Durham Regional Council is the political body for the

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. Created in 1974, it consists of 29 elected representatives, including the Regional Chair. Durham Region is governed by Durham Regional Council, which consists of the mayors of the local municipalities and regional councillors directly elected in each municipality. These members are elected via

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. Each municipality elects the following number of regional councillors: * Pickering - 3 *

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Council Structure

The council is led by a Regional Chair, who is directly elected by the public. The current Regional Chair is John Henry. In 2006, Pickering, Ajax, and Oshawa placed non-binding

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s on their local election ballots to ask voters whether the chair should be directly elected. Over 80% voted in the affirmative. The current council was elected in November 2018. Council used to sit for a three-year term, but the

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passed legislation increasing the length of municipal council terms in Ontario to four years.

Current Council

Regional Committees, Boards, Subcommittees and Task Forces

* Durham Region Transit Committees * Finance & Administration Committee * Health & Social Services Committee * Planning & Economic Development Committee * Works Committee * 2014 Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee * 911 Management Board * Accessibility Advisory Committee * Association of Local Public Health Agencies * Business Advisory Centre Durham * Canadian National Exhibition Association *

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* CTC Source Protection Committee * Development Charges Complaint Committee * Durham Advisory Committee on Homelessness * Durham Agricultural Advisory Committee * Durham Environmental Advisory Committee * Durham Region Child and Youth Advocate * Durham Regional Local Housing Corporation * Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation * Durham Regional Police Services Board * Durham Region Roundtable on Climate Change * East Duffins Headwaters Committee * Energy from Waste – Waste Management Advisory Committee * Land Division Committee *

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* Greater Toronto Airports Authority Consultative Committee *

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* GTA Agricultural Action Committee and Golden Horseshoe Food & Farming Alliance * Kawartha Region Conservation Authority *

Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority is a conservation authority established in 1951, and is among the oldest in the Canadian province of Ontario. The LSRCA is responsible for the waters, wildlife, and plants within the Lake Simcoe wate ...

* Local Diversity and Immigration Partnership Council *

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* TRCA Trail Guidelines Advisory Committee * Trent Conservation Coalition Source Protection Committee

Services

Services under the region's scope include: *Children Services *Community Planning *Construction *Corporate Services *Economic Strategy and Tourism *Emergency Medical Services -

Durham Region EMS Region of Durham Paramedic Service provides emergency medical services to Durham Region in Ontario, Canada. The service has 315 paramedics in eleven EMS stations throughout the region. The service began in 2000 and replaced six different contract ...

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*Environmental *Financial Department *Forestry *Housing *Legal Services *Long Term Care and Seniors *Public Health and Safety *Real Estate *Planning Services *Regional Property Taxes *Tourism *Transportation Services - regional roads only *Sewers *Employment and Financial Support *Transit -

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*Water *Waste management (garbage, recycling, hazardous waste; excludes curbside collection) *Policing -

Durham Regional Police The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is the police service operated by and serving the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The force serves the following local municipalities, with a combined population of 706,200. * Pickering ...

Regional Chairs

* Gerri-Lynn O'Connor 2018–present *

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1997–2018 * Jim Witty 1995–1997 * Gary Herrema 1980–1995 * Walter Beath 1974–1980

Durham Regional Headquarters

Durham Regional Offices are located at 605 Rossland Road East in Whitby and is also headquarters for

References

Regional Municipality of Durham

{{Reflist Durham Region Council County and regional councils in Ontario