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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Georgian Bluffs is run by an elected council of 7 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 Georgian Bluffs?

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

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The budget page posts the 2026 Mayor's Budget Presentation (November 14, 2025) with three appendices, the October 22, 2025 business plan session and the 2025 budget strategic session material. We did not find a full budget book or a line-by-line budget on the page. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    Statements for 2022, 2023 and 2024 are posted. The 2024 statements carry a qualified opinion from MNP LLP dated October 30, 2025. We did not find 2025 statements on the page when we read it on October 5, 2026. Source

  • Yes
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    Yearly reports are posted for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. The 2025 and 2024 tables are laid out in a way that scrambles when read by machine, so we did not copy member-by-member pay. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Agendas and minutes are on an eScribe portal. We did not read any minutes. Source

  • Yes
    Mayoral decisions under strong-mayor powers

    The Township lists each Mayoral Decision and Direction, with the date signed and a link, on its Mayoral Powers page. Source

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

  • Investment policy and a list of where cash was held at December 31, 2025

    The 2024 note says $22,738,147 of $26,036,933 was at one bank. The policy shows the limit on holding cash at one institution. Related question: Why was $22,738,147 of the Township's $26,036,933 in cash at one bank at the end of 2024, when deposit insurance covers $100,000?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the Township's current investment policy and a list of the institutions where cash and investments were held at December 31, 2025, with the amount at each.

  • Work plan for the asset retirement obligations assessment

    The auditor's qualified opinion in 2023 and 2024 depends on this work. A plan shows the date it will be finished. Related question: Why have the Township's last two audits each come with a qualified opinion, and when will it be fixed?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the Township's work plan, timeline and any reports for the assessment of asset retirement obligations (PS 3280), including the facilities review it is part of.

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 and Council Code of Conduct

    The Township posts its Council Code of Conduct (By-law 2019-012) and a formal complaints page that names an Integrity Commissioner, the Ombudsman and the CAO as the bodies that receive complaints. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.

  2. Closed meeting investigator: Ontario Ombudsman

    The Township's closed sessions page tells residents to raise a concern with the Clerk first, then to complain to the Ombudsman of Ontario. We did not look for Ombudsman reports about the Township.

  3. Registry of declarations of pecuniary interest

    The Township posts a list of declarations by meeting date, member, agenda item and reason, with a link to each form. We did not read the forms and did not build any finding on them.