Council

Who decides, and how you can hold them to account

King 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

• MayorSteve Pellegrini
• Councillor, Ward 1Jordan Cescolini
• Councillor, Ward 2David Boyd
• Councillor, Ward 3Jennifer Anstey
• Councillor, Ward 4Mary Asselstine
• Councillor, Ward 5Debbie Schaefer
• Councillor, Ward 6Avia Eek

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

  The 2026 Budget Book (approved) and budget books back to 2021 are linked from one page. Source

• Yes
  Audited financial statements

  Consolidated statements for 2020 to 2025 are posted. The 2025 statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") from KPMG LLP dated June 1, 2026. The 2024 statements carry a clean opinion dated May 26, 2025. Source

• Partly
  Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

  The page lists the yearly statement for 2023, 2022 and 2021. We did not find 2024 or 2025 on that page on October 5, 2026. Source

• Unknown
  Meeting agendas and minutes

  The Township says agendas and minutes are on a CivicWeb meeting portal, and that records before June 14, 2024 are on an earlier portal. We did not open the portal, so we did not read any minutes. Source

• Unknown
  Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

  The accountability page names the Integrity Commissioner's role but we did not find any reports from the Integrity Commissioner or a closed meeting investigator. Source

• King Township on YouTube

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

• Council meeting live stream

  The Township's meetings page links a live stream of council meetings. We did not check whether recordings are kept.

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

• List of investments held at December 31, 2025

  Note 4 gives $38,500,000 of principal protected notes at fair value. A list by issuer, amount, maturity and how each is valued shows what is held and how quickly it can be turned into cash. Related question: Why did King move most of its cash into long-term notes, leaving $6.6 million in the bank?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the Township's schedule of investments held at December 31, 2025, showing for each holding the issuer, type, amount, purchase date, maturity date, return basis and fair value, and the most recent investment report to Council.

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• Projects in assets under construction at December 31, 2025

  Note 12(a) gives $137,718,582 not amortized. A list by project shows what is in it and when each is expected to enter service. Related question: Why is $137.7 million of King's assets still under construction and not being written down?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the schedule of assets under construction at December 31, 2025 that supports Note 12(a) of the 2025 consolidated financial statements, showing for each project its cost to date, the year it started and its expected in-service date.

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• Zancor Centre final cost and first-year operating results

  The budget book plans $5,000,000 of debt for the parks and recreation development charge fund, and the statements report aquatics at a 30% fill rate against 70% budgeted. Related question: Why did the new Zancor Centre need $5 million of borrowing and run below plan in its first year?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the final project cost report for the Zancor Centre showing sources of funding, and any staff report on the Centre's 2025 operating revenue and expenses against budget.

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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 Township says complaints about a member of council under the Code of Conduct are investigated by an Integrity Commissioner it appoints. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.

2. Declarations of pecuniary interest

   The Township's accountability page links the signed declaration forms that members have filed. We did not read them.

3. Joint Compliance Audit Committee

   The Township's election pages list a Joint Compliance Audit Committee, which reviews complaints about candidates' campaign finances. We did not open that page.