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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Shelburne 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 Shelburne?

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

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The 2026 adopted budget (by-law 51-2025, dated November 24, 2025) and every adopted budget back to 2011 are posted as PDFs on one page. We did not find a 2027 budget calendar. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    The 2024 consolidated statements (clean opinion, auditor's report dated May 12, 2025) and earlier years back to 2011 are posted. On October 5, 2026 we did not find the 2025 statements on the page. The latest Financial Information Return posted is for 2023. Source

  • Partly
    Development charge yearly summaries

    The page lists yearly summaries up to 2023. We did not find the 2024 or 2025 summary. It also links a 2025 Development Charges Background Study and two 2025 by-laws, one of them for the wastewater plant only. Source

  • Unknown
    Council agendas, minutes and video

    The Town's meeting dates page links its agenda and minutes site at calendar.shelburne.ca. That site refused our request (HTTP 403, "blocked due to security reasons") and has no robots.txt for us to read, so we did not open it. We could not check whether minutes are up to date or whether meetings are on video. The Town says regular meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. and are open to the public. Source

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

    We did not find a yearly statement of council remuneration and expenses on the pages we read, so the pack has no pay table. The budget book carries a single line for council salaries. Source

  • Partly
    Tenders and RFPs

    Open and closed 2026 RFPs and quotes are posted with their documents. We did not look for award results. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Shelburne'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 2026 budget book says the Town's legal fees line "Includes retainer for Integrity Commissioner $2,000". We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.