Transparency

Municipalities, committees and local boards must prioritize accountability and transparency.

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Belleville refuses to provide approved budget spreadsheets

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Belleville Council broke provincial law with secret vote on green space transfer, Clerk calls it historic practice

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Belleville Accountability and Transparency Policy

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Belleville Police Board refuses to differentiate mandatory and discretionary expenses in response to Councillor Carr’s questions

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What to do if a public body won’t provide a document required by law

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Belleville Police Board refuses to livestream meetings due to receiving “only one request in two years”

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Belleville Police Service Board refuses to release new collective agreement

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Belleville Police Board’s hasn’t filed Collective Agreements as required by the CSPA

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Councillor Carr shocked that Belleville Police Service Board approves a 15% increase over the 2025 Budget

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Belleville Police Services Board approves $33.5M 2026 Operating Budget – a 15% increase, would cause a 3.5% property tax increase

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Belleville publishes some meeting recordings online, but others stay offline

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Belleville Police Board keeps just 2 years of meeting records online – other services keep up to 9

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Quinte West’s official announcements are hidden after 2 months, 4 years of posts kept online

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Peterborough’s official announcements are hidden after 2 years

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Kingston’s official announcements are hidden after 2 years

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Belleville Police Service Board sub-committees meet without providing public notice as required by CSPA

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Belleville Police Board does not publish policies and procedures online as required by CSPA

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Belleville Police Board keeps just 2 years’ of annual reports online – other services keep up to 20

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