Council

Who decides, and how you can hold them to account

Coleman is run by an elected council of 5 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the town day to day.

Current council

• MayorDan Cleroux
• Councillor (Deputy Mayor)Lois Perry
• CouncillorSue Cote
• CouncillorMarilyn Lubbock
• CouncillorPatrick Rieux

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

Top number: pay. Second number: benefits and expenses together, such as health cover, mileage, conferences and training. Exactly what goes in it differs a little from town to town; the note below says what this town’s statement includes. Some members take the town’s health plan and some do not, so a higher second number is not a problem by itself. The statements give only totals; the receipts behind them can be requested from the clerk.

Each year links to the town's statement. From the Treasurer's Statements of Remuneration and Expenses under section 284 of the Municipal Act, 2001, for 2025 and 2024 (text layer read in full). "Pay" is regular plus special meeting pay. "Other" is expenses. Members are paid at different rates for different roles, so the table is not a ranking. One member also received a separate honorarium for sitting on an outside board, reported by the Township in its own table below this one, and is not included here. The 2024 statement is the earliest we read.

• Yes
  Budgets posted online

  Budget books are posted for 2022 to 2026 on one page. The 2026 book explains each line in plain notes. Source

• Yes
  Audited financial statements

  Statements are posted for 2020 to 2025. The 2025 statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") from Kemp Elliott & Blair LLP dated May 25, 2026. The 2024 statements are posted as a scan with no text layer, so we could not read them. Source

• Yes
  Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

  The yearly statement is posted for 2024 and 2025. Source

• Unknown
  Meeting agendas and minutes

  The agendas and minutes page loads its list of files with a script, and the list was empty when we fetched it. We did not read any agendas or minutes. Source

• Yes
  Conflict of interest registry

  A table of declarations (meeting date, item number and reason) is posted. Source

• Unknown
  Tender results

  The bids and tenders page links the procurement by-law. We did not find posted results of past tenders. Source

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

• Water system improvement charge schedule and recovery plan

  Note 17 says the water system's deficit of $161,401 will be recovered as improvement charges are collected. A schedule shows how much is expected each year. Related question: Why does the water system for 43 users still run a shortfall, and who covers it?.

  Show the request wordingHide the wording

  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the schedule of water system improvement charges still to be collected, the yearly amounts expected, and any report to Council on recovering the water system deficit shown in note 17 of the 2025 consolidated financial statements.

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• Grader replacement loan: quotes, term and payments

  The 2026 budget counts a $225,000 loan for a grader but we did not find the repayment in the budget lines. Related question: How will the Township pay back the new $225,000 loan for a grader, having just paid off its only debt?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the report to Council, quotes or financing offers, and the repayment schedule for the $225,000 grader replacement loan in the 2026 budget.

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• Landfill closure cost estimate behind the asset retirement obligation

  Note 10 says the latest waste capacity study is dated January 16, 2016. Related question: Is the landfill clean-up estimate up to date, and how will the Township pay for it?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the landfill closure and post-closure cost estimate, and the waste capacity study dated January 16, 2016, used for the asset retirement obligation in note 10 of the 2025 consolidated financial statements.

  Copy the wording

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

1. Council Code of Conduct (By-law 19-09)

   The Township posts its Code of Conduct by-law on its council page. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read. The 2026 budget has a line for Integrity Commissioner services.

2. Registry of declarations of conflict of interest

   The Township posts a table of declarations by meeting date and agenda item. We did not read the meetings behind it.