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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Minto'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.
A clear, checkable guide to Minto's budget, taxes and council decisions. A town in northern Wellington County, Ontario, made up of Harriston, Palmerston, Clifford and the farmland around them. Every figure links back to the public record.
($222,429)Fire reserve fund at December 31, 2025 (2024: ($314,429) as shown in the 2025 statements)
A reserve fund is a savings account a town builds for a later purpose, such as new fire trucks or road work. The town's schedule of accumulated surplus (the total of what it has built up over the years) shows the Fire reserve fund at a negative $222,429 at the end of 2025, and the Roads reserve fund, which held $312,408 a year earlier, at a negative $8,548. A negative reserve fund means the town spent more from that fund than it held, so other town money covered the gap. We did not find a note in the statements that explains either one.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$891,018 vs $445,509the town's 2024 OMERS pension payment, as printed in the 2024 and 2025 statements
Each year's statements show last year's numbers beside this year's. For 2024, three of those numbers changed. The 2024 statements say the town paid $891,018 into the OMERS pension plan (the pension plan for most Ontario municipal workers). The 2025 statements say the 2024 payment was $445,509. The Fire reserve fund for 2024 reads "(308,377)" in one set and "(314,429)" in the other, and the Economic development reserve fund reads "1,696,852" in one and "1,600,746" in the other. The total of all reserve funds, $12,544,107, is the same in both, so money appears to have been moved between funds on paper. We did not find a note explaining any of the changes.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$4,078,818spent on Transportation services in 2025, against a budget of $3,619,404
The statement of operations compares the 2025 budget with what happened. Spending on Transportation services (roads, winter control, street lighting) was $4,078,818 against a budget of $3,619,404, which is $459,414 more (worked out by us). Recreation and cultural services was $3,558,560 against $3,278,072 ($280,488 more, worked out by us). Planning and development was $906,030 against $733,755 ($172,275 more, worked out by us). Protection services (fire, building and by-law enforcement) was $3,271,067 against $3,142,447 ($128,620 more, worked out by us). Other lines came in below budget, so the town finished with an annual surplus of $1,701,014 against a budgeted $1,026,435. The town says the budget figures in the statements are the council-approved budget restated to the accrual basis (note 9).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$582,304investment income in 2025, against a budget of $230,000
The town earns interest on money it holds in cash and investments. The note on other income shows investment income budgeted at $230,000 in both 2025 and 2024. The town actually earned $582,304 in 2025 and $828,105 in 2024. At the end of 2025 the town held $11,308,936 in cash and $7,133,961 in portfolio investments. Putting a low number in the budget leaves the extra money unplanned each year.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$7,294,059salaries and benefits in 2025, up from $6,736,795 in 2024
The segmented disclosure splits the town's spending by type. Salaries and benefits rose from $6,084,805 in 2023 to $6,736,795 in 2024 and $7,294,059 in 2025. That is $557,264 more in 2025 than in 2024, or 8.3% (worked out by us). Contracted services (work bought from outside companies) went from $207,000 in 2023 to $402,147 in 2024 and $540,188 in 2025. Total expenses grew from $16,732,496 to $17,790,016 over the last year, about 6.3% (worked out by us). This covers all staff together.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$185,993well decommissioning obligation at December 31, 2025
Note 16 explains the town's asset retirement obligations, the cost of cleaning up certain assets later, such as removing asbestos or closing old wells. The well part of the note says the obligation is for a well "owned by Leeds and the Thousand Islands", which is a different municipality, and calls the owner "The City". The same wording is in the 2024 statements. The amount for well decommissioning is $185,993 in the 2025 note. Minto is a town in Wellington County.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$1,050,000still owed to the town by North Wellington Health Care Corporation at December 31, 2025
The statements show two holdings that are not ordinary town services. The town owns 9.28% of the shares of Westario Power Holdings Inc., a private company, valued at cost ($1,696,046) because a market value is "not practicable to determine". The reserve fund "Minto hydro - Westario dividends" held $512,203 at the end of 2025. The town has also lent North Wellington Health Care Corporation money to help build a medical centre; $1,050,000 was still owed at the end of 2025. The town explains both in the notes. Its own long term debt fell from $8,314,980 to $7,182,827, and it had no balance on its line of credit.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
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