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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Richmond Hill is run by an elected council of 9 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the city day to day.

Current council

Names and official email addresses from the city's council page. None of the members lists a public social media account there.

How open is Richmond Hill?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 3, 2026.

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The 2026 and 2025 budget books and earlier budget packages are on the budget pages; the mayor's budget decisions are posted too. Source

  • Yes
    Audited financial statements

    The 2025 and 2024 audited statements and the 2025 Annual Financial Report are posted. The 2025 opinion from KPMG LLP (June 10, 2026) says the statements "present fairly, in all material respects". Source

  • Unknown
    Council agendas, staff reports and minutes

    Meeting lists open on the city's agenda site, but every document download from it returned a bot check (HTTP 403) to our automated requests, so we skipped it and did not try to get around it. Some council minutes are linked from calendar.richmondhill.ca. We cannot say how complete or current minutes are. Source

  • Yes
    Council expenses

    Each member's expense report and event report is posted every quarter (latest: January to June 2026, posted August 31, 2026). Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay statement (Municipal Act s. 284)

    We did not find the yearly statement of remuneration on the city pages we opened. A staff report with it appears to be on the agenda site that blocked us, so we cannot say it is missing.

  • Partly
    Integrity Commissioner reports

    The city's Integrity Commissioner page links the Code and complaint forms but no reports; it says to ask the Clerk. The 2025 annual report and an investigation report were on a council agenda we could not open. Source

  • Unknown
    Lobbyist registry

    We did not find a lobbyist registry on the city pages we opened.

  • Yes
    Meeting videos

    The city's home page links a council livestream, and its official YouTube channel carries council video, including the 2026 budget presentation of November 18, 2025. Source

Where the city speaks for itself

Richmond Hill'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

    An outside Integrity Commissioner appointed by council looks into complaints that a member broke the Code of Conduct or the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. The city's page links the Code and complaint forms; annual reports are requested from the Clerk. The September 24, 2025 minutes record an annual report to council.

  2. Ontario Ombudsman (closed meeting investigator)

    The Ombudsman is the city's closed meeting investigator. Its one posted report on Richmond Hill is from March 31, 2021.

  3. External auditor

    KPMG LLP audits the city's consolidated statements; its opinion on 2025 is dated June 10, 2026.

  4. Mayoral decisions (strong-mayor powers)

    Every decision the mayor makes under Part VI.1 of the Municipal Act is posted with a PDF, back to 2023.