Council

Who decides, and how you can hold them to account

Georgina 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

• MayorMargaret Quirkmquirk@georgina.ca
• Regional CouncillorNaomi Davisonndavison@georgina.ca
• Councillor, Ward 1Charlene Biggerstaffcbiggerstaff@georgina.ca
• Councillor, Ward 2Dan Fellinidfellini@georgina.ca
• Councillor, Ward 3Dave Neesondneeson@georgina.ca
• Councillor, Ward 4Dale Gengedgenge@georgina.ca
• Councillor, Ward 5Lee Daleldale@georgina.ca

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

• Yes
  Budgets posted online

  Full budget books for 2022 to 2026 are posted as PDFs on one page, with older years back to 2009. The 2026 book is dated January 7, 2026 in its file name. Source

• Yes
  Audited financial statements

  The 2025 consolidated statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") from KPMG LLP dated June 17, 2026. Statements for 2017 to 2024 are posted on the same page. Source

• Unknown
  Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

  We did not find the yearly statement on the Town's website pages we read. Staff reports are on the eScribe meeting portal, which refused a scripted download of its documents (HTTP 403), so we did not read any. Source

• Unknown
  Meeting agendas and minutes

  Agendas and minutes are on an eScribe portal. Its home page loads, but document downloads refused a plain scripted request, so we did not read any minutes. Source

• Partly
  Integrity Commissioner reports

  One investigation report is listed on the Integrity Commissioner page. We did not look for others in council agendas. Source

• GeorginaTown on YouTube

  The Town links this YouTube channel from its Agendas, Minutes and Meetings page. We did not check whether council meeting videos are posted and kept there.

• Building Georgina

  The Town's public engagement site, where it runs its 2027 budget consultation.

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

• Replacement Civic Centre: final cost and funding

  The Town says the project is on budget. Residents have not been shown the final cost against the $54.1M approved. Related question: How is the Town paying for the Replacement Civic Centre, and what does it mean that its reserve is $13,590,678 in the red?.

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  I request, under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act: Please provide the most recent report to Council or cost summary showing the total spent and committed on the Replacement Civic Centre, compared with the approved project budget of $54.1M, and the schedule showing each reserve borrowed from for the project and its repayment dates.

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• Property tax arrears at December 31, 2025

  Taxes receivable rose from $12,587,065 to $18,193,460 and the documents we read do not say why. Related question: Why did property taxes owed to the Town rise 45% in a year, with older unpaid taxes up about 43%?.

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  I request, under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act: Please provide the number of properties in tax arrears at December 31 of 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the total arrears and the amount collected from them in the following year, and any staff report to Council on tax collection in 2025.

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• Council remuneration and expenses, 2025

  The Municipal Act, section 284, requires the treasurer to give Council a yearly statement of what each member was paid. We could not read the Town's copy.

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  I request, under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act: Please provide the statement of remuneration and expenses paid to each member of Council and to members of local boards for 2023, 2024 and 2025, as provided to Council under section 284 of the Municipal Act, 2001.

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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. Integrity Commissioner

   The Town says Council appointed ADR Chambers Inc. to provide Integrity Commissioner services, with a contract that can be renewed through December 2029. The page lists one investigation report (IC-112-0819) under Integrity Commissioner Reports. We did not read it, and we did not find any other report or annual report posted on that page.

2. Code of Conduct

   The Town's page says Council adopted its Code of Conduct on November 7, 2018.