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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Kearney 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

  • MayorCheryl Philip
  • Deputy MayorMichael Rickward
  • CouncillorKeven Beaucage
  • CouncillorHeather Pateman
  • CouncillorJill Sharer

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 Kearney?

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

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    The budget page links budgets for 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The 2023 to 2026 files we opened are pictures of pages with no text, so we could not read them and used no figure from them. The Town says it passes a capital budget before the operating budget. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    Statements are posted for 2018 to 2024. The 2023 statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") from Grant Thornton LLP. The 2024 statements are a picture of the pages with no text, so we did not use them. We did not find 2025 statements. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    The Mayor and Council page links a Council Remuneration By-law, 2025-35. The file is a picture of the pages with no text, so we could not read it. We did not find a yearly statement of pay and expenses. Source

  • Yes
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Minutes are posted by year, with 2026 minutes listed through September 10, 2026 (the last two marked draft). The minutes we opened are pictures of pages with no text, so we did not read them. Agenda packages are posted by year. Source

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Town has an Integrity Commissioner page and a Council Code of Conduct, both linked from its Mayor and Council and By-laws menus. We did not look for Integrity Commissioner reports.

  2. Ontario Ombudsman Services

    The Town's menu lists an Ontario Ombudsman Services page. We did not read it or look for reports about Kearney.