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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Springwater 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

  • MayorJennifer Coughlin
  • Deputy MayorGeorge Cabral
  • Councillor, Ward 1Matt Garwood
  • Councillor, Ward 2Danielle Alexander
  • Councillor, Ward 3Brad Thompson
  • Councillor, Ward 4Anita Moore
  • Councillor, Ward 5Phil Fisher

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 Springwater?

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

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 budget books, presentations and the Mayor's budget directions are on one page. The 2026/27 book posted there is the Mayor's proposed budget; we did not find a separate final adopted version. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    Statements are posted for 2013 to 2024. The 2025 statements were not posted when we looked on October 5, 2026. The posted 2023 and 2024 statements carry signing dates of January 21, 2026 and June 5, 2026. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find a yearly statement of council remuneration and expenses on the Township's website. The Mayor and Council page does post each member's yearly discretionary fund balance (up to $4,000 each). Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Agendas and minutes are on a CivicWeb portal. Its robots.txt disallows all automated access, so we did not read any agenda or minutes. We used the Township's own council highlights summaries instead. Source

  • Yes
    Meeting videos

    Council meetings are streamed and past meetings are on the Township's YouTube channel, according to the Township's webcasts page. Source

  • Yes
    Integrity Commissioner reports

    Four reports are posted, with the member, meeting date and author listed. Source

  • Partly
    Tender results

    Tenders run on an online bidding platform. Awards (winner and amount) appear in the Township's council highlights summaries. We did not check the platform for results. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Springwater'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.

  • Township of Springwater on YouTube

    The Township links this YouTube channel from its council webcasts page and says past council meetings are posted there. We did not check how far back the videos go.

How to raise a concern

From the gentlest step to the most serious. Start at the top.

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    ADR Chambers acts as the Township's Integrity Commissioner for Code of Conduct complaints. The Township posts four reports (2021, 2024 and two on July 8, 2026).

  2. Closed meeting complaints: Ontario Ombudsman

    The Township's agendas page sends formal complaints about closed meetings to the Ontario Ombudsman. We did not find any Ombudsman report about Springwater.

  3. Mayoral decisions and directions

    Because the Mayor holds strong-mayor powers, the Township posts each written Mayoral Decision, Direction and veto on one page.

  4. Joint Compliance Audit Committee (election finances)

    Council appointed members to a committee run by the County of Simcoe that reviews complaints about candidates' campaign finances in the 2026 election.