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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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Otonabee-South Monaghan'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

Otonabee-South Monaghan 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 Otonabee-South Monaghan?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 5, 2026.

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    Budgets for 2021 to 2025 are posted as short PDFs. We did not find a 2026 budget, although the 2026 tax rates are posted. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    Statements for 2018 to 2024 are listed. The 2022 statements carry a clean opinion (“present fairly”) from Baker Tilly KDN LLP dated January 24, 2024. The 2023 and 2024 files are page pictures with no readable text. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find a statement of council remuneration and expenses on the finance or council pages, or in the site map. Source

  • Unknown
    Agendas and minutes

    The Township posts them on a CivicWeb portal. Its robots.txt asks all automated readers to stay out, so we did not read it and we say nothing here about minutes, closed sessions or conflict declarations. Source

  • Unknown
    Tender results

    The Bids & Tenders page shows no active bids, RFPs or quotations. We did not find results of past tenders on it. Source

  • Yes
    Asset management plan

    The 2025 Asset Management Plan (July 2025) is posted in full on the finance page. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Otonabee-South Monaghan'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.

Ask for the records

Anyone can ask the town for its records under Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). You do not have to say why. Here is how it works, and the wording for the records that would answer the questions on this site.

  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

  • Readable copies of the 2023 and 2024 audited statements

    The files on the finance page are page pictures with no readable text. Related question: Why was the audit report on the 2022 statements signed on January 24, 2024, and why are the 2023 and 2024 statements posted only as page pictures?.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request text-readable (not scanned) copies of the Township’s audited consolidated financial statements for 2023 and 2024, with the auditor’s reports, and the dates Council received them.

  • The adopted 2026 operating and capital budgets

    We did not find the 2026 budget on the Township’s website. Related question: Where is the 2026 budget the Township says Council deliberated, when the 2026 tax rates are already posted?.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the 2026 operating and capital budgets as adopted by Council, the by-law adopting them, and the tax levy they set.

  • Council remuneration and expenses statements, 2023 to 2025

    We did not find the yearly statement on the Township’s website.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the statements of remuneration and expenses paid to each member of council for 2023, 2024 and 2025, as required by section 284 of the Municipal Act, 2001.

The wording is a starting point, not legal advice. Narrow the dates if the town says a request is too broad or too costly.

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Council Code of Conduct

    The Township posts its Code of Conduct (By-law 2019-72) with a complaint protocol. We did not find the name of its Integrity Commissioner or any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.