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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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Perth'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 Perth is run by an elected council of 11 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 Perth?

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

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    The 2025 Budget Report (134 PDF pages, with explanations) and earlier budget books back to 2018 are posted. For 2026 we found a media release and a 9-page Mayor's Budget PDF, but no full budget book. Source

  • Yes
    Audited financial statements

    The 2025 consolidated statements are posted, with a clean opinion ("present fairly") from Seebach & Company dated August 10, 2026. Statements back to 2014 are on the page. Source

  • Partly
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    The page says the statement is provided each year by March 31, but links only the 2021 statement. We did not use it because its table text did not read cleanly. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Agendas and minutes are on a CivicWeb portal. We did not read the portal, so we did not read any minutes, closed-session notices or conflict declarations. Source

  • Unknown
    Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

    The page names the Integrity Commissioner. We did not find any reports from the Commissioner or any closed meeting investigator. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

West Perth'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.

  • West Perth on YouTube

    The Municipality links this YouTube channel from its council page. We did not check whether council meeting videos are posted there.

  • West Perth on Facebook

    The Municipality links this Facebook page from its council page.

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Municipality says it appointed Aird & Berlis LLP as Integrity Commissioner on March 1, 2019, to deal with Code of Conduct complaints. The page has the complaint forms and the Code of Conduct. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on it.

  2. Registry of Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

    The Municipality says a registry of written disclosures is on its page. We did not read the entries.

  3. Mayoral Decisions and Directions registry

    Under strong mayor powers the Mayor must put decisions in writing. The Municipality lists them on its strong mayor page; the entries we read are written approvals of by-laws passed at council meetings.