Peel Regional Council
Peel Regional Council is the governing body of the Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.
Formation
Peel Council was formed in 1973 when the Regional Municipality of Peel was created to replace the old Peel County. It was created by the province to deal with counties with significant growth patterns. It is supposed to mimic the role of the former Metro Toronto Council.
Political Structure
It currently consists of 25 members: the mayors of Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon, eleven councillors from Mississauga, six councillors from Brampton, four additional councillors from Caledon, and the regional chair, who is appointed by council members. Since December 1991, the regional chair has been Emil Kolb.
- Caledon Councillors Wards 1-4 anmd Mayor
- Brampton Councillors Wards 1-10 and Mayor
- Mississauga Councillors Wards 1-11 and Mayor
A list of past and present chair (or chairmans of Peel Council):
- 1973-1979 Chairman Lou H. Parsons (GO Transit Chair and Mississauga City Councillor)
- 1979-1991 Chairman R.F. (Frank) Bean (former Mississauga City Alerman)
- 1981 Acting Chairman Peter Robertson (Mayor of Brampton)
- 1991 Acting Chairman Frank Russell (Brampton)
- 1991 Acting Chairman Edward (Ted) Southorn (Mississauga Ward 7 Councillor)
- 1991 Acting Chairman Rhoda Begley (Regional Councillor and Brampton City Councillor)
- 1992 Chairman Emil Kolb (Mayor of Caledon)
Wards
The Peel wards are based on the ward system of each city, so there are repeated ward numbers:
- Caledon Wards 1-4 anmd Mayor
- Brampton Wards 1-10 and Mayor
- Mississauga Wards 1-11 and Mayor
County Buildings/Peel Centre
Services
- Peel Regional Police
- Peel Health Services
- Social Services
- Child Care Centres
- Ontario Works
- Volunteer workers
- Public Works
- Transhelp
- Regional Road and maintenance
- Water/Wastewater system
- Construction
- Garbage disposal - collected from the cities and towns in Peel
- Education
- Public Housing
See also
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