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Questions · 9 so far
Things worth asking about
We read Whitchurch - Stouffville's financial reports and meeting minutes, and compared its numbers with 14 similar Ontario towns. These are the things that stood out.
What these are, and what they are not. A question here means a number or practice is unusual, or harder to see than it should be. It does not mean anyone did anything wrong. Most unusual numbers turn out to have ordinary explanations, and every question lists some. The only way to know is to ask.
Worth asking
Worth asking
There may well be a good reason. It is still worth asking what it is.
$2,539,861rise in accounts receivable in 2025, which the Town says came from unpaid speed camera tickets
The Town's annual report says a new Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program lifted 2025 revenue above budget, produced about $1.5 million of the operating surplus, and ended in November 2025. It also says accounts receivable rose by $2.5 million because of tickets "still pending payment" at year end. The budget book shows a "Fines" line of 3.80 (millions) in the 2025 budget, against 0.36 actual in 2024 and 0.64 in the 2026 budget. We did not find, in the documents we read, how much ASE was budgeted at, what it cost to run, or how much of the unpaid tickets has since been paid.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 6 sources
$3.9 millionannual funding gap for asset renewal in 2026, per the Town (a separate figure of $8.3 million appears in the same book)
A reserve is money set aside for later, such as replacing a road or a roof. The Town's 2026 budget cuts the "Transfer to Reserves" from 16.45 to 12.68 (millions), a fall of 22.94%. The budget book says the 3% capital levy, a part of the tax increase meant to build those reserves, "has been deferred to help reduce the property tax impact". It also says that after 2026 reserve contributions of $7.4 million and grants of $5.1 million, "a funding gap of $3.9 million remains" against the $16.4 million a year its 2025 Asset Management Plan recommends. Elsewhere in the same book, the executive summary names a different number: an annual infrastructure investment gap of $8.3 million.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$226.6 millionof projects in the 10-year capital plan are unfunded, per the 2026 budget book
Development charges are fees collected when new homes and buildings go up, to pay for what growth needs. The 2026 budget book says $226.6 million of projects in the 10-year plan are unfunded, including three fire stations ($43.6 million), a library branch ($38.2 million) and a leisure centre ($139.5 million). It says development charge collections "have been below projections". The Town's Treasurer's statement shows the fire protection part of the development charge reserve fund closed 2025 at (1,073,007), a negative balance. The Town reports no new debt in the plan.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
At the end of 2025, $19.6M of property tax had been billed but not paid. That is 14% of everything billed. Only 3 of 14 similar towns had a higher share. A year earlier it was $18.8M.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
$12,395,534audited annual surplus in 2025, against a budget of $3,302,976 and a reported operating surplus of $3,376,400
A surplus is what is left when a year's revenue is more than its spending. The audited statements show an annual surplus of $12,395,534 for 2025, against a budgeted $3,302,976. The year before, the statements show $14,095,564 against a budget of $4,000,315. The Town's own annual report and the Mayor's message give a different number for 2025, an "operating surplus" of $3,376,400, up from "just over $29,000" in 2024. The Town has explained that the budget and the statements are built on different bases. What we did not find is a table that walks from one number to the other. The gap is $9,019,134 (worked out by us).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
$32,141,113held in principal protected notes at the end of 2025, up from $18,949,980
A principal protected note is a bank-issued investment that promises to return the money put in if it is held to the end of its term, with any extra return depending on a market formula. The Town's principal protected notes (PPN) rose from $18,949,980 to $32,141,113 in 2025, about a quarter of its $124,104,550 of portfolio investments (worked out by us). The statements put them in "Level 1", which the same note defines as prices from active markets for identical assets. The note then says the value comes from "discounted cash flow analysis" using the credit risk of counterparties, which sounds more like a model than a quoted price. In 2025 the notes lost $379,866 in fair value, after a gain of $1,840,680 in 2024.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
7.32%projected rise in property tax revenue for 2027, against a 3.50% levy increase in 2026
The Town's executive summary says the Mayor tabled a 3.50% tax levy increase for 2026, and the operating summary gives a net levy increase of $1,661,710. The revenue table in the same book shows "Property Taxation" rising from 51.83 to 53.15 (millions), or 2.55%, for 2026. For 2027 it projects 57.04, a rise of 3.89 or 7.32%. A footnote says the 2027 figure includes "the prior year(s) proposed tax levy increase". The book does not say what increase the 2027 projection assumes, or what explains the 2.55%.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$1,440,284accrued salary, benefits and severance payable at the end of 2025 (covers staff as well as Council)
The Town's statements say a 2021 by-law gives every member of Council a retirement allowance of one month's salary for each year of continuous service, up to 12 months, if they are not re-elected. The statements say management estimates the cost and reserves are set aside, but they do not give the amount for Council. They list one combined line, "Accrued salary, benefits and severance payable", of $1,440,284 at the end of 2025, down from $2,714,486, which also covers staff.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$2,539,861rise in accounts receivable in 2025, which the Town says came from unpaid speed camera tickets
The Town's annual report says a new Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program lifted 2025 revenue above budget, produced about $1.5 million of the operating surplus, and ended in November 2025. It also says accounts receivable rose by $2.5 million because of tickets "still pending payment" at year end. The budget book shows a "Fines" line of 3.80 (millions) in the 2025 budget, against 0.36 actual in 2024 and 0.64 in the 2026 budget. We did not find, in the documents we read, how much ASE was budgeted at, what it cost to run, or how much of the unpaid tickets has since been paid.
Why it matters
The Town counted a one-time program as revenue and built reserves from it. Residents can fairly ask how much came in, how much went out, and how much of the money still owed is expected to arrive, since the cameras are no longer running.
It could be because…
Tickets issued before the program ended can still be paid after it ended, so the receivable may be collected in 2026.
The 2025 budget may have carried ASE as a placeholder line matched by program costs, which the budget book does not break out.
The Town says the program surplus was moved to reserves for road safety, so the money was not spent on something unrelated.
Questions you could ask
How much was budgeted for the speed camera program in 2025, how much did it collect, and what did it cost to run?
How much of the $2,539,861 in unpaid tickets has been paid since December 31, 2025, and how much does the Town expect to collect?
Did the 2025 "Fines" budget of 3.80 (millions) include speed camera revenue, and if so why is it not named in the budget book?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Whitchurch - Stouffville?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
"Accounts Receivable: The increase of $2.5 million from the prior year was driven by the new Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program. This was a one-time program, and the balance represents tickets issued that were still pending payment as of December 31, 2025."
"User Fees, Licenses and Fines: Revenue increased by $7.2 million compared to 2024, driven by several factors. A major contributor was the new Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program, and associated revenues exceeded the budget in 2025. As the program ended in November 2025, this was a one-time revenue source, and the surplus was transferred to reserves to support future road safety initiatives."
"In 2025, the Town generated an operating surplus of $3,376,400, including approximately $1.5 million from the ASE program." $1,025,800 of it went to the Rehab & Replacement reserve "for road safety initiatives".
The budget book's description of the Fines line says: "The Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville's By-Law Department is responsible for enforcing Municipal By-Laws", and that fines and permit fees "all contribute to our Operating Budget funds." It does not mention speed cameras.
$3.9 millionannual funding gap for asset renewal in 2026, per the Town (a separate figure of $8.3 million appears in the same book)
A reserve is money set aside for later, such as replacing a road or a roof. The Town's 2026 budget cuts the "Transfer to Reserves" from 16.45 to 12.68 (millions), a fall of 22.94%. The budget book says the 3% capital levy, a part of the tax increase meant to build those reserves, "has been deferred to help reduce the property tax impact". It also says that after 2026 reserve contributions of $7.4 million and grants of $5.1 million, "a funding gap of $3.9 million remains" against the $16.4 million a year its 2025 Asset Management Plan recommends. Elsewhere in the same book, the executive summary names a different number: an annual infrastructure investment gap of $8.3 million.
Why it matters
Roads, buildings and pipes wear out whether or not the money is set aside. Deferring the levy keeps this year's tax increase lower but leaves the work for later budgets. The Town has been open about this, so the question is how large the gap really is and when the levy returns.
It could be because…
The Town's reserves grew in 2025, from $61,841,710 to $71,814,743, so the 2026 cut may follow a year in which reserves were topped up.
The $3.9 million and the $8.3 million may measure different things (renewal of existing assets against all infrastructure investment); the book does not say.
The book says staff expect to ask for capital levy support in future years, so the deferral may be one year only.
Questions you could ask
Is the $3.9 million gap or the $8.3 million gap the right measure of what the Town is short each year, and what is the difference?
What are the Town's reserve targets, and how far below them are the capital reserves after the 2026 deferral?
In which year does the Town plan to bring the capital levy back, and at what rate?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Whitchurch - Stouffville?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
The evidence
"Transfer to Reserves": Dec. 31 2024 actual 15.11; 2025 budget 16.45; 2026 approved 12.68; change over prior year -3.77, -22.94%; 2027 projected 12.97 ($ rounded to millions).
"In 2020, Council endorsed a 3% annual capital levy to build reserves toward target levels. This was reduced to 1% in 2021 due to pandemic-related fiscal constraints. The levy was deferred in 2022." "For 2026, the levy has been deferred to help reduce the property tax impact while continuing to advance key capital priorities." "2026 reserve contributions of $7.4 million, along with federal and provincial grant funding of $5.1 million, provide $12.5 million for rehabilitation. While significant, a funding gap of $3.9 million remains when compared to the $16.4 million annual investment recommended by the 2025 AMP".
"In 2025, Whitchurch-Stouffville completed an Asset Management Plan that identified an annual infrastructure investment gap of $8.3 million and underscored the need to invest in the Town's aging infrastructure."
$226.6 millionof projects in the 10-year capital plan are unfunded, per the 2026 budget book
Development charges are fees collected when new homes and buildings go up, to pay for what growth needs. The 2026 budget book says $226.6 million of projects in the 10-year plan are unfunded, including three fire stations ($43.6 million), a library branch ($38.2 million) and a leisure centre ($139.5 million). It says development charge collections "have been below projections". The Town's Treasurer's statement shows the fire protection part of the development charge reserve fund closed 2025 at (1,073,007), a negative balance. The Town reports no new debt in the plan.
Why it matters
A growing town needs fire stations and a library for new neighbourhoods. If the fees expected from builders arrive more slowly, the Town must find the money elsewhere, delay the projects or borrow. Residents will want to know the plan, and what a negative fire fund means.
It could be because…
A negative balance in a development charge account can be ordinary: the Town may have paid for a growth project from another source and will be repaid as fees arrive. The Treasurer's statement shows a fire project, Station 52 in Ballantrae, among its 2025 draws.
Putting projects in a plan as "unfunded" is how a town shows what it needs before a funding source exists.
The Town's overall development charge reserve fund still holds $27,736,778, and other parts of the fund (parks and recreation, roads) are positive.
Questions you could ask
What is the plan to fund the three fire stations, the library branch and the leisure centre if development charge collections stay below projections?
What caused the fire protection development charge balance to be negative at (1,073,007), and when is it expected to be repaid?
The same page says "high debt levels" while the Town's other documents say debt is well within limits. Which describes the Town's position?
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The evidence
"In the face of uncertainties and high debt levels, only projects with identified funding sources are included in the recommended 2026-2035 Capital Plan. Unfunded projects include the $43.6 million for three fire stations to be located in Linconville, Gormley and Ringwood areas, $38.2 million Library Branch and $139.5 million Leisure Centre in the Highway 48 corridor. While a portion of these projects is expected to be funded through Development Charges, collections have been below projections, and there is uncertainty whether future collections will meet anticipated levels." "$226.6 million in projects remain unfunded".
"For 2026 to 2035, the departments have identified $81 million worth of projects that require the collaboration of the development community. Additionally, there are around $226.6 million worth of projects categorized as "unfunded," meaning that their full funding has yet to be identified within the 10-year capital program."
Whitchurch - Stouffville spent $9.0M on police, fire and safety in 2019 and $17.2M in 2025. Prices only went up about 21% in that time.
Why did the cost of police, fire and safety grow 92% in 6 years?
Police, fire and safety
Prices (inflation)
+0%+20%+40%+60%+80%+100%
+92%
2019202020212022202320242025
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Year
Police, fire and safety
Prices (inflation)
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+6%
+1%
2021
+8%
+4%
2022
+24%
+11%
2023
+31%
+16%
2024
+43%
+18%
2025
+92%
+21%
Change since the first year shown. The grey line is how much prices rose overall, for comparison.
Why it matters
When one area grows much faster than prices, it is either doing more (which may be great) or paying more for the same thing. Residents deserve to know which.
It could be because…
The town added a service, a building or staff that residents asked for.
Costs were moved from another area, so the total did not really change.
Accounting rules changed how costs are sorted.
Large one-time costs, like a study, lawsuit or repair, landed in one year.
Questions you could ask
What did the extra $8.2M a year pay for?
Why did fire department go from $6.5M to $9.8M?
Was each increase approved by council as a separate decision, or did it happen through the yearly budget?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
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The evidence
Police, fire and safety: 2019 $9.0M, 2020 $9.5M, 2021 $9.7M, 2022 $11.1M, 2023 $11.8M, 2024 $12.8M, 2025 $17.2M.
At the end of 2025, $19.6M of property tax had been billed but not paid. That is 14% of everything billed. Only 3 of 14 similar towns had a higher share. A year earlier it was $18.8M.
Why are so many property taxes unpaid?
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M
$19.6M
2019202020212022202320242025
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Year
Unpaid property tax at year end
2019
$10.7M
2020
$11.8M
2021
$14.1M
2022
$15.4M
2023
$17.1M
2024
$18.8M
2025
$19.6M
Why it matters
When taxes go unpaid, everyone else carries the cost, and the town may borrow to cover the gap. The Province's financial indicators treat 10% to 15% as a moderate risk and more than 15% as a high risk. Collection is the town's job, so a rising number is worth asking about.
It could be because…
The final tax bill was due late in the year, so some payments simply arrived in January.
A few large properties are in dispute or being sold for back taxes.
Hard times for residents, which the town may be handling with payment plans.
Questions you could ask
How much is more than one year overdue, and from how many properties?
Are the rules for chasing unpaid taxes applied the same way to everyone?
Has the town registered tax arrears certificates on properties about two years behind? If still unpaid a year after that, Ontario law lets the town sell the property.
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Whitchurch - Stouffville?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
The evidence
Taxes receivable: 2019 $10.7M, 2020 $11.8M, 2021 $14.1M, 2022 $15.4M, 2023 $17.1M, 2024 $18.8M, 2025 $19.6M. Of the 2025 total, $8.0M was from earlier years.
$12,395,534audited annual surplus in 2025, against a budget of $3,302,976 and a reported operating surplus of $3,376,400
A surplus is what is left when a year's revenue is more than its spending. The audited statements show an annual surplus of $12,395,534 for 2025, against a budgeted $3,302,976. The year before, the statements show $14,095,564 against a budget of $4,000,315. The Town's own annual report and the Mayor's message give a different number for 2025, an "operating surplus" of $3,376,400, up from "just over $29,000" in 2024. The Town has explained that the budget and the statements are built on different bases. What we did not find is a table that walks from one number to the other. The gap is $9,019,134 (worked out by us).
Why it matters
Residents see two surplus numbers and may not know which one is the money available to the Town. The Town's notes say the budget is prepared on a different basis from the statements, so a gap is expected. What is not published is how much of the $12.4 million is cash that can be spent and how much is money for building projects or non-cash accounting entries.
It could be because…
The statements count money received for capital projects (grants and developer contributions) as revenue when it is used, while the budget-basis operating surplus leaves capital items out. The budget book says the budget "does not expense transactions related to tangible capital assets".
The Town says its 2025 budget was set on a different basis from the statements and was adjusted to show a budgeted surplus of $3,302,976, which is close to the $3,376,400 operating surplus.
The 2025 revenue above budget partly came from one-time sources, such as speed camera fines, and the Town moved that money into reserves.
Questions you could ask
Can the Town publish a short table that walks from the $3,376,400 operating surplus to the $12,395,534 audited surplus?
How much of the $12,395,534 is cash the Town can spend, and how much is already committed to capital projects or held in restricted funds?
Why was the 2024 operating surplus just over $29,000 when the audited surplus was $14,095,564?
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
Speak for Whitchurch - Stouffville?Send us your answer and we will publish it with this question.
Annual surplus: budget 3,302,976, actual 12,395,534, 2024 actual 14,095,564. Total revenue: budget 102,682,560, actual 110,409,174. Total expenses: budget 99,379,584, actual 98,013,640. Government grants: budget 3,035,190, actual 5,960,703. Investment income: budget 3,410,980, actual 5,637,639. Developer contributions: budget 1,923,690, actual 4,277,813.
"The budget adopted on November 29, 2024 by the Town for 2025 was not prepared on a basis consistent with that used to report actual results". Adjustments: budgeted principal repayments 1,737,960; budgeted transfers to reserves 19,185,530; budgeted transfers from reserves (2,529,110); amortization (15,091,404); "Budgeted surplus for the year, per consolidated statement of operations and accumulated surplus" $ 3,302,976 (2024: $ 4,000,315).
Mayor: "In 2025, we achieved an operating surplus of $3.4 million--an increase from just over $29,000 in 2024". Treasurer: "In 2025, the Town generated an operating surplus of $3,376,400, including approximately $1.5 million from the ASE program." Of it, $1,025,800 went to the Rehab & Replacement reserve, $500,000 to the new Winter Maintenance Stabilization reserve, $1,375,900 to the Tax Rate Stabilization reserve and $474,700 to the New Infrastructure reserve.
"These gains were partially offset by development-related user fees, which were approximately $2.3 million below budget in 2025 due to market conditions and lower application volumes."
"The budget does not expense transactions related to tangible capital assets, including amortization, except for the operating contributions to reserves required to fund the capital budget."
$32,141,113held in principal protected notes at the end of 2025, up from $18,949,980
A principal protected note is a bank-issued investment that promises to return the money put in if it is held to the end of its term, with any extra return depending on a market formula. The Town's principal protected notes (PPN) rose from $18,949,980 to $32,141,113 in 2025, about a quarter of its $124,104,550 of portfolio investments (worked out by us). The statements put them in "Level 1", which the same note defines as prices from active markets for identical assets. The note then says the value comes from "discounted cash flow analysis" using the credit risk of counterparties, which sounds more like a model than a quoted price. In 2025 the notes lost $379,866 in fair value, after a gain of $1,840,680 in 2024.
Why it matters
These investments hold public money, and their value moves with markets and with the issuing banks' credit. Residents can reasonably ask who issues them, how they are valued and how much of the reported value is a paper figure.
It could be because…
The note may simply use "Level 1" loosely, or the notes may be priced from dealer quotes in an active market in addition to a model.
The Town says its investment policy limits issuer type and credit quality and that it follows Ontario Regulation 438/97, which suggests the holdings are within the rules.
If the notes are held to the end of their term, the principal comes back whatever the market does in between, so a fair value loss may not become a cash loss.
Questions you could ask
Who issues the $32,141,113 of principal protected notes, how long do they run, and what happens to the principal if an issuer fails?
How is the fair value of these notes found each year, and who provides the prices?
Is the Town's investment policy, and a yearly report on what it holds, available to the public? We did not find it on the pages we could read.
You can ask during the public part of a council meeting, by writing to the clerk, or by contacting your councillors. How to reach council.
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"Investments reported at fair market value: PPN 1 32,141,113 18,949,980"; total portfolio investments $ 124,104,550 (2024: $ 109,934,556). "The market value of the portfolio investments at December 31, 2025 was $128,453,884".
"Level 1 - fair value measurements are those derived from quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities using the last bid price". "All of the Town's financial instruments are classified as Level 1, including the Town's investments in PPN." "The classification for disclosure purposes has been determined in accordance with generally accepted pricing models, based on discounted cash flow analysis, with the most significant inputs being the contractual terms of the instrument and the market discount rates that reflect the credit risk of counterparties."
PPN carrying value $ 30,534,000, fair value $ 32,141,113 (2024: $ 16,963,000 and $ 18,949,980). Unrealized gains (losses), Investments (principal protected notes): (379,866) in 2025 and 1,840,680 in 2024.
"The Town's investments are risk-managed under the Town's investment policy, which operates within the constraints of the investment guidelines issued by the Ontario Municipal Act and specifically Ontario Regulation 438/97."
7.32%projected rise in property tax revenue for 2027, against a 3.50% levy increase in 2026
The Town's executive summary says the Mayor tabled a 3.50% tax levy increase for 2026, and the operating summary gives a net levy increase of $1,661,710. The revenue table in the same book shows "Property Taxation" rising from 51.83 to 53.15 (millions), or 2.55%, for 2026. For 2027 it projects 57.04, a rise of 3.89 or 7.32%. A footnote says the 2027 figure includes "the prior year(s) proposed tax levy increase". The book does not say what increase the 2027 projection assumes, or what explains the 2.55%.
Why it matters
Residents compare tax numbers from year to year. When three figures (3.50%, 2.55% and 7.32%) appear without a bridge between them, it is hard to know what the 2027 increase would be.
It could be because…
Tax revenue also rises with new homes and buildings added to the tax roll, so it can rise by more than the levy increase.
The book says staff expect to seek capital levy support in future years, which may be in the 2027 figure.
The 2027 figures are labelled "projected" and described as "a reference for Council", not a proposal.
Questions you could ask
What levy increase and what assessment growth does the 2027 projection of 57.04 (millions) assume?
Why does "Property Taxation" rise 2.55% in 2026 when the levy increase is 3.50%?
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The evidence
"On November 5, 2025, Mayor Lovatt tabled a 3.50% tax levy increase." Page 29: "Net levy increase: $1,661,710" and "Tax levy increase: 3.50%".
Footnote: "** 2027 Property Taxation include the prior year(s) proposed tax levy increase". Page 25: "The projected 2027 budget is presented as a reference for Council, providing an early indication of future financial needs and priorities."
"Looking ahead, staff anticipates seeking capital levy support in future years to further sustain the 10-year capital infrastructure plan and address long-term funding needs."
$1,440,284accrued salary, benefits and severance payable at the end of 2025 (covers staff as well as Council)
The Town's statements say a 2021 by-law gives every member of Council a retirement allowance of one month's salary for each year of continuous service, up to 12 months, if they are not re-elected. The statements say management estimates the cost and reserves are set aside, but they do not give the amount for Council. They list one combined line, "Accrued salary, benefits and severance payable", of $1,440,284 at the end of 2025, down from $2,714,486, which also covers staff.
Why it matters
Council members approved this rule for themselves, and an election is on October 26, 2026. Residents may want to know what it could cost in a year when members leave. The Town has disclosed the rule in its audited notes, which is why this is a note and not a question about wrongdoing.
It could be because…
A retirement allowance of this kind is common and is recorded openly in the notes.
The liability can fall when staff severance is paid out, so the drop to $1,440,284 may say nothing about Council.
The amount for Council is only known after an election, and reserves have been set aside for it.
Questions you could ask
How much of the $1,440,284 is for retirement allowances to members of Council, and how much is for staff?
What would the allowance cost in total if every member who is eligible is not re-elected, and where in the budget is that paid from?
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"Accrued salary, benefits and severance payable (c)" $ 1,440,284 (2024: $ 2,714,486). Page 29: "In 2021, Council approved By-law 2021-081-EM regarding Councils' retirement allowance, repealing By-law 2002-91-EM and 2003-42-EM. According to the By-law, the amount of retirement allowance payable to all Members of Council is one-month salary per year of continuous service to a maximum payment of 12 months should they not be re-elected. Management estimates future severance, based on service and salary, and reserves are set aside for this purpose."
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