Oshawa City Council

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Oshawa City Council
Oshawa City Council Room 2022.jpg
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
November 15, 2022
Leadership
Mayor of Oshawa
Dan Carter
since December 3, 2018
Deputy Mayor of Oshawa
Bob Chapman
since December 3, 2018
Structure
Seats11
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
October 24, 2022
(11 seats)
Next election
October 26, 2026 (11 seats)
Meeting place
Council Chamber, Oshawa City Hall
Oshawa, Ontario
Website
Official website

Oshawa City Council is the governing body of the city of Oshawa, Ontario. The council has 11 members, consisting of 5 regional and city councillor and 5 city councillors plus the mayor.

Contents

The city posts agendas for council and committee meetings.

History

Prior to 1985, city councillors were elected at large, with "regional and city" councillors who would serve on both city council and the Durham Region council, and "local city" councillors who would only serve on city council. From 1985-2010, the city moved to a ward-based system, ensuring equal representation for all residents. The city returned to at large elections in 2010 and 2014, before returning to a ward-based system in 2018.

Based on the current ward-based system, Oshawa voters elect:

Committees

There are four standing committees of council:

  1. Community & Operations Services Committee
  2. Corporate & Finance Services Committee
  3. Economic & Development Services Committee
  4. Safety & Facilities Services Committee

Members

2022-2026

The current council elected in the 2022 Oshawa municipal election:

ImageMember of CouncilOfficeNotes
Dan Carter NSARC ARRL 2022 IMG 4103 (cropped).jpg Dan Carter Mayor
Oshawa City Councillor John Neal 2022.jpg John NealWard 1 Regional & City Councillor
Oshawa Rosemary McConkey 2014 IMG 9454 (cropped).jpg Rosemary McConkeyWard 1 City Councillor
Oshawa City Councillor Tito-Dante Marimpietri 2022 (cropped).jpg Tito-Dante MarimpietriWard 2 Regional & City Councillor
Oshawa City Councillor Jim Lee 2022 (IMG 9359) (cropped).jpg Jim LeeWard 2 City Councillor
Oshawa Bob Chapman 2022 IMG 5378 (cropped).jpg Bob ChapmanWard 3 Regional & City Councillor
Bradley MarksWard 3 City Councillor
Oshawa City Councillor Rick Kerr 2022 (cropped).jpg Rick KerrWard 4 Regional & City Councillor
Derek Giberson 2022 (IMG 4266) (cropped).jpg Derek GibersonWard 4 City Councillor
Oshawa Brian Nicholson 2018 IMG 7883.jpg Brian NicholsonWard 5 Regional & City Councillor
Oshawa City Councillor John Gray 2022 (cropped).jpg John Gray Ward 5 City Councillor

2018-2022

Council elected in the 2018 Durham Region municipal elections:

CouncillorWardNotes
Dan Carter Mayor
John NealWard 1 - R
Rosemary McConkeyWard 1 - C
Tito-Dante MarimpietriWard 2 - R
Jane HurstWard 2 - C
Bob ChapmanWard 3 - R
Bradley MarksWard 3 - C
Rick KerrWard 4 - R
Derek GibersonWard 4 - C
Brian NicholsonWard 5 - R
John Gray Ward 5 - C

2014-2018

Council elected in the 2014 Durham Region municipal elections:

CouncillorWardNotes
John Henry Mayor
John AkerRegional and city councillors
Dan Carter
Bob Chapman
Nancy Diamond 2014-2017; died in office.
Amy McQuaid-England
John Neal
Nester Pidwerbecki
Doug Sanders2017-2018 [1]
Gail BatesCity councillors2017-2018 [1]
Rick Kerr
Doug Sanders2014-2017; transferred to a regional + city seat after death of Nancy Diamond. [1]
John Shields

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