Council

Who decides, and how you can hold them to account

Leeds and the Thousand Islands 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

• MayorCorinna Smith-Gatckecsg@townshipleeds.on.ca
• Deputy MayorTerry Fodeytfodey@townshipleeds.on.ca
• Councillor, Ward 1Todd Robertsontrobertson@townshipleeds.on.ca
• Councillor, Ward 1Brian Mabeebmabee@townshipleeds.on.ca
• Councillor, Ward 2Monique Antoine Hartleymahartley@townshipleeds.on.ca
• Councillor, Ward 2Angela Kelmanakelman@townshipleeds.on.ca
• Councillor, Ward 3Krista LeClairkleclair@townshipleeds.on.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

  The Township's budget page posts the 2026 draft operating and capital budgets (with appendices), a 2026 budget summary and Q&A, and budgets back to 2019. Source

• Partly
  Final (adopted) budget document

  The budget book we found is titled "2026 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets". The summary page says Council was deemed to have adopted the 2026 budgets on January 12, 2026. We did not find a separate final budget book. Source

• Partly
  Audited financial statements

  The 2025 and 2024 consolidated statements are posted on the budget page. Both files are scanned images of paper pages with a machine-read text layer, so we did not use their figures. We did not use the auditor's opinion either. Source

• Unknown
  Council pay and expenses statement

  We did not find a yearly statement of council remuneration and expenses on the pages we read. We did not search the document library. Source

• Unknown
  Agendas, minutes and meeting videos

  The Township links its meeting calendar, a document portal and a YouTube channel. The portal at leedsthousandislands.civicweb.net tells automated readers to stay out (its robots.txt disallows every path), so we did not read any minutes or agendas from it. We cannot say how current they are. Source

• Yes
  2026 election candidates

  The Township's elections page links a list of certified candidates for mayor and council. We did not read it. Source

• Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands on YouTube

  The Township's "Watch Council and Committee Meetings" page says council and committee meetings are live streamed on this YouTube channel and can be reviewed there. We did not check how many past meetings are kept.

• Township Facebook page

  The Township links this Facebook page from its own website.

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

• Spending on the Lansdowne Urbanization Project to date

  The budget says the project was left out of 2026 after a grant application failed. A list of what was spent shows the cost of design and engineering to date. Related question: What happens to the Lansdowne road project after its grant application was turned down?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request a list of all amounts paid or committed for the Lansdowne Urbanization Project from its start to the date of this request, by supplier, date and amount, together with the grant application the Township submitted for it.

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• The final adopted 2026 budget and any changes from the draft

  The posted budget book is a draft and the summary says the budget was deemed adopted. The final document and the changes show what was actually adopted. Related question: Who set the 2026 budget, and where can residents see the final version?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the final 2026 operating and capital budgets as deemed adopted on January 12, 2026, any resolutions to amend the proposed budget, and any written budget directions or vetoes issued by the Mayor for the 2026 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's accountability page says Council may appoint an Integrity Commissioner, and asks residents to contact staff to get the name and contact details of the current one. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.

2. Closed meeting investigator: Ontario Ombudsman

   The Township says Council selected the Ontario Ombudsman as its investigator, to look into whether Council works in a fair, legal and reasonable way. We did not look for Ombudsman reports about the Township.

3. Registry of statements and declarations of interest

   The Township's accountability page describes the registry that the law requires municipalities to keep and make public. We did not find or read the registry itself.