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Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Read by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date. Check the sources, and tell us if you spot a mistake. What this site can't tell you
Read by hand. We read Arran-Elderslie's own documents for this site in October 2026; the Sources page lists which ones. The comparisons with other places still come from the Province's yearly reports.

Council

Who decides, and how you can hold them to account

Arran-Elderslie is run by an elected council of 7 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the town day to day.

Current council

  • MayorSteve Hammell
  • Deputy MayorJennifer Shaw
  • Arran Ward CouncillorRyan Nickason
  • Chesley Ward CouncillorDarryl Hampton
  • Elderslie Ward CouncillorBrian Dudgeon
  • Paisley Ward CouncillorMoiken Penner
  • Tara Ward CouncillorPeter Steinacker

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

How open is Arran-Elderslie?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 5, 2026.

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    Budget documents are posted for 2019 to 2026 on one page. For 2026 the page says the Strong Mayor's Budget, Draft 2, was adopted as final on December 24, 2025. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    Statements are posted for 2017 to 2024. The newest, for 2024, carries a qualified opinion from MNP LLP dated November 14, 2025. We did not find statements for 2025 on the page we read on October 5, 2026. Source

  • Partly
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    Yearly statements are posted for 2018 to 2025. We did not enter the pay tables into this pack, because the text layer of the 2024 and 2025 PDFs puts some amounts in columns that do not line up with the names. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    The agendas and minutes page loads its calendar with a script, so we did not read any minutes. The page says archived minutes before April 2021 can be viewed by choosing a date, and it carries a notice that the livestream of one meeting in 2023 was unavailable for a portion of the meeting. Source

  • Unknown
    Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

    We did not find any reports on the pages we read. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Arran-Elderslie's official channels, as linked from its own website. Council members may also post on their own pages; we link only to official municipal channels.

How to raise a concern

From the gentlest step to the most serious. Start at the top.

  1. Council Code of Conduct

    The Municipality posts its Code of Conduct for members of Council (2021) on its accountability page. We did not find the name of an Integrity Commissioner, or any Integrity Commissioner reports, on the pages we read.

  2. Declaration of Interest Registry

    The Municipality says the registry now sits on the Council Meeting Calendar. It also posts older registries for 2019 and 2021 as PDFs, and says there is none to display for 2020. We did not read the registry itself.

  3. Compliance Audit Committee

    The Municipality has a page on its Compliance Audit Committee, which looks at complaints about election campaign finances. We did not read it.