CANDIDATE FOR CITY COUNCIL
Todd.R. Sanderson
City directory name: Todd Robert Sanderson. Checked September 28, 2026.
Accountant and former business-association president prioritizing public trust, financial accountability and attainable housing in serviced areas.
Nomination checked September 28, 2026. Earlier platform and record research: September 8, 2026. Recent statements show their own review dates.
Candidate questionnaire received and reviewed September 16, 2026. Published with authorization; answers are the candidate’s own statements. [401]
Experience & background
Reports CPA, CA and CEPA credentials, 35-plus years advising businesses, five years on Kelowna’s external audit team and leadership of three business associations. [401]
Issue positions
Campaign proposals are attributed positions. A blank area is an information gap, never an assumed vote against an issue.
IN THE CANDIDATE’S OWN WORDS
Candidate questionnaire · September 16, 2026
Answers supplied by the candidate and published with authorization. Conditional explanations are retained. Answers about past motions are hypothetical, not recorded votes.
Read the full response, priorities and affordability proposals ↗
Read all 25 quick-position answers
1. The City should shorten and simplify the process for approving new homes.
Yes / Support
2. The City should reduce development cost charges on new housing.
Conditional / Depends
Candidate’s explanation: Whether Development Cost Charges should be reduced depends on the project, because DCCs help fund the parks, roads, utilities and other infrastructure needed to support growth. However, I would support considering targeted reductions for housing built in well-serviced areas where existing infrastructure can accommodate additional density without shifting significant costs onto current taxpayers.
3. Restrictions on short-term rentals should be loosened.
Yes / Support
4. The City should pursue expanded public transit service.
Yes / Support
5. Infrastructure and service capacity should be ready before major additional growth is approved.
Yes / Support
6. The City should advocate for expanded involuntary addiction-treatment capacity.
Yes / Support
7. The City should invest in wildfire prevention and preparedness.
Yes / Support
8. The City should carry out additional spending audits or operational reviews.
Yes / Support
9. The City should make individual councillors’ voting records easier to find and search.
Yes / Support
10. Would you have supported the October 27, 2025 electoral-reform study and conditional referendum-preparation motion? This bundled decision did not implement wards.
Conditional / Depends
Candidate’s explanation: I would have supported examining whether Kelowna’s electoral system still serves a rapidly growing city, but I would have wanted the review’s cost, scope and timeline clearly established before committing up to $200,000 of taxpayer money or preparing a referendum. Electoral reform deserves meaningful public consultation, but the process must be evidence-based, financially responsible and neutral regarding the final outcome.
11. Would you have supported the March 16, 2026 second and third land-use and rezoning readings for part of Kelowna Springs? These were not final adoption.
No / Oppose
12. Would you have supported the April 20, 2026 financial-plan and tax-funding motion, with its stated average net property impact of 4.40%? Individual bills vary.
Conditional / Depends
Candidate’s explanation: I would have supported the important investments in public safety, essential services and critical infrastructure contained in the financial plan, but I would not automatically have supported the full 4.40% tax increase. Because that increase exceeded the prevailing rate of inflation, I would first have required a detailed review of spending, available reserves and potential efficiencies to determine whether it could be reduced. My commitment is that property-tax increases should not exceed inflation unless exceptional circumstances or clearly beneficial projects justify the additional cost. If the City could demonstrate that the amount above inflation was necessary for urgent priorities—such as frontline police and fire protection—and would produce measurable results for residents, I would consider supporting it; otherwise, I would vote to send the budget back for further reductions.
13. The City should help expand co-operative housing and community land trusts.
Yes / Support
14. The City should strengthen protections for tenants displaced by redevelopment or renovations.
No / Oppose
15. The City should allow more small shops and cafés within residential neighbourhoods.
Yes / Support
16. The City should advocate for a second bridge crossing of Okanagan Lake.
Yes / Support
17. The City should invest in filling gaps in its sidewalk and cycling networks.
Yes / Support
18. The City should expand foot patrols in commercial areas experiencing crime and disorder.
Yes / Support
19. The City should support expanded non-police response teams for suitable mental-health and substance-use calls.
Yes / Support
20. The City should increase access to public washrooms.
Undecided
21. The City should prioritize protecting agricultural land when making land-use decisions.
Yes / Support
22. The City should strengthen protection for existing trees.
Undecided
23. The City should limit annual property-tax increases to inflation.
Conditional / Depends
Candidate’s explanation: See my previous answers especially this: My commitment is that property-tax increases should not exceed inflation unless exceptional circumstances or clearly beneficial projects justify the additional cost. If the City could demonstrate that the amount above inflation was necessary for urgent priorities—such as frontline police and fire protection—and would produce measurable results for residents, I would consider supporting it; otherwise, I would vote to send the budget back for further reductions.
24. Mayor and council pay increases should take effect only after the next election.
Yes / Support
25. Would you support a ward system for Kelowna, where residents elect councillors to represent defined geographic areas?
Undecided
Housing & growth
Proposes faster approvals in serviced areas and targeted development-charge reductions protecting existing taxpayers. Supports looser short-term rental rules, co-ops and land trusts; opposes stronger tenant protections as asked. [401]
Safety & homelessness
Supports treatment advocacy, foot patrols and suitable non-police teams. His release opposes wet housing without specifying a replacement. [401]
Transportation
Supports transit expansion, infrastructure readiness before major growth, a second lake crossing and filling sidewalk and cycling gaps. [401]
Taxes & spending
Supports spending reviews, an inflation-based tax guideline with justified exceptions, and delaying council pay increases until after elections. [401]
Business & jobs
Review status not recorded for this section. Missing information does not establish a position. Submit information or a correction ↗
Accountability
Proposes closed-meeting accountability reports and searchable votes. Electoral-reform study support depends on cost, scope and timing; undecided on wards. [401]
Climate, land & water
Supports wildfire preparedness and protecting agricultural land. He is undecided on stronger existing-tree protections. [401]
Community & services
Selects spending review, affordable-childcare partnerships and local jobs for everyday affordability. He is undecided on expanding public washrooms. [401]
Recent public statements
What the candidate has said publicly, with links to the original sources.
Accountability, growth, transport, safety & spending · Campaign website
Lists five priorities: public engagement and transparency; housing with supporting infrastructure; congestion reduction and improved transit; compassionate support alongside public-space safety; and scrutiny of spending and borrowing. These are broad priorities, without a costed implementation schedule on the reviewed page.
Read the original source ↗Campaign spending & waste · Campaign website
Pledges to avoid lawn and roadside campaign signs, favouring conversations, community engagement, digital communication, earned media and limited recyclable printed material.
A campaign-conduct pledge, not an audited election-finance result.
Read the original source ↗How to read these statements
Voting record
Selected decisions, not a complete voting history. Follow each record for the full motion. Historical votes do not automatically establish current views.
No elected public-office tenure was identified in the reviewed sources. No voting record is attributed. Campaigns, employment and community-board service are not legislative votes.
No individual voting records have been verified for this section. Submit information or a correction ↗
Business & finances
Public business & professional interests
Reports stepping back from association activities; current financial interests remain unspecified. [401]
Personal net worth
No reliable, dated net-worth disclosure was verified in the reviewed sources. Business roles, real-estate interests, public remuneration and campaign donations cannot establish personal net worth. Submit information or a correction ↗
Campaign finances
Campaign receipts and expenses are separate from personal wealth. Historical Kelowna campaign filings can be searched at Elections BC. The City lists January 15, 2027 as the 2026 campaign disclosure deadline. [8][2]
Politics & broader policy
Political alignment & party history
Political alignment unknown
Review status not recorded for this section. Missing information does not establish a position. Submit information or a correction ↗
Broader public & foreign policy
Dated personal statements, historical campaigns and organizational positions are distinguished below.
Review status not recorded for this section. Missing information does not establish a position. Submit information or a correction ↗
This collection is selective. It does not claim to capture every interview, speech, social post or position held over a lifetime.
Contact & follow
Public links from the candidate’s campaign or an official directory.
Not yet verified: email, phone, social accounts. This does not mean the candidate has no account or contact channel.
Contact sources · checked September 13, 2026 (City directory base); later checks noted individually; older campaign contacts retain their original source
Campaign-linked accounts are listed as supplied by the campaign or election directory. Links and contact details can change; availability or a reply is not guaranteed.
Research gaps & questions
What still needs an answer
- No costed platform, quantified housing target or detailed delivery timetable was supplied.
- Current financial interests and specific recusal and independent-oversight procedures remain unspecified.
- Undecided on wards, public washrooms and stronger tree protections. Answers about past council motions are hypothetical, not a voting record.
Questions worth asking
Editorial questions, not statements attributed to the candidate.
- What measurable targets, costs and timetable would guide the Housing Fast Track?
- What financial interests and specific recusal safeguards would he disclose?
Sources & references
4 relevant sources · original publication and review dates appear below. Nomination checked September 28, 2026. Campaign pages describe what a candidate says; official records establish recorded actions.
Photo: City of Kelowna candidate listing
View original image · Checked September 15, 2026. Photographer and image-specific reuse licence are not stated on the candidate listing. Candidate-supplied photograph in the City election directory; photograph date not stated.
- 1City of Kelowna — officially declared 2026 candidates
Official record · Declared September 18, 2026; declaration reviewed October 1, 2026. Campaign-directory links were separately captured September 28, 2026.
kelowna.ca - 378Reviewed public statement — Accountability, growth, transport, safety & spending
Campaign · 2026 campaign; page undated; reviewed September 13, 2026
sites.google.com - 379Reviewed public statement — Campaign spending & waste
Campaign · 2026 campaign; page undated; reviewed September 13, 2026
sites.google.com - 401Todd Robert Sanderson — submitted candidate questionnaire (public transcript)
Candidate questionnaire · Submitted September 16, 2026; reviewed and published with candidate authorization September 16, 2026
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