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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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Brantford'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

Brantford is run by an elected council of 11 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the city day to day.

Current council

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

How open is Brantford?

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

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The City Budget page links the final 2026, 2025 and 2024 budget summaries and the OpenBook tool. The PDFs are short summaries of net spending by department. The detailed budget lives in OpenBook, which we could not read by script. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    The Annual Reporting page links the 2024 and 2023 consolidated financial statements. The 2024 auditor's report is dated June 11, 2025 and the 2023 one June 12, 2024. We did not find 2025 statements on October 5, 2026. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    The yearly statement is a council report on eScribe. Its downloads are blocked to scripts, so we did not read it and have not quoted any pay figures. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas, minutes and video

    Agendas and minutes are on eScribe, which loads by script and blocks scripted file downloads. We did not read any minutes. Source

  • Partly
    Closed meeting investigator

    The Closed Meetings page explains how to ask for an investigation (form and $50.00 fee) but we did not find who the investigator is. Source

  • Yes
    Mayoral decisions

    Posted as PDFs, 2023 to 2026. Some are scanned images, which we did not rely on. Source

  • Yes
    2022 candidate financial statements

    The City posts filed statements as PDFs by ward and office, with a notice of defaults list. We did not read them. Source

Where the city speaks for itself

Brantford'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.

  • Council and Committees Calendar

    The City's calendar and meeting portal (eScribe) with agendas, reports and minutes. Report file downloads sit behind a browser check that blocks scripted downloads.

  • OpenBook

    The City's online tool for reading the operating and capital budgets, linked from its City Budget page.

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Closed meeting investigation

    The City's Closed Meetings page explains that any person can ask for an investigation of a closed meeting by sending a form and a $50.00 fee to the City Clerk. We did not find the name of the investigator or any past investigator reports on the page.

  2. Mayoral decisions and directions

    Brantford's mayor has strong-mayor powers. The City lists every written decision and direction since 2023, including by-law approvals, the Deputy Mayor appointment and the budget process.

  3. Code of Conduct and Gift Registry

    The City has pages for the Code of Conduct and a Gift Registry. We did not read them, and we did not find a list of Integrity Commissioner reports.