Windsor City Council

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Windsor City Council
Type
Type
History
FoundedApril 14, 1892 (1892-04-14) [1]
New session started
November 15, 2022
Leadership
Mayor of Windsor
Drew Dilkens
since October 27, 2014
Structure
Seats10 plus Mayor
Length of term
4 years
Authority City of Windsor Incorporation Act, 1892
Salary$194,280 (Mayor)
$45,748 (Councillor) [2]
Elections
Last election
October 24, 2022
Next election
2026
Meeting place
Council Chambers [3]
Windsor City Hall
Windsor, Ontario
Website
www.citywindsor.ca/mayorandcouncil/Pages/Mayor-and-City-Council.aspx

The Windsor City Council is the governing body of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Contents

The council consists of the mayor plus ten elected city councillors (one per ward) representing the city as a whole.

2006–2010

Council elected in the 2006 election:

CouncillorWardNotes
Eddie Francis Mayor
Dave BristerWard 1
Drew Dilkens Ward 1
Ron JonesWard 2
Caroline PostmaWard 2
Fulvio ValentinisWard 3
Alan HalberstadtWard 3
Bill MarraWard 4
Ken Lewenza, Jr.Ward 4
Jo-Anne GignacWard 5
Percy Hatfield Ward 5

2010–2014

Council elected in the 2010 election:

CouncillorWardNotes
Eddie Francis Mayor
Drew Dilkens Ward 1
Ron JonesWard 2
Fulvio ValentinisWard 3
Alan HalberstadtWard 4
Ed SleimanWard 5
Jo-Anne GignacWard 6
Percy Hatfield (2010–2013)
Irek Kusmierczyk (2013–2014)
Ward 7
Bill MarraWard 8
Hilary PayneWard 9
Al MagniehWard 10

2014–2018

Results of the 2014 Municipal Election for the Windsor City Council. Windsor municipal election 2014 - Results by ward.svg
Results of the 2014 Municipal Election for the Windsor City Council.
CouncillorWardCommunities
Drew Dilkens MayorAt-large
Fred FrancisWard 1Brighton Beach, South Windsor
John ElliottWard 2Sandwich, Bridgeview, Sutherland
Rino BortolinWard 3City Centre
Chris HoltWard 4Walkerville, Via Italia, Wyandotte Town Centre
Ed SleimanWard 5Ford City
Jo-Anne GignacWard 6Riverside
Irek Kusmierczyk Ward 7 Forest Glade, East Riverside
Bill MarraWard 8East Windsor
Hilary PayneWard 9Devonshire Heights, Roseland, Fontainebleau
Paul BorrelliWard 10Remington Park

2018–2022

Council elected in the 2018 election:

CouncillorWardCommunities
Drew DilkensMayorAt-large
Fred FrancisWard 1Brighton Beach, South Windsor
Fabio CostanteWard 2Sandwich, Bridgeview, Sutherland
Rino BortolinWard 3City Centre
Chris HoltWard 4Walkerville, Via Italia, Wyandotte Town Centre
Ed SleimanWard 5Ford City
Jo-Anne GignacWard 6Riverside
Irek Kusmierczyk (2018–2019) Ward 7 Forest Glade, East Riverside
Vacant (2019–2020)
Jeewen Gill (2020–2022)
Gary KaschakWard 8East Windsor
Kieran McKenzieWard 9Devonshire Heights, Roseland, Fontainebleau
Jim MorrisonWard 10Remington Park


2022–2026

Council elected in the 2022 election:

CouncillorWardCommunities
Drew DilkensMayorAt-large
Fred FrancisWard 1Brighton Beach, South Windsor
Fabio CostanteWard 2Sandwich, Bridgeview, Sutherland
Renaldo AgostinoWard 3City Centre
Mark McKenzieWard 4Walkerville, Via Italia, Wyandotte Town Centre
Ed SleimanWard 5Ford City
Jo-Anne GignacWard 6Riverside
Angelo Marignani Ward 7 Forest Glade, East Riverside
Gary KaschakWard 8East Windsor
Kieran McKenzieWard 9Devonshire Heights, Roseland, Fontainebleau
Jim MorrisonWard 10Remington Park

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References

  1. "An Act to incorporate the City of Windsor" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  2. "City Council Meeting" (PDF). 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  3. "About Council Meetings".