|
Municipality |
Population |
Size of Council |
Standing Committees |
Number of Advisory Committees, Boards, etc. |
Other
|
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Halifax (Regional Municipality) |
359,183 |
Mayor and 23 Councillors |
Sits as Committee of the Whole plus 2 others – Audit Committee and Grants Committee – all report to Council (Note:
Grants Committee is called a standing committee but consists of both
Councillors and citizens) |
Five city-wide plus 8 advisory committees reporting to the Community Councils (plus numerous task forces, ad hoc and steering committees) |
6 Community Councils (3-7 Councillors per Community Council) |
|
Hamilton |
490,268 |
Mayor and 15 Councillors |
Sits as Committee of the whole – reports to Council (Note:
Hamilton Council recently approved the establishment of five standing
committees as a result of a report from their Governance Task Force –
effective January 2004) |
19 Advisory Committees, Boards and Commissions |
|
|
London |
336,539 |
Mayor, 14 Councillors and 4 Controllers |
Board of Control plus three standing committees – Community and Protective Services; Environment and Transportation; and Planning Committee - Report to Council |
15 Advisory Committees |
|
|
Niagara (Regional Municipality) |
410,574 |
Chair and 28 Councillors |
5 Standing Committees (Community and Health; Public Works and Utilities; Corporate and Financial; and, Planning) – Report to Council (Note:
Currently undergoing Governance review – 4 Standing Committee model adopted
in principle (i.e. Economic Health, Environmental Health, Social Health and
Structure Transition Committee) pending further report from staff re costs,
etc. |
7 Agencies, Boards, Committees and Commissions |
|
|
Sudbury |
155,219 |
Mayor and 12 Councillors |
1 Standing Committee (Planning) and Committee of the whole sits as 3 committees (Priorities, Finance and Nominating) – Report to Council |
Over 67 Boards and Committees |
|
|
Toronto |
2,385,421 (1996
Census Population) |
Mayor and 44 Councillors |
6 Standing Committees -
Policy and Finance -
Administration - Planning and Trans. -
Works -
Economic Dev. and Parks -
Community Services Plus- Audit, Striking, Nominating, Board of Health |
Approx. 23 Advisory Committees (and numerous task forces, ad hoc and steering committees) |
4 Community
Councils (10-12 Councillors on each Community Council) (Reduced
from 6 community Councils effective 01 Dec 03) Note: Governance report (including motions from members of Council re Executive Committee, appointment of SC Chairs by Mayor, etc. ) referred to new Council. |
|
Vancouver |
545,671 |
Mayor and 10 Councillors |
Committee of the Whole (meets as Transportation and Traffic; City Services and Budgets; and Planning and Environment) – reports to Council |
16 boards and commissions, 23 civic agencies (includes advisory committees) |
Note:
BC government – Bill 14 “Community Charter” received third reading May 8,
2003 – includes, among other things “strong mayor” e.g. Mayor appoints
members of committees, initiates policies, programs and by-laws; leads the
process for setting priorities and objectives |
|
Windsor |
217,000 |
Mayor and 10 Councillors (Note:
5 wards, 2 Councillors each ward) |
Committee of the Whole – reports to Council |
Approximately 40 advisory committees, boards and commissions |
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|
Winnipeg |
631,200 (2002
estimate) |
Mayor and 15 Councillors |
5
“Policy Committees” -
Executive Policy (Consists of Mayor, Chairs of PC’s and others appointed by
Mayor) (Note:
Mayor also appoints Chairs of PC’s) -
Property and Development - Protection and Community Services -
Public Works -
Fiscal Issues plus 5 others -Alternate
Service Delivery -Riverbank Management -Audit -Appeals - Board of Adjustment |
Eight Advisory Committees (plus 70 boards, commissions, task forces, ad hoc and steering committees) |
5 Community
Committees (reporting to Council through the various policy committees |