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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Prescott 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

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 Prescott?

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

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    The budget page lists budget material up to 2024 (slide decks and staff reports). We did not find the 2025 budget (approved March 17, 2025) or the 2026 budget on that page. The 2025 budget report is in the March 17, 2025 council agenda. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    The budget page lists statements for 2020, 2021 and 2022 only. The 2022 file is a picture of pages with no readable text, so we could not read it. The 2024 audited statements are inside the December 15, 2025 council agenda. Source

  • Partly
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    The pay page quotes the law and links the pay by-law, not a yearly statement. The 2024 statement is inside the March 17, 2025 council agenda. Source

  • Partly
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Agenda and minute PDFs are posted for 2021 to 2025, up to December 15, 2025. We found none for 2026 on the page. Some minutes are scans of paper pages. Source

  • Yes
    Integrity Commissioner reports

    Final reports on five complaint files are linked from the Council Governance page, and the 2025 annual report is posted. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Prescott'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.

  • Fort Town TV on YouTube

    The Town says council meetings are live streamed on this YouTube channel, and links it from its website. We did not check how long recordings are kept.

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Town says Council appointed an Integrity Commissioner to apply its Code of Conduct. Final reports on five complaint files are posted on the Council Governance page.

  2. Closed meeting investigator

    The Town's closed meeting page links a report to Council dated February 4, 2024 and the Ontario Ombudsman's complaint form. We did not read who the Town's investigator is beyond what the page says.