The Saint John City Council or Saint John Common Council as distinguished by the city's own charter, is the city council for the city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The council consists of the mayor and ten councillors.[2] In the 2007 Saint John, New Brunswick Ward Plebiscite, it was decided that as of the May 2008 quadrennial municipal elections, the city will be divided into four wards of approximately equal population, with two councillors to be elected by the voters in that ward, and two councillors to be elected at large.
Saint John Common Council | |
|---|---|
| Leadership | |
Mayor (head of council) | Donna Reardon since June 7, 2021 |
Deputy Mayor | John MacKenzie since June 21, 2021 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 10 plus Mayor |
| Salary | $32,600 (councillor) $88,000 (mayor)[1] |
| Meeting place | |
| Council Chamber Saint John City Hall Saint John, New Brunswick | |
| Website | |
| saintjohn | |
The Common Council consists of:
- The Mayor, who runs at-large, acts as chairman of the board.
- Two at-large Common Councillors.
- Two Common Councillors, from each of the city's four wards.
One is elected by the council to serve as Deputy Mayor.
Responsibility
editSaint John is governed by a body of elected officials, referred to as "Common Council", whose responsibilities include:
- Setting the city operational budget
- Setting the City Water utility budget/ rates
- Enacting and amending by-laws
- Rezoning and land-use permissions of properties in Saint John.
- Setting the capital budget for the city
- Acting as the board of directors for the corporation "City of Saint John"
- Appointing persons to city staff and commissions
- Overseeing the operation of city commissions and departments
Current council
editThe members of Saint John Common Council are listed below in the order of the ward they serve.
| Ward | Council Member[3] | In office since |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joanna Killen | 2021 |
| Greg Norton | 2012 | |
| 2 | John MacKenzie Deputy Mayor |
2012 |
| Barry Ogden | 2021 | |
| 3 | Mariah Darling | 2024 |
| Gerry Lowe | 2014 | |
| 4 | Paula Radwan |
2021 |
| Greg Stewart | 2021 | |
| At Large | Brent Harris |
2021 |
| Gary Sullivan | 2008 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ibrahim, Hadeel (22 June 2021). "Saint John council selects John MacKenzie as deputy mayor". CBC News. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Institutional Discrimination in the 1785 Saint John Royal Charter". UNB. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Mayor and Common Council". Saint John. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
External links
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