Council
The current term of Council is 2022-2026. Our ward system is divided by the rural area (two council representatives), and the urban area (four council representatives). Find Council contact information below:
Olena Hankivsky - Mayor |
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Les Andrews |
Ward 1 Councillor
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Todd Attridge |
Ward 1 Councillor
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Claire Holloway Wadhwani - Deputy Mayor |
Deputy Mayor
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Adam Pearson |
Ward 1 Councillor
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Vicki Mink |
Ward 2 Councillor
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Darrell Toms |
Ward 2 Councillor
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The Municipality has a Code of Conduct for Members of Council and Local Boards that outlines the rules, roles, and responsibilities of the members to promote accountability and transparency in municipal governance.
The role of elected officials |
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Review upcoming and previous council meetings and their primary topics by reviewing the agenda and meeting minutes.
After each Council meeting, we issue an eNewsletter, highlighting the decisions and municipal business. Read the latest council eNewsletter.
Weekly updates from the Mayor's office highlighting important municipal business taking place each week.
Find the latest Council announcements and media releases happening in Port Hope.
Council meetings
Starting in 2024, Council has implemented a new Procedural By-law and will be implementing several changes to how business is considered. Council and Committee of the Whole meetings will be held on separate evenings, and there will be additional opportunities for public participation, including the ability to make a deputation to Council on a matter that is on that Council agenda. For more information on how to engage with Council, please see the Connecting with Council page.
Statutory Public meetings, as required, will take place on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. Council Meetings and Committee of the Whole Meetings will take place on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The 2024 Council and Committee of the Whole Calendar is also available for review.
The intent of Committee of the Whole is to discuss and deliberate Staff Reports, with final disposition and/or approval occurring at Council meetings. Presentations and deputations will also be heard at Council meetings.
These meetings are open to the public. Previous Council and Committee of the Whole meetings beginning March 1, 2016, may be viewed at our Municipality of Port Hope YouTube channel.
The Municipal Act, 2001 allows the Municipality to hold a Closed Meeting when the subject matter relates to certain specific topics. For these meetings, the public are not allowed to attend and they are not broadcast.