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Vaughan City Council#Mayors

{{Short description|Municipal governing body of the City of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada}}

{{Infobox legislature

| name = Vaughan City Council

| legislature =

| coa_pic =

| session_room = VaughanCityHall16.jpg

| house_type = City council

| term_limits = None

| new_session = November 15, 2022

| leader1_type = Mayor of Vaughan

| leader1 = Steven Del Duca

| election1 = November 15, 2022

| term_length = 4 years

| members = 1 Mayor
4 Regional Councillors
5 Ward Councillors

| last_election1 = October 24, 2022

| next_election1 = 2026

| meeting_place = Vaughan City Hall
Vaughan, Ontario

| website = [https://www.vaughan.ca/cityhall/Pages/default.aspx 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaughan.ca/news/about_vaughan/Pages/governmentstructure.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727025146/https://www.vaughan.ca/news/about_vaughan/Pages/governmentstructure.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 27, 2018|title=GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE|website=www.vaughan.ca|language=en |access-date=July 26, 2018}} 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.

Council positions

=Mayor=

{{further|Mayor}}

=Local and regional councillor=

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaughan.ca/council/councillor_rosati/Pages/default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726042333/https://www.vaughan.ca/council/councillor_rosati/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 26, 2018|title=REGIONAL COUNCILLOR GINO ROSATI|website=www.vaughan.ca|language=en|access-date=July 25, 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaughan.ca/council/councillor_ferri/Pages/default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726021230/https://www.vaughan.ca/council/councillor_ferri/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 26, 2018|title=DEPUTY MAYOR, LOCAL AND REGIONAL COUNCILLOR MARIO FERRI|website=www.vaughan.ca|language=en|access-date=July 25, 2018}} For the extra work they do, the deputy mayor receives a 10% higher salary compared to a councillor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaughan.ca/council/minutes_agendas/AgendaItems/Finance1203_4.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726021645/https://www.vaughan.ca/council/minutes_agendas/AgendaItems/Finance1203_4.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 26, 2018|title=EXTRACT FROM COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF DECEMBER 11, 2012|website=www.vaughan.ca|date=December 11, 2012|language=en|access-date=July 25, 2018}}

=Ward councillors=

{{further|City Councillor}}

Current council

class="wikitable"
PositionMemberCommunities
MayorSteven Del DucaAt-large
Deputy Mayor Regional CouncillorLinda JacksonAt-large
Regional CouncillorGino RosatiAt-large
Regional CouncillorMario FerriAt-large
Regional CouncillorMario RaccoAt-large
Ward 1Marilyn IafrateMaple/Kleinburg
Ward 2Adriano VolpentestaWoodbridge West
Ward 3Rosanna DeFrancescaWoodbridge / Vellore
Ward 4Chris AinsworthConcord/Thornhill North
Ward 5Gila MartowThornhill

{{notelist|group=council}}

Vaughan City Hall

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.{{cite web | url = https://www.vaughan.ca/projects/Pages/Vaughan-City-Hall.aspx | title = Vaughan City Hall | website = vaughan.ca | publisher = City of Vaughan | access-date = 2024-02-22 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220927172422/https://www.vaughan.ca/projects/Pages/Vaughan-City-Hall.aspx | archive-date = 2022-09-27 | url-status = dead }}

Besides the main City Hall building, the complex features:

  • Civic Tower with clock
  • Chamber of Commerce Building
  • Public library building
  • Civic Square, Market and Cenotaph
  • reflecting pool/skating rink
  • public gardens and naturalized park

Previous civic buildings:{{cite web |url=https://www.vaughan.ca/services/vaughan_archives/historyofvaughan/VaughanDocuments/Vellore%20School%20and%20Township%20Hall.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607064045/https://www.vaughan.ca/services/vaughan_archives/historyofvaughan/VaughanDocuments/Vellore%20School%20and%20Township%20Hall.pdf |archive-date=June 7, 2015 |title=Vellore School and Township Hall}}

  • Township Hall in Vellore on Lot 20 in Concession 5 (present day Weston Road between Rutherford Road and Major Mackenzie Drive) 1845-1943
  • Township Hall at northeast corner of Major Mackenzie Drive and Keele Street 1943-1957
  • 2141 Major Mackenzie Drive 1957-2011 (renovation in 1982)

Previous councils

=Township of Vaughan=

=Town of Vaughan=

1971 to 1983

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:80px;"|Term

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Reeve

! style="background:#ddf; width:140px;"|Regional Councillor

! style="background:#ddf; width:160px;"|Councillor

1971-1972Garnet A. WilliamsJohn C. Gilbert

| Fred D. Armstrong
David K. Fraser
Robert A. Kirk
Robert D. McArthur
Gordon Risk

1973-1974Garnet A. WilliamsJohn C. Gilbert

| David K. Fraser
Fred D. Armstrong
Albert D. Hollingshead
Michael R. Bevan
James M. Cameron

1975-1976Garnet A. WilliamsDavid K. Fraser

| James M. Cameron
Lorna D. Jackson
Albert D. Hollingshead
Fred D. Armstrong
Terry H. Goodwin

1977-1978Garnet A. WilliamsDavid K. Fraser

| James M. Cameron
Lorna D. Jackson
Albert D. Hollingshead
Terry H. Goodwin
Dario DiGiannantonio

1979-1980Garnet A. WilliamsDario DiGiannantonio

| James M. Cameron
Albert Hollingshead
Lorna D. Jackson
Raymond McAfee
Jan Poot

1981-1982Garnet A. WilliamsLorna Jackson

| Jim Cameron
Raymond McAfee
Albert Hollingshead
Jan Poot
Jim Davidson

1983 to 1991

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:80px;"|Term

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Reeve

! style="background:#ddf; width:140px;"|Regional Councillor

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 1

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 2

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 3

1983-1985Lorna D. JacksonJames W. Davidson

| James M. Cameron

Nick DiGiovanni
William A. Cox		David Chapley
Mario Racco
1985-1988Lorna D. JacksonNick A. DiGiovanni

| Jim Cameron

Frank Cipollone
Michael Di Biase		David Chapley
Anthony Reale
1989-1991Lorna D. JacksonMichael Di Biase
David Chapley

| Peter Meffe

Gino Rosati
Frank Cipollone		Mario Racco
Bernie Green

=City of Vaughan=

1991 to 1994

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:80px;"|Term

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Mayor

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Regional Councillor

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 1

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 2

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 3

1991-1994Lorna D. JacksonMichael Di Biase
Gino Rosati

| Peter Meffe

Frank Cipollone
Joyce Frustaglio		Mario Racco
Bernie Green

1994 to 2002

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:80px;"|Term

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Mayor

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Regional Councillor

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 1
Maple/Kleinburg

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 2
Woodbridge West

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 3
Woodbridge/Vellore

! style="background:#ddf; width:140px;"|Ward 4
Concord/Thornhill

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 5
Thornhill

1994-1997Lorna D. JacksonMichael Di Biase
Joyce Frustaglio

| Peter Meffe

Tony CarellaBernie Di VonaMario RaccoBernie Green
1997-2000Lorna D. JacksonMichael Di Biase
Joyce Frustaglio

| Mario Ferri

Gino RosatiBernie Di VonaMario RaccoSusan Kadis
2000-2002Lorna D. JacksonMichael Di Biase
Joyce Frustaglio

| Mario Ferri

Gino RosatiBernie Di VonaMario RaccoSusan Kadis

2002 to 2010

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:80px;"|Term

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Mayor

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Regional Councillor

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 1
Maple/Kleinburg

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 2
Woodbridge West

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 3
Woodbridge/Vellore

! style="background:#ddf; width:140px;"|Ward 4
Concord/Thornhill

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 5
Thornhill

2002-2003{{efn|group=pastcouncil|Di Biase named mayor on the death of Jackson. Rosati promoted to regional councillor's position. By-election elects Jackson's daughter as ward councillor.}}Michael Di BiaseJoyce Frustaglio
Gino Rosati

| Mario Ferri

Linda JacksonBernie Di VonaMario RaccoSusan Kadis
2003-2004Michael Di BiaseMario Ferri
Linda Jackson
Joyce Frustaglio

| Peter Meffe

Tony CarellaBernie Di VonaSandra Yeung RaccoSusan Kadis
2004-2006{{efn|group=pastcouncil|Kadis resigned after elected to federal parliament. Shefman won a by-election for the position.}}Michael Di BiaseMario Ferri
Linda Jackson
Joyce Frustaglio

| Peter Meffe

Tony CarellaBernie Di VonaSandra Yeung RaccoAlan Shefman
2006-2010Linda JacksonJoyce Frustaglio
Mario Ferri
Gino Rosati

| Peter Meffe

Tony CarellaBernie Di VonaSandra Yeung RaccoAlan Shefman

2010 to 2022

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:80px;"|Term

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Mayor

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Deputy Mayor

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Regional Councillor

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 1
Maple/Kleinburg

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 2
Woodbridge West

! style="background:#ddf; width:160px;"|Ward 3
Woodbridge/Vellore

! style="background:#ddf; width:140px;"|Ward 4
Concord/Thornhill

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 5
Thornhill

2010-2014Maurizio BevilacquaGino RosatiMichael Di Biase
Deb Schulte

| Marilyn Iafrate

Tony CarellaRosanna DeFrancescaSandra Yeung RaccoAlan Shefman
2014-2017Maurizio BevilacquaMichael Di BiaseMario Ferri
Gino Rosati

| Marilyn Iafrate

Tony CarellaRosanna DeFrancescaSandra Yeung RaccoAlan Shefman
2017-2018{{efn|group=pastcouncil|Di Biase resigned in May, 2017 due to sexual assault complaints. Singh appointed regional councillor by council vote; Ferri named deputy mayor based on previous election}}Maurizio BevilacquaMario FerriGino Rosati
Sunder Singh

| Marilyn Iafrate

Tony CarellaRosanna DeFrancescaSandra Yeung RaccoAlan Shefman
2018–2022Maurizio BevilacquaMario FerriGino Rosati
Linda Jackson

| Marilyn Iafrate

Tony CarellaRosanna DeFrancescaSandra Yeung RaccoAlan Shefman

2022 to present

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:80px;"|Term

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Mayor

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Deputy Mayor

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Regional Councillor

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 1
Maple/Kleinburg

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 2
Woodbridge West

! style="background:#ddf; width:160px;"|Ward 3
Woodbridge/Vellore

! style="background:#ddf; width:140px;"|Ward 4
Concord/Thornhill

! style="background:#ddf; width:120px;"|Ward 5
Thornhill

2022–2026Steven Del DucaLinda JacksonMario Ferri
Gino Rosati
Mario Racco

| Marilyn Iafrate

Adriano VolpentestaRosanna DeFrancescaChris AinsworthGila Martow

=Notes=

{{notelist|group=pastcouncil}}

Controversy

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.{{cite news

| title=Ex-MP Bevilacqua new Vaughan mayor

| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ex-mp-bevilacqua-new-vaughan-mayor-1.964254

| date=25 October 2010 | access-date=27 March 2014

| newspaper=CBC News}}

Mayors

The head of City Council is the mayor. A list of mayors and reeves of Vaughan includes:

Reeves

  • Garnett A. Williams 1969-1970
  • Brian Bailey 1967-1968
  • Albert H. Rutherford 1961-1966
  • John W. Perry 1957-1960
  • Marshall McMurchy 1952-1956
  • John Hostrawer 1949-1951
  • Boynton Weldrick 1944-1948
  • Robert W. Scott 1936-1943
  • George Kellam 1931-1935
  • James Henry Robson 1929-1930
  • Henry Kellam 1928
  • George Kellam 1927
  • Thomas B. Weldrick 1925-1926
  • John T. Saigeon 1922-1924
  • John Whitmore 1917-1921
  • Scott McNair 1915-1916
  • James A. Cameron 1911-1914
  • Daniel Longhouse 1909-1910
  • Isaac Devins 1907-1908
  • John Boyle 1905-1906
  • William Watson 1903-1904
  • James H. Kirby 1901-1902
  • Alexander Bryson 1898-1900
  • Samuel Arnold 1897
  • George High 1894-1896
  • Andrew Russell 1890-1893
  • James McNeil 1889
  • Alexander Malloy 1887-1888
  • Thompson Porter 1881-1886
  • William C. Patterson 1874-1880
  • David Boyle 1872-1873
  • Peter Patterson 1868–1871
  • Henry S. Howland 1864-1867
  • Robert J. Arnold 1861-1863
  • Henry S. Howland 1859-1860
  • David Bridgeford 1858
  • John W. Gamble 1850-1857 first reeve of the Township

Acting/Deputy Mayors

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'

  • Garnet A. Williams 1965-1968
  • Jesse Bryson 1961-1964
  • Victor B. Ryder 1959-1960
  • Robert A. Kirk 1957-1958
  • Albert H. Rutherford 1952–1956, 1969-1970
  • Marshall McMurchy 1949-1951
  • John Hostrawser 1944-1948
  • Boynton Weldrick 1936-1943
  • Robert W. Scott 1935
  • Robert Dooks 1931-1934
  • Thomas Baker 1929-1930
  • Arthur Farr 1927-1928
  • James Henry Robson 1925-1928
  • Thomas B. Weldrick 1922-1924
  • George Kellam 1922-1926
  • William O. McDonald 1921
  • Walter Anderson 1919-1920
  • John T. Saigeon 1917–1918, 1921, 1929-1931
  • John Whitmore 1915-1916
  • Scott McNair 1911-1914
  • James A. Cameron 1909-1910
  • Daniel Longhouse 1907-1908
  • William Watson 1898
  • James H. Kirby 1897-1898
  • Alexander Bryson 1894-1897
  • Samuel Arnold 1890-1896
  • George High 1887-1893
  • Andrew Russell 1887-1889
  • Isaac Reaman 1886-1888
  • George Elliott 1886
  • Alexander Malloy 1884-1886
  • Thomas Webster 1882-1883
  • William Cook 1881-1885
  • Damiel Reaman 1879-1885
  • Isaac Nattress 1879-1881
  • John L. Card 1878, 1880
  • Daniel Kinnee 1877-1878
  • Isaac Chapman 1875-1876
  • N. Clarke Wallace 1874-1879
  • Thomas Webster 1872-1877
  • Thompson Porter 1871-1873
  • David Boyle 1870-1871
  • William Hartman 1868-1869
  • Robert J. Arnold 1867-1870
  • Thomas Grahame 1865-1867
  • William Cook 1861, 1863
  • Alfred Jeffery 1858–1860, 1862, 1864
  • David Smellie 1851-1853

References

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External links

  • [http://www.vaughan.ca/council/ Members of the Council] at the City of Vaughan website
  • [http://www.vaughan.ca/council/Pages/ward_map.aspx Ward and councillor area map]

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