Vaughan City Council

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. 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

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. 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. For the extra work they do, the deputy mayor receives a 10% higher salary compared to a councillor.

Ward councillors

Current council

Position Member Communities 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

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.

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:

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 Term ReeveRegional Councillor Councillor 1971-1972 Garnet A. Williams John C. Gilbert Fred D. ArmstrongDavid K. FraserRobert A. KirkRobert D. McArthurGordon Risk 1973-1974 Garnet A. Williams John C. Gilbert David K. FraserFred D. ArmstrongAlbert D. HollingsheadMichael R. BevanJames M. Cameron 1975-1976 Garnet A. Williams David K. Fraser James M. CameronLorna D. JacksonAlbert D. HollingsheadFred D. ArmstrongTerry H. Goodwin 1977-1978 Garnet A. Williams David K. Fraser James M. CameronLorna D. JacksonAlbert D. HollingsheadTerry H. GoodwinDario DiGiannantonio 1979-1980 Garnet A. Williams Dario DiGiannantonio James M. CameronAlbert HollingsheadLorna D. JacksonRaymond McAfeeJan Poot 1981-1982 Garnet A. Williams Lorna Jackson Jim CameronRaymond McAfeeAlbert HollingsheadJan PootJim Davidson

1983 to 1991 Term ReeveRegional Councillor Ward 1Ward 2Ward 3 1983-1985 Lorna D. Jackson James W. Davidson James M. Cameron Nick DiGiovanniWilliam A. Cox David ChapleyMario Racco 1985-1988 Lorna D. Jackson Nick A. DiGiovanni Jim Cameron Frank CipolloneMichael Di Biase David ChapleyAnthony Reale 1989-1991 Lorna D. Jackson Michael Di BiaseDavid Chapley Peter Meffe Gino RosatiFrank Cipollone Mario RaccoBernie Green

City of Vaughan 1991 to 1994 Term Mayor Regional Councillor Ward 1Ward 2Ward 3 1991-1994 Lorna D. Jackson Michael Di BiaseGino Rosati Peter Meffe Frank CipolloneJoyce Frustaglio Mario RaccoBernie Green

1994 to 2002 Term Mayor Regional Councillor Ward 1Maple/Kleinburg Ward 2Woodbridge West Ward 3Woodbridge/Vellore Ward 4Concord/Thornhill Ward 5Thornhill 1994-1997 Lorna D. Jackson Michael Di BiaseJoyce Frustaglio Peter Meffe Tony Carella Bernie Di Vona Mario Racco Bernie Green 1997-2000 Lorna D. Jackson Michael Di BiaseJoyce Frustaglio Mario Ferri Gino Rosati Bernie Di Vona Mario Racco Susan Kadis 2000-2002 Lorna D. Jackson Michael Di BiaseJoyce Frustaglio Mario Ferri Gino Rosati Bernie Di Vona Mario Racco Susan Kadis

2002 to 2010 Term Mayor Regional Councillor Ward 1Maple/Kleinburg Ward 2Woodbridge West Ward 3Woodbridge/Vellore Ward 4Concord/Thornhill Ward 5Thornhill 2002-2003 Michael Di Biase Joyce FrustaglioGino Rosati Mario Ferri Linda Jackson Bernie Di Vona Mario Racco Susan Kadis 2003-2004 Michael Di Biase Mario FerriLinda JacksonJoyce Frustaglio Peter Meffe Tony Carella Bernie Di Vona Sandra Yeung Racco Susan Kadis 2004-2006 Michael Di Biase Mario FerriLinda JacksonJoyce Frustaglio Peter Meffe Tony Carella Bernie Di Vona Sandra Yeung Racco Alan Shefman 2006-2010 Linda Jackson Joyce FrustaglioMario FerriGino Rosati Peter Meffe Tony Carella Bernie Di Vona Sandra Yeung Racco Alan Shefman

2010 to 2022 Term Mayor Deputy MayorRegional Councillor Ward 1Maple/Kleinburg Ward 2Woodbridge West Ward 3Woodbridge/Vellore Ward 4Concord/Thornhill Ward 5Thornhill 2010-2014 Maurizio Bevilacqua Gino Rosati Michael Di BiaseDeb Schulte Marilyn Iafrate Tony Carella Rosanna DeFrancesca Sandra Yeung Racco Alan Shefman 2014-2017 Maurizio Bevilacqua Michael Di Biase Mario FerriGino Rosati Marilyn Iafrate Tony Carella Rosanna DeFrancesca Sandra Yeung Racco Alan Shefman 2017-2018 Maurizio Bevilacqua Mario Ferri Gino RosatiSunder Singh Marilyn Iafrate Tony Carella Rosanna DeFrancesca Sandra Yeung Racco Alan Shefman 2018–2022 Maurizio Bevilacqua Mario Ferri Gino RosatiLinda Jackson Marilyn Iafrate Tony Carella Rosanna DeFrancesca Sandra Yeung Racco Alan Shefman

2022 to present Term Mayor Deputy MayorRegional Councillor Ward 1Maple/Kleinburg Ward 2Woodbridge West Ward 3Woodbridge/Vellore Ward 4Concord/Thornhill Ward 5Thornhill 2022–2026 Steven Del Duca Linda Jackson Mario FerriGino RosatiMario Racco Marilyn Iafrate Adriano Volpentesta Rosanna DeFrancesca Chris Ainsworth Gila Martow

Notes

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.

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

External links Members of the Council at the City of Vaughan website Ward and councillor area map