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Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Older reportDetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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
An older report. We have no 2024 report for North Kawartha in the Province's latest release, so these pages use its 2023 report. It may simply be filed late.
Read by hand. We read North Kawartha'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

North Kawartha 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

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 North Kawartha?

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

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    The budget page posts 2025 and 2024 department summaries (the 2025 budget was passed February 4, 2025). The page describes a 2026 budget in words (a 4.99% increase) but the documents it links are the 2025 summaries. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    The only audited statements posted are for 2023, with an auditor's report dated December 19, 2025. We did not find 2024 or 2025 statements on the page on October 7, 2026. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find a yearly statement of council remuneration and expenses on the finance, council or reports pages we read, or in the site map. The reports page loaded with an empty document list. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Agendas and minutes are on calendar.northkawartha.ca. That site returned an access-blocked message (HTTP 403) to a plain request, so we did not read any agendas or minutes. Source

  • Partly
    Tenders and procurement

    Open bids are posted (three on October 7, 2026) with closing dates. We did not find a list of past bid results or who won. Source

  • Yes
    Building permit fee reports

    Annual building permit fee reports for 2024 and 2025 are posted, each showing fees, costs and the reserve fund. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

North Kawartha's official channels, as linked from its own website. Council members may also post on their own pages; we link only to official municipal channels.

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Township says it adopted a Code of Conduct for Members of Council and Local Boards on June 15, 2021 and has an Integrity Commissioner, who takes complaints directly. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.

  2. Closed meeting investigator

    The Township says it has appointed a Closed Meeting Investigator and posts a request form and the process. We did not find any investigator reports.

  3. Public registry of pecuniary interest

    The Township posts a 2026 Pecuniary Interest Chart as the public registry. We did not read it.