Council

Who decides, and how you can hold them to account

North Glengarry 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

• MayorJamie MacDonaldjamiemacdonald@northglengarry.ca
• Deputy MayorCarma Williamscarmawilliams@northglengarry.ca
• Councillor at LargeJacques Massiejacquesmassie@northglengarry.ca
• Alexandria Ward CouncillorMichael Maddenmichaelmadden@northglengarry.ca
• Kenyon Ward CouncillorJeff Manleyjeffmanley@northglengarry.ca
• Lochiel Ward CouncillorBrian Caddellbriancaddell@northglengarry.ca
• Maxville Ward CouncillorGary Martingarymartin@northglengarry.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 2026 annual budget and the budgets for 2019 to 2025 are linked as PDFs on one page. The 2026 budget has a text layer, but several of its tables do not read in order. Source

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  Audited financial statements

  The budgets page says it lists reports from the Treasury Department or the Township's independent auditors, but the page text we saved lists none. The 2025 statements (marked DRAFT, with the auditor's report dated September 14, 2026) are inside the September 14, 2026 council agenda package. We did not find the 2024 statements. Source

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  Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

  The 2025 statement went to council on March 23, 2026 as a staff report. It is inside the agenda package and we did not find it as a separate page on the website. The table in that PDF does not read in order, so we did not take any pay figures from it. Source

• Yes
  Meeting agendas, minutes and recordings

  The council meeting page lists agendas, minutes and a video recording link for most 2026 meetings up to September 28, 2026. At the time we read it, minutes were not yet linked for September 28, 2026. Source

• Unknown
  Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

  We did not find a page naming these officers, or any reports from them, on the pages we read. Source

• Township of North Glengarry on YouTube

  The Township links this YouTube channel from its council meeting page and says council meetings are watched live there. The meeting list links a recording for most 2026 meetings. We did not watch any of them.

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

• Alexandria lagoon expansion: total project budget and funding split

  The 2026 budget says the Township pays 27% of a project backed by $28,543,000. A single-page budget would show the total and the share. Related question: What will the Township itself pay for the Alexandria lagoon expansion, given a $28.5 million provincial grant and an $18.8 million construction tender?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the current total project budget for the Alexandria Lagoon Expansion (PW-1006), showing the Housing Enabling Water Systems Fund amount, the Township's share, and how that share is to be paid (reserves and debentures), and the most recent project cost report to Council.

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• The $450,000 insurance recovery recorded in 2024

  The auditor says $450,000 of estimated insurance recoveries should not have been counted in 2024. The pages we read do not say what claim it was. Related question: Why did the auditor give the 2025 statements a qualified opinion, and what was the $450,000 insurance amount?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the records that describe the $450,000 contingent receivable for estimated insurance recoveries recorded in the 2024 financial statements, including the claim it relates to, and any staff reports to Council about it.

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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. Registry of declarations of pecuniary interest

   The Township keeps a public registry of written declarations. The page we read lists six entries, the newest dated January 24, 2022. We did not check whether that means no declarations since, or that the page is not kept up to date.

2. Municipal election compliance audit committee

   The Township has a page for the committee that reviews complaints about candidates' election finances. We did not read its page or any reports.