budget-to-actual report (or the general ledger summary) for each general government account, showing budget and actual, and any staff report explaining differences.

  Copy the wording

The wording is a starting point, not legal advice. Narrow the dates if the town says a request is too broad or too costly.

1. Integrity Commissioner

   The Township says its Integrity Commissioner, an outside lawyer, reports to Council and looks into complaints under the Code of Conduct. A member of the public asks in writing through the Clerk. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the page we read.

2. Closed meeting investigator

   The Township says the same outside lawyer is its closed meeting investigator. Complaints go in writing to the Clerk. We did not find any reports on the page we read.