| Brian James McMullan | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of St. Catharines | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2006 |
|
| Preceded by | Tim Rigby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hamilton |
| Residence | St. Catharines, Ontario |
Brian James McMullan is the mayor of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He was elected to the position in the 2006 St. Catharines municipal election. He was previously a St. Catharines city councillor and a Niagara regional councillor.
McMullan was born in Hamilton and raised in the Niagara region. He has a degree from Brock University, and is the vice-president of Hanna Paper Recycling. He is a former chairman of the Recycling Council of Ontario, and worked to establish Ontario's blue box recycling program.[1]
McMullan served on St. Catharines City Council from 1988 to 1997, representing the Grantham ward. He was elected to the Niagara Regional Council in 2000. During that time, McMullan co-chaired the region's Smart Growth Smarter Niagara Steering Committee.
His bid for re-election in 2003 failed, but he was elected mayor of St. Catharines by a significant margin in 2006.
During the 2006 campaign, McMullan pledged to eliminate automatic property tax raises based on increased property assessments and to implement a "zero-based budget" with mandatory reviews for all city expenditures.[2] He also opposed the existing plans for tower development at Port Dalhousie.[3]
On November 29, 2009, McMullan has announced that he intends to seek re-election in 2010.[4]