Oshawa City Council

Oshawa City Council
Type
Type
Term limits
 None
History
New session started
 December 1, 2010
Leadership
Mayor of Oshawa
John Henry
Since December 1, 2010
Deputy Mayor of Oshawa
John Aker
Since December 1, 2012
None
None
Since None
Structure
Seats 11
Length of term
 4 years
Elections
Last election
 October 25, 2010
(11 seats)
Next election
 October 27, 2014
(11 seats)
Meeting place
Council Chamber
Oshawa City Hall
Oshawa, Ontario
Website
Official website

Oshawa City Council is the governing body of the city of Oshawa, Ontario. Members are elected at large and are known as Councillors. City Council has 11 members 10 Councillors plus the mayor. The city posts agendas for Council and committee meetings.

History

In January 1978, the Oshawa City Council considered converting the former World War II paramilitary and commando training installation Camp X" into a $6-million museum complex.[1] The plan called for the 275-acre tract of land between Oshawa and Whitby to include an air museum, a naval display, and a war industries museum.[1] However, by 2009, the tract had been converted into an industrial park and Intrepid Park, a city park characterized as "a barren patch of grass".[2]

On September 3, 2013, undercover Durham Regional Police officers arrested three citizens in the council chamber while a police canine unit was stationed outside.[3] A video of the event was posted on YouTube a day later.[3] That same month, the council gave the staff of Oshawa city the power to bar individuals from entering Oshawa city hall under the Trespass to Property Act of Ontario.[3] At the time, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association attributed the September 2013 events to knowing "how to push each others' buttons."[3]

Committees

There are 4 standing committees of council:

Members

As of the Durham Region municipal elections, 2014

References

  1. 1 2 "Oshawa eyes spy camp site as war museum", Globe and Mail, p. 11, January 26, 1978
  2. ↑ Michelle Shephard (November 12, 2009), "Camp X ceremony pays tribute to spies", Toronto Star, p. A6, retrieved January 10, 2014
  3. 1 2 3 4 Peter Kuitenbrouwer (December 3, 2013), "'Reign of terror' and arrests at Oshawa council makes a Toronto boy feel right at home", Postmedia News from the National Post, retrieved January 10, 2014
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