Council

Who decides, and how you can hold them to account

South Stormont is run by an elected council of 5 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the town day to day.

Current council

• MayorBryan McGillisbmcgillis@southstormont.ca
• Deputy MayorAndrew Guindonaguindon@southstormont.ca
• CouncillorJennifer MacIsaacjmacisaac@southstormont.ca
• CouncillorReid McIntyrermcintyre@southstormont.ca
• CouncillorCindy Woodscwoods@southstormont.ca

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

• Partly
  Budgets posted online

  The Township's budget page links the 2025-2027 budget to a separate engagement site (Speak Up South Stormont), which lists the 2025 draft budget and the adopted budget by-law. Those files download only through a script on that site, so we could not read them. The page also posts staff budget presentations and adopting by-laws for 2020 to 2024. We did not find a separate 2026 budget document. Source

• Yes
  Audited financial statements

  Statements are posted for 2017 to 2025. The 2025 statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") from MNP, dated June 26, 2026. The 2024 statements carry the same opinion, dated June 3, 2025. Source

• Yes
  Meeting agendas, minutes and video

  Agendas and minutes are on an eSCRIBE portal. Its calendar lists minutes for every regular meeting from November 2025 to September 2, 2026, and video for the meetings in that period. We could not open the files themselves, because the portal puts a browser check in front of them. Source

• Yes
  Registry of conflict-of-interest declarations

  The eSCRIBE portal has a Conflicts Registry tab. We did not read any entries. Source

• Partly
  Council pay

  The Township posts its council remuneration by-law (rates effective January 1, 2019, adjusted each year by the Consumer Price Index). We did not find the yearly statement of what each member was paid and claimed in expenses. Source

• Unknown
  Tender results

  The Township's procurement page says results of all bid opportunities are on Biddingo, a separate bidding website. We did not open it. Source

• Unknown
  2022 candidates' election finance statements

  We did not find them on the Township's election pages that we read. Source

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

• 2025 capital projects: budget and actual, by project

  The statements show $12,148,597 of capital spending against a $26,837,060 budget. A project list shows which projects account for the gap. Related question: Why did the Township spend $12,148,597 on capital projects in 2025 when its budget said $26,837,060?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the 2025 capital budget by project, with actual spending for each project at December 31, 2025 and the amount carried forward into 2026.

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• Reserve continuity schedule for 2025: roads and fire

  Schedule 3 shows the roads reserve at $(318,553) and the fire reserve at $244,037. A schedule of what went into and out of each reserve shows why. Related question: Why is the roads reserve below zero, and why did the fire reserve fall by about $1.2 million in one year?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the reserve continuity schedule for 2025 showing, for the roads reserve and the fire reserve, the opening balance, each transfer in and out with its purpose, and the closing balance, and any Council report that authorized a negative balance.

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• Land sold in 2024 and 2025

  The statements show $2,576,591 from land sales in 2024 and $147,472 in 2025. A list of sales shows what was sold and what happened to the money. Related question: Why did land sales fall from $2,576,591 in 2024 to $147,472 in 2025, and how much do budgets count on them?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request a list of every sale of Township-owned land closed in 2024 and 2025, showing the property, the date, the price, the method of sale, and the account or reserve that received the proceeds.

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The wording is a starting point, not legal advice. Narrow the dates if the town says a request is too broad or too costly.

1. Joint compliance audit committee (election spending)

   The Township's elections page lists a Compliance Audit Committee shared across the counties ("Joint SDG Compliance Audit Committee"). We did not open the committee's page.