Vaughan City Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | November 15, 2022 |
Leadership | |
Mayor of Vaughan | Steven Del Duca since November 15, 2022 |
Structure | |
Seats | 1 Mayor 4 Regional Councillors 5 Ward Councillors |
Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
Last election | October 24, 2022 |
Next election | 2026 |
Meeting place | |
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Vaughan City Hall Vaughan, Ontario | |
Website | |
Vaughan City Hall |
Vaughan City Council is the lower-tier municipal governing body for the city of Vaughan, Ontario. It is a part of the upper-tier Regional Municipality of York. [1] Members of the council are elected in three categories: wards councillors, citywide councillors, and a mayor. The wards have remained consistent since the 2010 election.
Also known as simply regional councillors, anyone filling this position not only serves the people's interest on the Vaughan City Council, they are also responsible for representing the city at the York Regional Council. [2] The regional councillor who receives the most votes in an election is also made the deputy mayor, whose role is to represent the mayor in their absence. [3] For the extra work they do, the deputy mayor receives a 10% higher salary compared to a councillor. [4]
Position | Member | Communities |
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Mayor | Steven Del Duca | At-large |
Deputy Mayor Regional Councillor | Linda Jackson | At-large |
Regional Councillor | Gino Rosati | At-large |
Regional Councillor | Mario Ferri | At-large |
Regional Councillor | Mario Racco | At-large |
Ward 1 | Marilyn Iafrate | Maple/Kleinburg |
Ward 2 | Adriano Volpentesta | Woodbridge West |
Ward 3 | Rosanna DeFrancesca | Woodbridge / Vellore |
Ward 4 | Chris Ainsworth | Concord/Thornhill North |
Ward 5 | Gila Martow | Thornhill |
City council and various civic offices are housed at the Civic Centre which was designed by Kubawara, Payne, McKenna and Blumberg and opened in 2011. [5]
Besides the main City Hall building, the complex features:
Previous civic buildings: [6]
1971 to 1983
Term | Reeve | Regional Councillor | Councillor |
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1971-1972 | Garnet A. Williams | John C. Gilbert | Fred D. Armstrong David K. Fraser Robert A. Kirk Robert D. McArthur Gordon Risk |
1973-1974 | Garnet A. Williams | John C. Gilbert | David K. Fraser Fred D. Armstrong Albert D. Hollingshead Michael R. Bevan James M. Cameron |
1975-1976 | Garnet A. Williams | David K. Fraser | James M. Cameron Lorna D. Jackson Albert D. Hollingshead Fred D. Armstrong Terry H. Goodwin |
1977-1978 | Garnet A. Williams | David K. Fraser | James M. Cameron Lorna D. Jackson Albert D. Hollingshead Terry H. Goodwin Dario DiGiannantonio |
1979-1980 | Garnet A. Williams | Dario DiGiannantonio | James M. Cameron Albert Hollingshead Lorna D. Jackson Raymond McAfee Jan Poot |
1981-1982 | Garnet A. Williams | Lorna Jackson | Jim Cameron Raymond McAfee Albert Hollingshead Jan Poot Jim Davidson |
1983 to 1991
Term | Reeve | Regional Councillor | Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 3 |
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1983-1985 | Lorna D. Jackson | James W. Davidson | James M. Cameron | Nick DiGiovanni William A. Cox | David Chapley Mario Racco |
1985-1988 | Lorna D. Jackson | Nick A. DiGiovanni | Jim Cameron | Frank Cipollone Michael Di Biase | David Chapley Anthony Reale |
1989-1991 | Lorna D. Jackson | Michael Di Biase David Chapley | Peter Meffe | Gino Rosati Frank Cipollone | Mario Racco Bernie Green |
1991 to 1994
Term | Mayor | Regional Councillor | Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 3 |
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1991-1994 | Lorna D. Jackson | Michael Di Biase Gino Rosati | Peter Meffe | Frank Cipollone Joyce Frustaglio | Mario Racco Bernie Green |
1994 to 2002
Term | Mayor | Regional Councillor | Ward 1 Maple/Kleinburg | Ward 2 Woodbridge West | Ward 3 Woodbridge/Vellore | Ward 4 Concord/Thornhill | Ward 5 Thornhill |
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1994-1997 | Lorna D. Jackson | Michael Di Biase Joyce Frustaglio | Peter Meffe | Tony Carella | Bernie Di Vona | Mario Racco | Bernie Green |
1997-2000 | Lorna D. Jackson | Michael Di Biase Joyce Frustaglio | Mario Ferri | Gino Rosati | Bernie Di Vona | Mario Racco | Susan Kadis |
2000-2002 | Lorna D. Jackson | Michael Di Biase Joyce Frustaglio | Mario Ferri | Gino Rosati | Bernie Di Vona | Mario Racco | Susan Kadis |
2002 to 2010
Term | Mayor | Regional Councillor | Ward 1 Maple/Kleinburg | Ward 2 Woodbridge West | Ward 3 Woodbridge/Vellore | Ward 4 Concord/Thornhill | Ward 5 Thornhill |
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2002-2003 [lower-alpha 1] | Michael Di Biase | Joyce Frustaglio Gino Rosati | Mario Ferri | Linda Jackson | Bernie Di Vona | Mario Racco | Susan Kadis |
2003-2004 | Michael Di Biase | Mario Ferri Linda Jackson Joyce Frustaglio | Peter Meffe | Tony Carella | Bernie Di Vona | Sandra Yeung Racco | Susan Kadis |
2004-2006 [lower-alpha 2] | Michael Di Biase | Mario Ferri Linda Jackson Joyce Frustaglio | Peter Meffe | Tony Carella | Bernie Di Vona | Sandra Yeung Racco | Alan Shefman |
2006-2010 | Linda Jackson | Joyce Frustaglio Mario Ferri Gino Rosati | Peter Meffe | Tony Carella | Bernie Di Vona | Sandra Yeung Racco | Alan Shefman |
2010 to 2022
Term | Mayor | Deputy Mayor | Regional Councillor | Ward 1 Maple/Kleinburg | Ward 2 Woodbridge West | Ward 3 Woodbridge/Vellore | Ward 4 Concord/Thornhill | Ward 5 Thornhill |
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2010-2014 | Maurizio Bevilacqua | Gino Rosati | Michael Di Biase Deb Schulte | Marilyn Iafrate | Tony Carella | Rosanna DeFrancesca | Sandra Yeung Racco | Alan Shefman |
2014-2017 | Maurizio Bevilacqua | Michael Di Biase | Mario Ferri Gino Rosati | Marilyn Iafrate | Tony Carella | Rosanna DeFrancesca | Sandra Yeung Racco | Alan Shefman |
2017-2018 [lower-alpha 3] | Maurizio Bevilacqua | Mario Ferri | Gino Rosati Sunder Singh | Marilyn Iafrate | Tony Carella | Rosanna DeFrancesca | Sandra Yeung Racco | Alan Shefman |
2018–2022 | Maurizio Bevilacqua | Mario Ferri | Gino Rosati Linda Jackson | Marilyn Iafrate | Tony Carella | Rosanna DeFrancesca | Sandra Yeung Racco | Alan Shefman |
2022 to present
Term | Mayor | Deputy Mayor | Regional Councillor | Ward 1 Maple/Kleinburg | Ward 2 Woodbridge West | Ward 3 Woodbridge/Vellore | Ward 4 Concord/Thornhill | Ward 5 Thornhill |
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2022–2026 | Steven Del Duca | Linda Jackson | Mario Ferri Gino Rosati Mario Racco | Marilyn Iafrate | Adriano Volpentesta | Rosanna DeFrancesca | Chris Ainsworth | Gila Martow |
Following the November 2006 election, former mayor Michael Di Biase appealed the results of the elections citing possible errors in the ballot counting machines. The results were reviewed following a decision in his favour in Ontario Superior Court, concluding that the original result, the election of Jackson as mayor, was the correct one. [7]
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Reeves
The position of Deputy Mayor (earlier called Acting Mayor) is based on the councillor receiving the greatest number of votes in a municipal election, and has included:
Deputy Reeves'
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