Mayoral Powers, Decisions, and Directions
under the Municipal Act, 2001
Mayoral powers under the Municipal Act
Under Part VI.1 of the Municipal Act, the Mayor has the following special powers and duties as the head of City Council:
- Appointing the municipality’s Chief Administrative Officer.*
- Hiring certain municipal department heads and establishing and reorganizing departments.*
- Creating committees of Council, assigning their functions and appointing the chairs and vice-chairs of committees of Council.*
- Proposing the municipal budget, which would be subject to Council amendments and a Mayoral veto and Council override process.
- Vetoing certain bylaws if the Mayor is of the opinion that all or part of the by-law could potentially interfere with a provincial priority.
- Bringing forward matters for Council consideration if the Mayor is of the opinion that considering the matter could potentially advance a provincial priority.
*The Mayor may choose to delegate these specific powers and duties.
The Mayor is required to exercise these powers in writing and make them available to the public, subject subject to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protections of Privacy Act. A public listing of Mayoral Decisions and Directions is available in the chart below.
Date | Type | Number | Subject Matter |
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Aug. 14, 2024 | Direction | 2024-02A | Solve the Crisis Project |
Aug. 8, 2024 | Direction | 2024-01A | Protocol for City Council members to report matters regarding city staff. |
Jul. 24, 2024 | Decision | 2024-02 | General Committee Chair appointments |
Jun. 17, 2024 | Decision | 2024-01 | CAO Performance Objectives |
Dec. 6, 2023 | Decision | 2023-05 | Decision to shorten the 10-day period for the Mayor to veto amendment resolutions passed by City Council to the Mayor's Proposed 2024 Budgets. |
Nov. 17, 2023 | Decision | 2023-04 | Delegation of Organization Structure |
Nov. 3, 2023 | Decision | 2023-03 | 2024 Budgets |
Nov. 3, 2023 | Decision | 2023-02 | Dissolving of the Budget Review Committee (BRC) |
Nov. 1, 2023 | Decision | 2023-01 | Appointment of the Chief Administrative Officer |
Contact
- Theresa Ettorre, executive assistant to the Mayor
- Civic Square,
60 East Main St., Welland, ON L3B 3X4 - 905-735-1700 x2101
- mayor@welland.ca
- theresa.ettorre@welland.ca
- /cityofwelland
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