The Pembroke City Council is the governing body of the Corporation of the City of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of five councillors, one mayor and one deputy mayor.[1]

Pembroke City Hall, where council meets.

Elections edit

Elections are held every four years, per the Ontario Municipal Elections Act.[2] Councillors are elected by the electorate at large; that is, without geographic divisions. The mayor is also directly elected.

2006 elections edit

Results from 2006 municipal elections:[3]

Mayor

Candidate Votes Elected
Ed Jacyno 3,208 X
Bob Bimm 2,123

Council

Candidate Votes Elected
Les Scott 3,130 X
Patricia Lafreniere 3,019 X
Dan Callaghan 2,946 X
Shirley White 2,734 X
Gary Severin 2,551 X
Terry O'Neill 2,527 X
Bob Hackett 2,364 X
Cheryl Lowe 2,229 X
Bill Higginson 2,190
Terry Demers 2,186
Irene Perrault 1,754
Brad Barta 1,395
Rick Macdonald 1,293
Dean Fuisz 1,249
Sandra Lubimiv 1,223

Budget edit

For the 2009 fiscal year, council approved a municipal budget of $29.3 million CA$. As of 2009, the Corporation's debtload is $15.95 million.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ City of Pembroke. "City Hall". Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  2. ^ Queen's Printer for Ontario (2009-01-01). "Municipal Elections Act, 1996". Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  3. ^ City of Pembroke. "2006 Municipal Elections". Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  4. ^ Uhler, Stephen. "City spending $29M this year". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2009-07-20.

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