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Council 2022

Meet your elected officials for the Municipality of Port Hope Council 2022-2026. Our ward system is divided by the rural area, with two council representatives, and the urban area, with four council representatives. Find Council contact information below:

Olena Hankivsky - Mayor

  • Town Hall 905-885-4544
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Les Andrews

Ward 1 Councillor
Chair of Finance Committee

  • Corporate Cell 905-376-9050
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Todd Attridge - Deputy Mayor

Deputy Mayor
Chair of Planning and Development Committee

  • Corporate Cell 905-376-4615
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Claire Holloway Wadhwani

Ward 1 Councillor
Chair of Works and Engineering Committee

  • Corporate Cell 905-376-3648
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Adam Pearson

Ward 1 Councillor
Chair of Parks, Recreation, and Culture Committee

  • Corporate Cell 905-376-3241
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Chris Collins

Ward 2 Councillor
Chair of Protective Services Committee

  • Corporate Cell 905-376-9746
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Vicki Mink

Ward 2 Councillor
Chair or Corporate Services Committee

  • Corporate Cell 905-376-3274
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The role of Council 

In Ontario, a council is required to have a minimum of five members, one of whom is the Head of Council. The role of council is outlined in section 224 of the Municipal Act:

  • To represent the public and to consider the well-being and interests of the municipality;
  • To develop and evaluate the policies and programs of the municipality;
  • To determine which services the municipality provides;
  • To ensure that administrative policies, practices and procedures and controllership policies, practices and procedures are in place to implement the decisions of council;
  • To ensure the accountability and transparency of the operations of the municipality, including the activities of the senior management of the municipality;
  • To maintain the financial integrity of the municipality; and
  • To carry out the duties of council under this or any other Act.

In other words, the key responsibilities as a Councillor are to support the municipality and its operations while ensuring that the public and municipality’s well-being and interests are maintained.

Municipal councils have a broad range of responsibilities and may choose to organize their work using committee structures. At the Municipality of Port Hope, we use a Committee of the Whole structure as well as advisory committees made up of a mix of councillors and members of the public. These committees carry out the work of council and then report back to council with recommendations. Visit our Boards and Committees page for more information. 

A committee of council is often subject to similar legislative requirements as council under the Act, such as having open meetings.

The role of Mayor 

 

The Municipal Act, 2001, Section 225, identifies the Mayor’s responsibilities as follows:

  • To be head of the municipal council and to act as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.
  • To preside over council meetings.
  • To provide leadership to council.
  • To represent the municipality at official functions.
  • To carry out the duties of the Head of Council under this or any other Act.
  • To perform duties of a member of council as outlined in the Municipal Act, 2001, Section 224.

The Mayor also serves as a member of Northumberland County Council and is required to attend all regular and special meetings of County Council as well as any standing committees to which the Mayor is appointed.

In all decision-making the Mayor has, like all the other members of Council, one vote.

The role of Deputy Mayor

“Deputy Mayor” means the Member of Council appointed from amongst the Members of Council to act in the absence of the Mayor in accordance with the Deputy Mayor appointment schedule.

Deputy Mayor schedule for 2022 - 2026 term 

Per the Procedural By-law amendment that was considered by Council on January 24, 2023, every Member of Council, with the exception of the Mayor, shall be the Deputy Mayor during the four year term of Council, on a rotating basis. The appointment schedule is determined alphabetically by the last name of the Member of Council. During the deliberation of the Procedural By-law amendment, both Councillors Andrews and Collins removed their names from consideration under the rotating appointment schedule. As such the appointment schedule for Deputy Mayor in the 2022 - 2026 term of Council is:

  1. Todd Attridge – Appointed as Deputy Mayor for 2023
  2. Claire Holloway Wadhwani – Appointed as Deputy Mayor for 2024
  3. Vicki Mink – Appointed as Deputy Mayor for 2025
  4. Adam Pearson – Appointed as Deputy Mayor for 2026

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.

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Weekly updates from the Mayor's office highlighting important municipal business taking place each week.

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Council meetings

Council has a combined meeting approach: Committee of the Whole and Regular Council meetings take place on the same evening, on the first and third Tuesdays of the month beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Statutory Public meetings, as required, take place on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

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.

To see the latest council meeting recordings you can select the tabs below:

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Council Meeting - March 21, 2023

Committee of the Whole - March 21, 2023

Special Council Meeting - March 13, 2023

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