Saint John Common Council

For the city council in Newfoundland and Labrador, see St. John's City Council.

Saint John Common Council
Leadership
Mayor (head of council)	Donna Reardon since June 7, 2021
Deputy Mayor	John MacKenzie since June 21, 2021
Structure
Seats	10 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.

The Common Council consists of:

• The Mayor, who runs at-large, acts as chairman of the board.
• Two at-large Common Councillors.
• Two Common Councillors, from each of the city's four wards.

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:

• Setting the city operational budget
• Setting the City Water utility budget/ rates
• Enacting and amending by-laws
• Rezoning and land-use permissions of properties in Saint John.
• Setting the capital budget for the city
• Acting as the board of directors for the corporation "City of Saint John"
• Appointing persons to city staff and commissions
• Overseeing the operation of city commissions and departments

Current council

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

Ward	Council Member [3]	In office since
1	Joanna Killen	2021
	Greg Norton	2012
2	John MacKenzie Deputy Mayor	2012
	Barry Ogden	2021
3	Mariah Darling	2024
	Gerry Lowe	2014-2018, 2021
4	Paula Radwan	2021
	Greg Stewart	2021
At Large	Brent Harris	2021
	Gary Sullivan	2008

See also

• List of mayors of Saint John, New Brunswick

References

1. Ibrahim, Hadeel (22 June 2021). "Saint John council selects John MacKenzie as deputy mayor". CBC News . Retrieved 5 March 2024.
2. "Mayor and Common Council". City of Saint John. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
3. "Mayor and Common Council". Saint John. Retrieved 2021-12-10.

External links

• City of Saint John