Your town, in plain words
A clear, checkable guide to Seguin's budget, taxes and council decisions. A township in the District of Parry Sound, in Ontario's cottage country, with a mayor elected at large and six ward councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.
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$731,885booked as donations and other in 2024, against a budget of $51,000
The 2024 statements budgeted $51,000 for "Donations and other" and booked $731,885. The year before it was $2,059,336. The statements put all of it under recreation and cultural services, and do not say who gave or what it was for.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$1,399,953rise in recreation and cultural grants from 2023 to 2024 (worked out by us)
Provincial grants overall were $4,532,913 in 2024 against a budget of $3,571,333. Most of the change is in recreation and cultural services, where grants went from $429,794 in 2023 to $1,829,747 in 2024. The statements do not say which grants these were.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$2,667,596total reserves at the end of 2024, down from $3,229,855
Reserves are savings set aside by Council. Total reserves fell from $3,229,855 to $2,667,596 in 2024. The "Other" reserve for acquiring capital assets fell by about two thirds, and the salary grid movement reserve went from $75,903 to nothing. The statements also show an "Other" surplus that is negative: ($281,286) in 2024 and ($1,886,070) in 2023.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$7,172,810accounts receivable at the end of 2024, up from $5,198,097
Accounts receivable, money other parties owe the Township, grew by about 38 percent in 2024 (worked out by us). That is more than all the cash the Township held at the end of the year, $4,216,814.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$611,384paid to Belvedere Heights Home for the Aged in 2024, up from $420,573
Seguin's payments to the joint boards it does not run itself rose from $2,189,539 to $2,442,812 in 2024. Its payment to Belvedere Heights Home for the Aged went up by about 45 percent (worked out by us).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
+60%water, sewers and garbage, 2019 to 2025
Seguin spent $1.1M on water, sewers and garbage in 2019 and $1.7M in 2025. Prices only went up about 21% in that time.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
$6.4Min savings at the end of 2025
Towns keep savings (called reserves) to pay for new trucks, roof repairs and surprises. Seguin had $6.4M saved at the end of 2025, up from $6.4M in 2019. That is 31% of one year's spending. Only 1 of 7 similar towns had less, compared with what they spend.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
$1,749,262actual surplus in 2024, against a budgeted deficit of $607,589
The budget column in the 2024 statements planned an annual deficit of $607,589. The actual result was a surplus of $1,749,262. Revenue came in at $24,046,828 against a budget of $22,145,800, and expenses at $22,297,566 against $22,753,389.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
September 15, 2025date of the auditor's report on the 2024 statements, the latest we found
The Budget and Treasury page links audited statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 only. The auditor signed that report on September 15, 2025. We did not find statements for 2025 on the pages we read, as of October 7, 2026.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
15 dayssuspension of pay recommended by the Integrity Commissioner
The Integrity Commissioner investigated two formal complaints and found that Councillor Ted Collins contravened sections 7.1 and 7.2 of the Code of Conduct, which cover bullying, intimidation and insulting words. She recommended a formal reprimand, 15 days of suspended pay and training. The report was due before Council on June 15, 2026. We did not read the minutes and do not know what Council decided.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
A property tax bill in Seguin pays for the town and schools. Only part of it goes to the town, and that part is what Seguin council controls.
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