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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Faraday'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.
A clear, checkable guide to Faraday's budget, taxes and council decisions. A small rural township in Hastings County, next to Bancroft, with a mayor, a deputy mayor and three councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.
$3,281,300the Township's share of landfill closure and care, at December 31, 2024
Faraday and the Town of Bancroft share a landfill. When a landfill closes, the owner must cap it and watch it for years. The 2024 statements record the Township's half of that future bill as $3,281,300, up from $3,156,900 the year before, after adding $124,400 for the passing of time. The Township keeps two savings accounts (reserves) for the landfill: "Landfill closure costs" at $575,400 and "Landfill reclamation" at $350,000. Together that is $925,400, or about $2,355,900 less than the bill (worked out by us).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$106,000.002026 budget for engineer services, against $17,790.11 spent in 2025
In the 2026 budget's environmental services section (waste, landfill and recycling), the line "Engineer Services" is $106,000.00. The same line shows $17,790.11 spent in 2025 against a 2025 estimate of $45,000.00. The section's total is also higher: $413,400.00 for 2026, against $294,034.64 spent in 2025.
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$123,883.28increase in the amount to be raised by 2026 taxes, over 2025
The 2026 budget says $3,111,490.07 is to be raised by taxes, against $2,987,606.79 in 2025, an increase of $123,883.28 (printed as a percent increase of 4.146572448). The Township had no balance on its credit facility at the end of 2024 and held $7,359,286 in unrestricted cash and $8,735,969 in reserves (savings set aside for a purpose). The 2025 budget estimated total spending of $4,928,587.00 and the budget page shows $4,273,322.29 actually spent, about $655,265 less (worked out by us). The 2026 estimate is $4,940,917.00.
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$521,454health services expense in 2023, against $19,990 in 2024
The statements show a "Health services" expense of $521,454 in 2023, against $19,990 in 2024 (budget $20,600). The statements say this function "consists of external transfers for physician recruitment costs". The "External transfers" line of the expense table fell from $617,284 in 2023 to $112,955 in 2024.
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$2,922,3042023 annual surplus, against $205,983 in 2024
The 2024 statements show an annual surplus of $2,922,304 for 2023 and $205,983 for 2024. The 2023 figure includes a one-time credit of $(2,803,000) under "Change in landfill closure and post-closure liability", the year the Township adopted a new accounting rule for retirement of assets. The same statements show an adjustment of $(2,927,100) for that rule in the 2023 column, which is not cash.
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$128,430"Rents and financial" in 2024, against a budget of $4,000
In the expense table of the 2024 statements, "Rents and financial" was budgeted at 4,000 and came to 128,430 (233,630 in 2023). The cash flow statement lists "Accretion expense" (the yearly growth of the landfill bill as it comes closer in time) of 124,400 in 2024 and 229,800 in 2023. The gaps left over are about 4,030 and 3,830 (worked out by us), close to the budget of 4,000. The statements do not say which line carries the accretion, so we cannot be sure.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
0council pay statements found on the Township's site
Ontario law (Municipal Act, section 284) asks a municipality to publish what it paid each council member each year. We did not find that statement on the Township's website, on its Taxation and Finance page, or in its list of posted documents. The 2025 financial statements are posted (June 2026) as a scanned picture with no readable text, so we did not use them. The Township says council minutes and agendas are now on a separate portal run by an outside company, and that portal tells automated readers to stay out, so we did not read any minutes.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
2council seats filled by acclamation on August 24, 2026
The Township's declaration of acclamation, dated August 24, 2026, names one certified candidate each for mayor and deputy mayor, so those two seats will not go to a vote. Its official list of certified candidates also names seven people for councillor. The Township's council page lists a mayor, a deputy mayor and three councillors. We do not name candidates here.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
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