Daniel Mullen’s transparency commitment
Public money.
Public records.
Residents deserve to see where their money goes. Publish mayor and council expenses every month, with receipts—and open the records behind major City decisions.
Financial records from April 1, 2018 onward · Updated November 1, 2026
A new standard
Every month.
Within 30 days.
Publish itemized mayor and council expenses within 30 days of month-end, including receipts and corporate credit card transactions.
- Include expenses reimbursed to officials and costs paid directly by the City.
- Include spending for elected officials charged to other departments or accounts.
- Identify outstanding claims and subsequent adjustments.
- Where no expenses were incurred, say so explicitly.
- Publish searchable documents and downloadable spending tables.
The disclosure programme
Open the files.
These are the records I will seek to release through the necessary Council decisions and authorizations. Expand each item to see the scope.
1. Full travel expenses - April 1, 2018 onward
Claims, itemized receipts, invoices, authorizations, conference registrations, per diems, advances, refunds and reimbursements. Include costs paid directly or charged to other accounts.
2. “Mayor and Council” spending - April 1, 2018 onward
Approved and amended budgets, actual expenditure, transaction-level ledgers, supporting invoices and transfers. Reconcile the records to annual financial statements.
3. Mayor’s corporate credit card - April 1, 2018 onward
Monthly statements, supporting receipts, reconciliations, approvals, credits and repayments. Identify the review and approval process; redact card numbers and other sensitive identifiers.
4. Entire Boulder Park transaction file
Executed contract, schedules, amendments, side agreements, appraisals, title restrictions, funding, closing costs, Council authorizations and relevant correspondence.
5. BDO report concerning staff issues
Terms of reference, final report, findings, recommendations, management response, action plan and implementation updates, with necessary protection for employees and witnesses.
6. Complete Fire Underwriters report
The report, appendices, supporting assessments, recommendations, City responses and implementation status. Publish substantive findings, not merely an executive summary.
7. Port of Charlottetown agreement
Executed agreement and amendments, Council authorization, financial reviews, annual benefits and payments, renewal provisions, and conflict and recusal records.
8. Outreach Centre conflict-of-interest advice
Seek disclosure of the Cox & Palmer opinion cited January 30, 2025, engagement scope and invoices. Establish the client, payer and whether the advice covered the January 2024 vote or future participation.
9. Park Street and Outreach Centre agreements
City-Province agreements, leases, amendments, cost and service responsibilities, effective and execution dates, and Council authorizations.
10. Complete 85 Euston Street project file
Business case, condition and heritage assessments, funding, construction tender and contract, change orders, EV-charger and technology procurement, and total project expenditure.
11. Fire-station planning and consultant records
Site selection, appraisals, consultant procurement, contracts, invoices and deliverables; SableArc work; and Chandler Architecture dispute and settlement records.
12. Legal and settlement spending - April 1, 2018 onward
Spending by firm and matter category, retainers, invoice amounts, settlements, insurance recoveries and authorizations, with privileged content reviewed separately.
13. CAO appointments and departures
Resolutions, recorded votes, procedural advice concerning the May 2022 decisions, recruitment costs and aggregate departure costs, subject to personal-information review.
14. Queen Street Parkade obligations
Structural reports, repair and replacement assessments, third-party parking commitments, purchase or first-refusal rights, redevelopment agreements and financial projections.
15. Procurement exceptions and overruns
Sole-source awards, emergency purchases, tender waivers, evaluations, amendments and change orders, with approving authority and final cost.
16. Election disclosure administration
Returns and corrections, receipt dates, compliance reports to Council, nomination-deposit refunds and publication logs.
An accountable process
Explain what is released.
And what is withheld.
Maintain a public document register showing whether each record exists, who holds it, its release status and the reason for any withholding or redaction.
Apply narrowly justified protections for personal information and security details. Review privilege and third-party rights explicitly, publish the remaining material, and explain any withholding.
Employees and witnesses should not lose their privacy because they participated in a workplace review.
One clear reporting period
April 1, 2018 onward.
Present each completed April 1–March 31 fiscal year separately, beginning with 2018–19. Show the current 2026–27 fiscal year as a partial year, with its cutoff date clearly stated.
Project and investigation files cover their full relevant histories. Monthly disclosure continues thereafter.
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The full commitment.
Complete records. Monthly disclosure. Public accountability.
The three-page plan sets out all 16 disclosure categories and the monthly reporting standard.
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