Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Read by hand, Oct 2026Details
This is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 youRead by hand. We read Val Rita-Harty'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
Val Rita-Harty 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
- MayorJohanne Baril
- Deputy MayorSteven Lambert
- CouncillorRoger Lachance
- CouncillorAngele Beauvais
- CouncillorAlain Tremblay
Names and official email addresses from the town's council page. None of the members lists a public social media account there.
What council is paid
Every year the town has to publish what each council member was paid, and what was spent on their benefits and expenses. These are the totals from those statements, 2025 to 2025.
| Member | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Johanne Baril Mayor | $8,839+ $3,000 |
| Angele Beauvais Councillor | $7,181+ $3,000 |
| Roger Lachance Councillor | $7,181+ $3,000 |
| Steven Lambert Councillor | $1,795+ $750 |
| Carole Lessard Councillor | $1,741+ $750 |
| Alain Tremblay Councillor | $7,181+ $3,000 |
Top number: pay. Second number: benefits and expenses together, such as health cover, mileage, conferences and training. Exactly what goes in it differs a little from town to town; the note below says what this town’s statement includes. Some members take the town’s health plan and some do not, so a higher second number is not a problem by itself. The statements give only totals; the receipts behind them can be requested from the clerk.
Each year links to the town's statement. From the 2025 Council Statement of Remuneration and Expenses that staff prepared under the Municipal Act, 2001, s. 284, as printed in the February 17, 2026 agenda package. "Pay" is the honorarium column and "Other" is the expenses column, as the statement labels them. The statement lists two councillors for part of the year. We did not find statements for 2023 or 2024, and the 2021 and 2022 reports linked from the council page were not read.
How open is Val Rita-Harty?
What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 7, 2026.
- PartlyBudgets posted online
The budget page lists budgets for 2018 to 2023. We did not find the 2024, 2025 or 2026 budget there. The 2022 and 2023 budget files open, but their text is scrambled, so we could not read them. The 2025 and 2026 budget totals are in council agenda packages. Source
- PartlyAudited financial statements
The newest audited statements on the finance page are for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the link is labelled 2023). The auditor's report is dated November 29, 2023. Council accepted 2024 statements on August 26, 2025, but we did not find them on the website. Earlier years are scans we could not read. Source
- PartlyCouncil pay and expenses (s. 284)
The council page lists pay reports for 2021 and 2022 only. The 2025 statement is inside the February 17, 2026 agenda package. Source
- PartlyMeeting agendas and minutes
Agendas are posted as PDFs from October 21, 2025 to October 7, 2026. The page says the agenda and minutes database is being updated. We did not read the separate minutes database. Source
- PartlyIntegrity Commissioner reports
A 2022 inquiry report and a 2021 annual report open. The 2024 inquiry report listed on the council page did not open. Source
Where the town speaks for itself
Val Rita-Harty'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.
- Municipality of Val Rita-Harty on Facebook
The Township links this Facebook page from its website. We did not check what is posted there.
- Val Rita-Harty on YouTube
The Township links this YouTube channel from its website. We did not check whether council meeting videos are posted there.
How to raise a concern
From the gentlest step to the most serious. Start at the top.
Integrity Commissioner
The Township's council page names Expertise for Municipalities (E4m) as its Integrity Commissioner, who handles Code of Conduct complaints. The page lists a 2021 annual report, a 2020 annual report and two inquiry reports about the Mayor, dated August 18, 2022 and June 11, 2024. The link to the 2024 report did not open when we tried it.
Ombudsman of Ontario
The council page links the Ombudsman of Ontario's website. We did not find Ombudsman reports about the Township.