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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

West Grey 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 West Grey?

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

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The budget page links the 2025 budget report and the 2025 budget bylaw, a 2024 budget presentation, and says Council passed the 2026 budget on November 25, 2025. The 2026 budget report is linked from an agenda site that did not let our script download it, so we did not read it. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements posted online

    On October 5, 2026 the page lists audited statements for 2019 to 2023. We did not find the 2024 statements, or the 2025 ones, on it. It says to contact the Finance Department for details on previous years. Source

  • Yes
    Council pay and expenses

    The accountability page links yearly statements back to 2019. The newest is for 2024 (reported to Council on March 18, 2025). We did not find one for 2025. Its staff report says total pay and expenses for Council in 2024 was $222,622.10. We did not copy the member-by-member table because its text did not read cleanly. Source

  • Yes
    Declarations of interest posted

    An index of written declarations of interest is posted for 2025 and for 2026. Source

  • Yes
    Agendas, minutes and recordings

    The Municipality says its meeting calendar on eScribe gives the agenda, minutes and livestream or video recording for each meeting. We did not check how many recordings are kept. Source

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Municipality says Council has appointed Principles Integrity as its Integrity Commissioner, who can look into suspected breaches of the Code of Conduct and advise members. We did not look for any reports.

  2. Closed meeting investigator

    The Municipality says it has appointed Local Authority Services Limited (LAS) and Aird Berlis LLP as its closed meeting investigator. Requests go through the clerk. We did not look for any reports.