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Mayor of Ottawa
Ottawa, City of.svg
Municipal logo
Mark Sutcliffe (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Mark Sutcliffe
since November 15, 2022
City of Ottawa
Office of the Mayor
Style
Member of Ottawa City Council
Seat Ottawa City Hall
Appointer Direct election
Term length Four years;
renewable
Constituting instrument Municipal Act, 2001
City of Ottawa Act
Inaugural holder John Scott (historic)
Bob Chiarelli (post-amalgamation)
FormationSeptember 11, 1847 (historic)
January 1, 2001 (current)
Salary CA$198,702 [1]
Website ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/mayor-and-city-councillors

The mayor of Ottawa (French : maire d'Ottawa) [a] is head of the executive branch of the Ottawa City Council. The mayor is elected alongside the city council every four years on the fourth Monday of October; there are no term limits. While in office, mayors are styled His/Her Worship .

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Mark Sutcliffe has served as the 59th and current mayor of Ottawa since taking office on November 15, 2022, following the 2022 municipal election.

Role and authority

The position of the mayor of Ottawa is set out in the City of Ottawa Act , a provincial statute which was first introduced in 1999, which outlines the mayor's role as head of council. The duties and powers of the Mayor are outlined in Municipal By-law No. 2022-410. [2] In September 2022, the province passed legislation known as the Strong Mayors, Building More Homes Act, 2022 , followed by the Better Municipal Governance Act, 2022, both of which expanded the executive power of the mayor.

As head of the council, the mayor ensures business is carried out efficiently during council meetings. Items can be added by the mayor directly to the city council's agenda without going through a committee. The mayor also holds ex officio membership on all council committees. They chair the Finance and Corporate Services Committee and Debenture Committee. [3] The mayor has the power to recommend the chairs of other city committees as well as the deputy mayor, pending final approval from the city council. [2] With the mayor's consent, another council member may take the mayor's place on committees. The head of the council is also responsible for declaring states of emergency in the city. [2]

Certain powers of the mayor can only be exercised to "advance provincial priorities," [4] as outlined in the Better Municipal Governance Act, the Strong Mayors Act and through regulation. While city by-law allows the mayor to add items directly to the council's agenda, this power is expanded by the Strong Mayors Act, which asserts that the mayor can do so to advance a provincial priority, irrespective of the council's procedural by-law. [4] The mayor is also granted a veto, which would allow an override of a city council decision if it is not consistent with a provincial priority; however, the council can override the mayor's veto with a two-thirds majority vote. [5] The Better Municipal Governance Act, which was passed shortly after the Strong Mayors Act further expands this power, allowing the mayor to pass a by-law to advance a provincial priority with one-third support on council. [6] [7] The provincial priorities are set by the Executive Council of Ontario (provincial cabinet), through issuing regulations. [4]

Deputy mayor

Ottawa currently has three Deputy Mayors. [8] The role of Deputy Mayor is outlined in the Municipal By-law No. 2023-11 and the Municipal Act, 2001. [9] [5] As of 2023, the Ottawa City Council has adopted rules, upon the recommendation of 2022-2026 Council Governance Review, which implemented a rotational system where the position of Deputy Mayor would rotate between three different councillors every six months. [10]

Deputy mayorTerm beganTerm endedConstituency as councillor
Shawn Menard January 1, 2023June 30, 2023 Capital Ward
Laura Dudas January 1, 2023June 30, 2023 Orléans West-Innes Ward
George Darouze January 1, 2023June 30, 2023 Osgoode Ward
Theresa Kavanagh July 1, 2023December 31, 2023 Bay Ward
Glen Gower July 1, 2023December 31, 2023 Stittsville Ward
Clarke Kelly July 1, 2023December 31, 2023 West Carleton-March Ward
Riley Brockington January 1, 2024June 30, 2024 River Ward
Jessica Bradley January 1, 2024June 30, 2024 Gloucester-Southgate Ward
David Hill January 1, 2024June 30, 2024 Barrhaven West Ward
Allan Hubley July 1, 2024Incumbent Kanata South Ward
Laine Johnson July 1, 2024Incumbent College Ward
Rawlson King July 1, 2024Incumbent Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward

Post-amalgamation mayors of Ottawa

Over the course of Ottawa's history, the municipality's borders have greatly expanded through annexations. This most recently occurred in 2001 when several neighbouring communities were amalgamated with Ottawa. The following is a list of mayors of the current post-amalgamation Ottawa.

No.PhotoMayorTerms of officeTook officeLeft office
57 Bob Chiarelli OTT.jpg Bob Chiarelli 2January 1, 2001December 1, 2006
58 Larry O'Brien by James Maclennan.jpg Larry O'Brien 1December 1, 2006November 30, 2010
— 3x4.svg Michel Bellemare (acting)— [b] May 2, 2009July 8, 2009
— 3x4.svg Doug Thompson (acting)— [b] July 8, 2009August 6, 2009
56 [c] Jim Watson at the 2013 AMO Conference (9538825979) (cropped).jpg Jim Watson 4December 1, 2010November 15, 2022
59 Mark Sutcliffe (cropped).jpg Mark Sutcliffe 1November 15, 2022Incumbent

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ When the position is held by a woman, the French title is mairesse d'Ottawa.
  2. 1 2 Bellemare and Thompson served as acting mayor during O'Brien's leave of absence, due to criminal charges before the court.
  3. ↑ Watson previously served as mayor of the Old City of Ottawa from 1997 to 2000

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  2. 1 2 3 "Procedure (By-law No. 2022-410)". City of Ottawa. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Standing committees, commissions, sub-committees and other" . Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Mascarin, John; Bilas, Jennifer (September 12, 2022). "Strong Mayors – Shifting the Municipal Governance Model". Aird & Berlis LLP. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25". Ontario.ca. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ontario passes law boosting 'strong mayor' powers in Toronto, Ottawa | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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