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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

East Garafraxa 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

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 East Garafraxa?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 7, 2026.

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    A one-page summary of the 2026 and the 2025 approved budgets is posted on the Taxes page. In both PDFs the text prints the line names and the dollar figures in separate blocks, and the two do not line up, so we did not use any line of them. The Township says the budget is on a cash basis (it counts money in and out, not wear and tear on assets). Source

  • Yes
    Audited financial statements

    Audited statements for 2020 to 2025 are posted on the Treasury page. The 2025 statements carry an auditor's report dated May 26, 2026 and the 2024 statements June 10, 2025. Source

  • Yes
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    The 2025 statement is posted on the council page. Its table prints the column headings and the numbers in separate blocks, so we did not copy any pay figures. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    The council page sends readers to a calendar site for agendas and minutes. That site returned a security block page to our scripted request, so we could not check whether minutes are up to date. Source

  • Yes
    Asset management plan

    A 2026 Asset Management Plan is posted on the Treasury page. Source

  • Yes
    2022 election results and candidate finances

    The Elections page posts the certificate of results and campaign financial statements (Form 4) for several candidates. We did not read the campaign statements. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

East Garafraxa'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.

  • Township of East Garafraxa on Facebook

    The Township links this Facebook page from its home page. We did not check what it posts.

  • Council calendar

    The council page says agendas, minutes and public meetings are on this calendar. It refused our scripted request, so we did not read it.

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The council page names Principles Integrity as the Township's Integrity Commissioner and gives an email address for complaints. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.

  2. Closed meeting investigator

    The council page says the Township uses Local Authority Services as its closed meetings investigator, which passes the work to Aird Berlis LLP. Requests go to the Clerk. We did not find any investigation reports.

  3. Conflict of Interest Registry

    The council page says the 2025 registry is on the council calendar and that earlier years can be seen at the municipal office. We did not read it, because the calendar refused our scripted request.