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Public accountability

Ten seats. Who will explain the decisions?

County Council has ten members: the eight municipal mayors and two additional Woodstock representatives.

A County decision affecting Woodstock. County-wide record

About this decision

County Council has ten members: the eight municipal mayors and two additional Woodstock representatives. Residents elect those local officeholders; Council selects the Warden. For the 2026 election, Woodstock’s additional offices are Deputy Mayor–County Councillor and City–County Councillor. A County accountability record must therefore connect eight municipalities to the decisions of one Council without inventing a County-wide Warden ballot. It should also keep today’s representatives separate from certified candidates and incoming acclaimed officeholders. The useful standard is a clear explanation before a consequential decision, an accurate record of the decision and evidence of what happened afterward.

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1Oct 26, 2026Pending

Municipal election day

Election date; alternative voting methods and earlier voting vary locally.

Oxford County — 2026 elections

Public question and answers

Who has explained their position?

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Will each County representative explain their proposal, vote and follow-through in public?
Person / office	Public record on this issue	Question status	Next step
Marcus RyanMayor · Zorra	Existing public answer · partial2026-05-19Defended the closed-session property process for the homelessness centre and said councillors should explain and stand behind hard decisions.	No contact recorded	Read evidence Answer or clarify
Brian PetrieMayor · Ingersoll	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Jerry AcchioneMayor · Woodstock	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Deb GilvesyMayor · Tillsonburg	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Deb TaitDeputy Mayor-County Councillor · Woodstock	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Bernia MartinDeputy Mayor-County Councillor · Woodstock	Existing public answer · partial2026-09-11Says councillors must explain votes, alternatives and financial implications.	No contact recorded	Read evidence Answer or clarify
David MayberryMayor · South-West Oxford	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Jim PalmerMayor · Norwich	Existing public answer · partial2026-09-22Offers residents telephone, email and face-to-face contact and says he does not use social media.	No contact recorded	Read evidence Answer or clarify
Mark PetersonMayor · Blandford-Blenheim	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Philip SchaeferMayor · East Zorra-Tavistock	Existing public answer · partial2026-09-17Says residents should be able to discuss decisions and their rationale.	No contact recorded	Read evidence Answer or clarify
Adrian CouwenbergMayor · Norwich	Existing public answer · partial2026-07-10Says he would bring his approach to financial oversight to Norwich’s representation on Oxford County Council.	No contact recorded	Read evidence Answer or clarify
Clayton HaightMayor · Blandford-Blenheim	Existing public answer · partial2026-09-30Says every vote and decision should be transparent and accountable.	No contact recorded	Read evidence Answer or clarify
Don EdmistonMayor · East Zorra-Tavistock	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Craig GillisMayor · South-West Oxford	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Crystal FinchMayor · Zorra	Existing public answer · partial2026-05-22Wants government to be more accessible and residents to understand how to work with it.	No contact recorded	Read evidence Answer or clarify
Katie GriggMayor · Zorra	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Mrs. Lori McDonaldMayor · Zorra	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Aaron GorlickMayor · Woodstock	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Asjad HussainMayor · Woodstock	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Anthony ScalisiMayor · Woodstock	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Jarrod ErbDeputy Mayor-County Councillor · Woodstock	Existing public answer · partialProposes an app or online route for input before major votes.	No contact recorded	Read evidence Answer or clarify
Kelly GilsonCity-County Councillor · Woodstock	Existing public answer · partial2026-09-20Promises access by phone, email and meetings to explain disagreements and decisions.	No contact recorded	Read evidence Answer or clarify
Mark SchadenbergCity-County Councillor · Woodstock	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Tim LobzunMayor · Ingersoll	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify
Kelly SpencerMayor · Tillsonburg	No public answer found	No contact recorded	Open question Answer or clarify

What the evidence establishes

Eight mayors and two additional Woodstock representatives form the ten-member County Council.

Oxford County Council — current roster

Council chooses the Warden; 2026 Woodstock has the specified Deputy Mayor–County Councillor and City–County Councillor offices.

Oxford County — 2026 elections

The County publishes integrity and closed-meeting accountability procedures. A complaint is not a finding.

County accountability and transparency

The choices on the table

These are editorial alternatives to test, not attributed candidate promises.

Maintain a public explanation and follow-through record

Editorial proposal: connect attributed statements, questions, recorded motions and measurable outcomes; distinguish documented record from interpretation.

Publish missing-answer states precisely

Proposal: show missing answers, delivered questions awaiting a reply and explicit refusals as distinct states. These editorial questions have not been sent.

How we got here

Oct 26, 2026
Pending
Municipal election day
Election date; alternative voting methods and earlier voting vary locally.
Oxford County — 2026 elections

Questions that still deserve an explanation

Will you publish a specific County-authority position on each major issue before the vote?
Will you explain material changes in your position and link the evidence that changed your mind?
Which result would demonstrate that your proposal worked?
Will you return to unanswered public questions after the election?

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Reviewed Oct 1, 2026. Original records may describe earlier events.

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