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Niagara Regional Council decided last Thursday to look into the formation of a governance committee and to consult Niagara’s 12 chief administrative officers after considering St. Catharines Councillor Laura Ip’s motion for a citizen elected Regional Chair.
Niagara should move to electing its regional chair in an at-large vote like many other regional municipalities in Ontario.
An Overview of Regional Government in Niagara
The Government of Ontario recently announced that it intended to review and possibly reform the governments of several municipalities across the province, including Niagara.
"He has no idea the value that the people of Niagara place on the opportunity to elect the chair at large," said St. Catharines regional Coun. Bruce Timms.
He has no idea the value that the people of Niagara place on the opportunity to elect the chair at large," said St. Catharines Coun. Bruce Timms.
This report updating the information from the previous term of Council regarding the implications of the Direct Election of the Regional Chair
In Ajax, as many as 85 per cent of voters inked “Yes” on the ballot.
Are you in favour of the Council of the Regional Municipality of Niagara passing the necessary resolutions and bylaws to change the method of selecting its Chair from appointment by members of Regional Council to election by general vote of all electors in the Region?