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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Clarence-Rockland is run by an elected council of 9 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 Clarence-Rockland?

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

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    The Budget page links the 2026 budget (a 14-page set of summary tables and the capital budget, titled as Schedules A and B to the 2026 budget by-law), the 2025 budget schedules, a 2025 draft budget book of 285 pages, and the 2024 and 2023 draft budgets. We did not find a line-by-line 2026 budget book. Source

  • Yes
    Audited financial statements

    Statements for 2020 to 2025 are posted. The 2025 statements carry an auditor's report dated May 26, 2026 (BDO Canada LLP). That report and the 2024 report both call their opinion a "Qualified Opinion" in one paragraph and say the statements "present fairly" in another. See the finding on the auditor's report. Source

  • No
    Council pay and expenses statement (Municipal Act s. 284)

    We did not find the yearly statement of council remuneration and expenses on the Council, Budget and By-laws pages we read. The By-laws and Policies page is a search list we could not read as a page. We did not try its search form. Source

  • Unknown
    Council agendas and minutes

    The meeting calendar page says council meets monthly, usually on the second Wednesday, with a closed session that may follow the open meeting. We did not find a link to agendas or minutes on that page and did not look further. Source

  • No
    Integrity Commissioner reports

    We did not find any on the Integrity Commissioner page. Source

Where the city speaks for itself

Clarence-Rockland'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 city 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 city clerk (the freedom of information coordinator), on the city’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 city 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 city 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 city’s decision.

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

  • The auditor's communications to Council on the 2025 and 2024 audits

    The 2025 and 2024 auditor's reports both name a "Qualified Opinion" and also say the statements "present fairly", with no reason given. Related question: Is the auditor's opinion on Clarence-Rockland's 2025 and 2024 statements clean or qualified?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the audit findings report or letter, and any management letter, that BDO Canada LLP gave the City or Council for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and any record that explains the words "Qualified Opinion" in the auditor's reports for those years.

  • Breakdown of accounts receivable at December 31, 2025

    The statements show accounts receivable of $8,987,885 against $2,895,714 a year earlier and no note says what it is made of. Related question: Who owes Clarence-Rockland the $8,987,885 in accounts receivable, up from $2,895,714 a year earlier?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request a schedule of the City's accounts receivable ("Débiteurs") at December 31, 2025, showing for each amount over $50,000 the type of receivable (grant, developer, other), the paying body or party, and the date it was received.

  • Statements of council remuneration and expenses for 2023, 2024 and 2025

    We did not find the yearly statement under section 284 of the Municipal Act, 2001 on the City's pages.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the City's yearly statements of remuneration and expenses paid to each member of council and to council's appointees, under section 284 of the Municipal Act, 2001, for 2023, 2024 and 2025.

The wording is a starting point, not legal advice. Narrow the dates if the city 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. Integrity Commissioner

    The City's page says the Integrity Commissioner is an independent officer who reports to Council and handles Code of Conduct complaints. It says complaints go through the Clerk. The page does not name the Commissioner, and we did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read. The 2025 draft budget has a line called "Integrity Commissioner" with a 2025 budget of 5,000.00.