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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Horton 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

  • MayorDaina Proctor
  • Deputy MayorTom Webster
  • CouncillorGlen Campbell
  • CouncillorLane Cleroux
  • CouncillorDoug Humphries

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 Horton?

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

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    The Finance page lists budget presentations (slide decks) for 2024, 2025 and 2026. We did not find a full adopted budget book. The levy and the Ontario Regulation 284/09 report for each year are in the council meeting packages. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    We did not find audited statements for 2024 or 2025 on the Finance page. The 2024 statements are in the July 22, 2025 council package, marked "Draft", with an auditor's report that gives a clean opinion ("present fairly"). Council approved the 2025 statements on July 28, 2026, but we did not find them posted. Source

  • Yes
    Agendas and minutes

    Full meeting packages and minutes for 2024, 2025 and 2026 are posted. The newest minutes we found are for September 8, 2026. Source

  • Partly
    Council pay statement (Municipal Act s. 284)

    The 2024 statement is attached to the March 4, 2025 council package. Council accepted a 2025 report in 2026, but we did not find the 2025 statement as a separate posting or inside the packages we read, so we have not filled in the pay table. Source

  • Yes
    Tender and bid results

    The May 26, 2026 package reports all four bids for the fire tanker, with prices and the winner. Source

  • Yes
    Closed sessions

    Minutes say why council went in under the Municipal Act and record the time it came out. By our count 12 of the 2025 meetings with minutes had a closed session. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Horton'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.

  • Horton Township on YouTube

    The Township links this YouTube channel from its website. We did not check whether council meeting videos are posted there.

  • Township of Horton on Facebook

    The Township links this Facebook page from its website. Staff say public meeting notices are also posted there.

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Township has an outside Integrity Commissioner and posts annual reports for 2022, 2023 and 2024 and one complaint report from 2018. The 2024 report says there were no complaints and no requests for advice that year. We did not find a 2025 report on the page.