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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Zorra 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

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 Zorra?

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

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    Budget reports for 2023 to 2026 are posted as PDFs on the finance page. The by-law that adopts the 2026 budget (By-law 51-25) is posted as a scanned image with no text layer, so we could not read it. We used the final budget report of December 3, 2025. Source

  • Yes
    Audited financial statements

    The 2025 consolidated statements are posted. They carry an auditor's opinion that they "present fairly" the Township's position, with a report dated July 15, 2026. The 2024 statements are posted as a scanned image, so we used only the 2024 comparison figures printed in the 2025 statements. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find the yearly statement of council pay and expenses on the pages we read, so the pack has no pay table. Source

  • Yes
    Agendas and minutes

    The Township says agendas are posted the Friday before each meeting, and links a CivicWeb portal and an iCompass portal. We did not read those portals. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Zorra'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 Zorra on Facebook

    The Township links this page from the header of its website. We did not check whether council meeting videos are posted there.

Ask for the records

Anyone can ask the town for its records under Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). You do not have to say why. Here is how it works, and the wording for the records that would answer the questions on this site.

  1. Send the request in writing to the town clerk (the freedom of information coordinator), on the town’s form or in a letter, with the $5 application fee.
  2. Describe the records, not the answer you want. Dates, departments and the kind of record (a list, invoices, emails) make a request quicker and cheaper.
  3. The town has 45 business days to answer (the law changed in 2026; older guides say 30 days). It can charge for search time and copies, but must send an estimate first if the fees will be over $25.
  4. Some parts can be held back, such as legal advice or personal information about other people. The town must say which part of the law it relied on.
  5. If you are refused, or the fees seem too high, you can appeal to the Information and Privacy Commissioner within 30 business days of the town’s decision.

The town's request form (on its Forms page) · The law · Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

  • Drains receivable at December 31, 2025, by project

    The statements show $2,457,648, up from $1,448,441, without a breakdown. Related question: Why did the money owed to the Township for drainage work rise by about $1 million in 2025?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request a schedule of the drains receivable at December 31, 2025, showing for each drainage project the amount owed, the date it was billed and the repayment terms.

  • 2026 insurance renewal summary

    Several 2026 insurance lines fall by about a quarter, and we want to see whether cover changed. Related question: Why do many 2026 insurance lines drop by about a quarter?.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the summary of the Township's 2026 insurance renewal, showing the insurer, premium, limits and deductibles, and the same for 2025.

The wording is a starting point, not legal advice. Narrow the dates if the town says a request is too broad or too costly.

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Code of conduct and complaints

    The Township posts a Code of Conduct for Council and a complaint form on its council page. We did not read an Integrity Commissioner report, and the page does not link one.

  2. Declarations of pecuniary interest

    The Township posts members' declarations of pecuniary interest as PDFs on its own page. We did not read them.