Saint John City Council

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Saint John Common Council
Leadership
Mayor
(head of council)
Donna Reardon
since June 7, 2021
Deputy Mayor
John MacKenzie
since June 21, 2021
Structure
Seats10 plus Mayor
Salary$32,600 (councillor)
$88,000 (mayor) [1]
Meeting place
Council Chamber
Saint John City Hall
Saint John, New Brunswick
Website
saintjohn.ca/en/city-hall/council-and-committees

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.

Contents

The Common Council consists of:

One is elected by the council to serve as Deputy Mayor.

Responsibility

Saint John is governed by a body of elected officials, referred to as "Common Council", whose responsibilities include:

Current council

The members of Saint John Common Council are listed below in the order of the ward they serve.

WardCouncil Member [3] In office since
1Joanna Killen2021
Greg Norton2012
2John MacKenzie
Deputy Mayor
2012
Barry Ogden2021
3 Mariah Darling 2024
Gerry Lowe 2014
4Paula Radwan
2021
Greg Stewart2021
At LargeBrent Harris
2021
Gary Sullivan2008

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References

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