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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Brock 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

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 Brock?

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

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The 2026 budget book, the mayor's 2026 budget presentation, and budgets back to 2020 are posted as PDFs on one page. The township posts the mayor's strong mayor decisions and directives on a separate page. Source

  • Yes
    Audited financial statements

    The 2025 statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") from Deloitte LLP dated August 18, 2026. The 2024 statements carry a clean opinion from Deloitte LLP dated June 9, 2025, so the 2025 opinion came about ten weeks later in the year than the one before (worked out by us). Statements are posted back to 2019. We did not find the township explaining the later date. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find the yearly statement of council remuneration and expenses on the pages we read. It may be in the meeting portal, which we could not open. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Agendas are on a separate site, events.townshipofbrock.ca. It refused a plain download of its robots.txt and its meetings page (HTTP 403), so we did not open it or read any agendas or minutes. The main website posts a short "Council Highlights" summary after each meeting. Source

  • Unknown
    Tender results

    Bids are run through an online service (bids&tenders). We did not look at whether results are posted there. Source

  • Partly
    2027 budget dates

    The township asked residents for 2027 budget priorities through a survey open until July 31, 2026 and says other chances to comment will be announced. We found no 2027 budget meeting dates. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Brock'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.

Ask for the records

Anyone can ask the town for its records under Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). You do not have to say why. Here is how it works, and the wording for the records that would answer the questions on this site.

  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

  • Reconciliation of reserves and reserve funds to cash and investments, December 31, 2025

    Note 3 shows $14,863,635 of cash and investments in the Reserve Fund. Notes 7 and 11 show $23,951,421 of reserve funds and obligatory reserve funds. A reconciliation shows where the difference sits. Related question: Why is there about $9.1 million less cash and investments in the reserve fund accounts than the reserve funds say are set aside?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the treasurer's schedule reconciling each reserve, reserve fund and obligatory reserve fund balance at December 31, 2025 to the cash and investments held for it, including any amounts owed between the Operating Fund and the Reserve Fund.

  • Contracts paid in 2025 under transportation services

    Note 19 shows $1,186,453 of contracted services in transportation in 2025, against $55,641 in 2024. Related question: Why did the cost of contracted services jump from $542,435 in 2024 to $1,712,769 in 2025?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request a list of each payment over $10,000 in 2025 coded to contracted services in transportation services (roads, bridges, sidewalks), with the supplier, amount, purpose and the procurement method used.

  • Statements of council remuneration and expenses, 2023 to 2025

    We did not find the yearly statement under section 284 of the Municipal Act, 2001 on the pages we read.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the treasurer's yearly itemized statements of remuneration and expenses for each member of council for 2023, 2024 and 2025, and the date each was given to Council.

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

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Code of Conduct and Integrity Commissioner

    The township posts its Council Code of Conduct (By-law 2843-2019-AP), the complaint procedure and several reports on complaints. We did not read the reports.

  2. Closed meeting investigator: Ontario Ombudsman

    The township says concerns about closed meetings can be sent directly to the Ontario Ombudsman. We did not find reports about Brock.

  3. Declaration of Interest Registry

    The township describes a registry of members' declarations of interest on this page. We did not read the registry.

  4. Joint Compliance Audit Committee (election finances)

    For the 2026 election Brock has joined Scugog and Uxbridge in one committee to review complaints about candidates' campaign finances. It serves from November 15, 2026 to November 14, 2030.