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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

South Frontenac is run by an elected council of 9 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 South Frontenac?

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

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    The approved 2026 budget (adopted January 22, 2026) is a downloadable PDF on EngageFrontenac, and earlier budgets for 2023 to 2025 are linked from the Township's financial reports page. The PDF is an 18-page summary: the detailed capital sheets are said to be with the January 22, 2026 council agenda, which sits on the Township's CivicWeb portal. That portal's robots.txt asks automated tools not to read it, so we did not. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    Audited statements are posted for 2017 to 2024. The 2023 and 2024 statements carry clean opinions ("present fairly") from KPMG LLP. The newest is 2024, with an auditor's report dated October 23, 2025. We did not find 2025 statements on the page on October 5, 2026. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find the yearly statement of council remuneration and expenses on the budget, financial reports, council or reports pages, or in the site map. It may be in a council agenda on the CivicWeb portal, which we did not read. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    The council page lists council meetings on October 6, November 3, December 1 and December 15, 2026. Agendas and minutes are on the Township's CivicWeb portal and its event calendar site. The portal's robots.txt asks automated tools to stay out, and the calendar site refused a scripted request, so we read no minutes. Source

  • Unknown
    Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

    The Code of Conduct and closed meeting pages name the officers but link no reports. Source

  • Yes
    2022 candidates' election finance statements

    The Township posts a financial statement PDF for each 2022 candidate and says there were no third party advertisers. We did not read them for this pack. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

South Frontenac'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.

  • EngageFrontenac

    The Township posts its budget documents, news and project pages (including the Verona housing project) on this public engagement site.

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

  • Verona Housing Project: funding sources and repayment plan

    The 2026 budget shows $15,576,162 for the project as "Grant and Financing" but does not show the split. Related question: How much of the $15,576,162 Verona housing project in the 2026 budget is grant, how much is borrowing, and who pays it back?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the most recent staff report or financial plan to Council showing, for the Verona Housing Project (capital project 22-06), the total cost, each source of funding (grants, loans and any tax levy) with the amount and the lender, and the repayment plan.

  • Reserves forecast: overdrawn accounts and repayment

    The 2026 budget forecasts several reserves below zero at the end of 2025. Related question: Why does the 2026 budget forecast several savings accounts below zero at the end of 2025, while the tax-funded capital amount is cut by $1,410,942?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request any staff report to Council explaining the projected negative balances at the end of 2025 in the Asset Investment Reserve, Fiscal Working Funds, Capital Fire Department, Capital Roads Department, 5% Parkland and Development Charges accounts, and the plan to restore each to a positive balance.

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. Integrity Commissioner

    The Township says Council appointed an outside lawyer as Integrity Commissioner, with authority to set penalties under the Code of Conduct (By-law 2023-71, in effect since December 20, 2023). Complaints go in with a sworn form. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the Township's pages.

  2. Closed meeting investigator: Ombudsman Ontario

    The Township says Council appointed Ombudsman Ontario as its closed meeting investigator, and links the Ombudsman's request form. We did not look for reports about the Township on the Ombudsman's site.