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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Dysart et al is run by an elected council of 6 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 Dysart et al?

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

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    The Budget and Reporting page links the yearly tax-levy schedules (2020 to 2025) and the audited statements, but we did not find a 2026 budget or a budget book on it. Source

  • Yes
    Audited financial statements

    The 2025 statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") from Baker Tilly KDN LLP dated July 30, 2026. Statements for 2020 to 2025 are linked. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find a yearly statement of council pay and expenses. The council page links the remuneration by-law on the meeting portal, which does not allow automated reading, so we did not read it. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Agendas and minutes are on a CivicWeb portal whose robots.txt disallows all automated access, so we did not read any. Source

  • Yes
    Council meeting videos

    The Municipality says meetings are livestreamed on YouTube and previous meetings can be viewed there. Source

  • Yes
    Asset Management Plan

    The 2025 Asset Management Plan is posted as a PDF. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Dysart et al'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.

  • Dysart et al on YouTube

    The Municipality says council meetings have been livestreamed to its YouTube page since May of 2020 and links the page from its council web page. We did not check which videos are posted.

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

  • Breakdown of "Rents and financial" for 2025

    Note 11 shows $548,221 against a budget of $17,400. A list of the accounts behind it shows what the money was. Related question: Why did "Rents and financial" spending come in at $548,221 when the budget was $17,400?.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the general ledger accounts and 2025 totals that make up the "Rents and financial" line in note 11 of the 2025 consolidated financial statements, and the 2025 budget lines for the same accounts.

  • Landfill closure cost estimate used for 2025

    The retirement obligation rose from $4,342,412 to $6,542,913. The estimate shows what changed. Related question: Why did the cost of closing Dysart's landfill sites go up by $2,200,501 in a year, after dropping the year before?.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the landfill closure and post-closure cost estimate used for the asset retirement obligation in the 2025 financial statements, and the 2024 estimate it replaced.

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. Integrity Commissioner

    The Municipality's council page describes an Integrity Commissioner who reports directly to Council. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.

  2. Registry of declarations of pecuniary interest

    The council page links a registry as a PDF. We did not read it.