Durham Regional Council

Durham Regional Council is the political body for the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, Canada. Created in 1974, it consists of 20 elected representatives plus the Regional Chair. Durham Region is governed by Durham Regional Council, which consists of the mayors of the local municipalities and regional councillors directly elected in each municipality. These members are elected via double direct election. Each municipality elects the following number of regional councillors:

Council Structure

The council is led by a chair, who is selected by the council, rather than being elected by the public. The current chair is Roger Anderson. In 2006, Pickering, Ajax, and Oshawa placed non-binding referendums on their local election ballots to ask voters whether the chair should be directly elected. Over 80% voted in the affirmative.

The current council was elected in November 2014. Council used to sit for a three-year term, but the Ontario Legislature passed legislation increasing the length of municipal council terms in Ontario to four years.

Roger Anderson was directly elected as chair during the 2014 municipal elections instead of being selected amongst fellow regional council members.

Current Council

Name Representating as
Roger Anderson Regional Chair
Steve Parish Mayor of Ajax
Shaun Collier Ajax Regional Councillor
Colleen Jordan Ajax Regional Councillor
John Grant Mayor of Brock
Ted Smith Brock Regional Councillor
Adrian Foster Mayor of Clarington
Joe Neal Clarington Regional Councillor
Willie Woo Clarington Regional Councillor
John Henry Mayor of Oshawa
John Aker Oshawa Regional Councillor
Dan Carter Oshawa Regional Councillor
Bob Chapman Oshawa Regional Councillor
Nancy Diamond Oshawa Regional Councillor
Amy England Oshawa Regional Councillor
John Neal Oshawa Regional Councillor
Nester Pidwerbecki Oshawa Regional Councillor
Dave Ryan Mayor of Pickering
Bill McLean Pickering Regional Councillor
Kevin Ashe Pickering Regional Councillor
David Pickles Pickering Regional Councillor
Tom Rowett Mayor of Scugog
Bobbie Drew Scugog Regional Councillor
Gerri Lynn O'Connor Mayor of Uxbridge
Jack Ballinger Uxbridge Regional Councillor
Don Mitchell Mayor of Whitby
Vacant Whitby Regional Councillor
Joe Drumm Whitby Regional Councillor
Elizabeth Roy Whitby Regional Councillor

Regional Committees, Boards, Subcommittees and Task Forces

Services

Services under the region's scope include:

Regional Chairs

Durham Regional Headquarters

Durham Regional Offices are located at 605 Rossland Road East in Whitby and is also headquarters for Durham Regional Police.

References

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