Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Read by hand, Oct 2026Details
This is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 youRead by hand. We read Central Frontenac'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
Central Frontenac is run by an elected council of 8 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the town day to day.
Current council
- Councillor, Ward 1 (Kennebec)Cindy Kelseyckelsey@
centralfrontenac.com - Councillor, Ward 1 (Kennebec)C. Lynn Klagescklages@
centralfrontenac.com - Councillor, Ward 2 (Olden)Bill Everettbeverett@
centralfrontenac.com - Councillor, Ward 2 (Olden)Danny Meeksdmeeks@
centralfrontenac.com - Councillor, Ward 3 (Oso)Susan Irwinsirwin@
centralfrontenac.com - Councillor, Ward 3 (Oso)Bill MacDonaldbmacdonald@
centralfrontenac.com - Councillor, Ward 4 (Hinchinbrooke)Phillip Smithpsmith@
centralfrontenac.com - Councillor, Ward 4 (Hinchinbrooke)Nicki Gowdyngowdy@
centralfrontenac.com
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 Central Frontenac?
What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 7, 2026.
- YesBudgets posted online
The budget page links one-page highlights and a department-by-department summary for 2026, plus earlier years back to 2016. The department summary prints one net amount per line, not a budget book. The page's own introduction still says Council will consider the 2023 budget by-law on February 28, 2023, so some of its text is out of date. Source
- PartlyAudited financial statements
The 2024 statements (opinion dated November 25, 2025) and the 2023 statements (opinion dated September 10, 2024) are posted, both with clean opinions. We did not find 2025 statements on the page we read. Source
- UnknownCouncil agendas and minutes
The Township sends residents to a Highbond meeting portal. That site's robots.txt asks all automated visitors to stay out of every page, so we did not read it and cannot say whether minutes are up to date. Source
- UnknownCouncil pay and expenses statement
We did not find the yearly pay and expenses statement on the township pages we read (Mayor and Council, Budget and Financial Statements, Reports and Publications). It may be in the meeting portal we could not read. Source
- PartlyTender notices
The Bids and Tenders page carried one open tender notice when we read it (a fire rescue boat, closing October 30, 2026). We did not find a list of past tender results. Source
Where the town speaks for itself
Central Frontenac'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.
- Engage Frontenac
The Township links this public engagement site from its home page. We did not read it.
- Township of Central Frontenac on Facebook
The Township links this Facebook page from its home page. We did not read it.
How to raise a concern
From the gentlest step to the most serious. Start at the top.
Integrity Commissioner
The Township posts By-law No. 2023-49, which appoints an integrity commissioner (a firm named in the by-law) starting October 1, 2023, and its Code of Conduct. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.