The Saint John City Council or Saint John Common Council as distinguished by the city's own charter, is the

city council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural coun ...

for the city of

Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of ...

, Canada. The council consists of the mayor and ten councillors. In the 2007 Saint John, New Brunswick Ward Plebiscite, it was decided that as of the May 2008 quadrennial municipal elections, the city will be divided into four wards of approximately equal population, with two councillors to be elected by the voters in that ward, and two councillors to be elected at large. The Common Council consists of: * The Mayor, who runs at-large, acts as chairman of the board. * Two at-large Common Councillors. * Two Common Councillors, from each of the city's four wards. One is elected by the council to serve as Deputy Mayor. As of 2021, the council's members are: * Mayor:

Donna Reardon Donna Reardon is a Canadian politician, who currently serves as the mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick. She was first elected as a city councillor in May 2012, and was re-elected in 2016. She was elected the 79th Mayor on May 25, 2021 in the 20 ...

* Deputy Mayor: John MacKenzie (Ward 2) * Councillors at Large: Gary Sullivan, Brent Harris * Ward 1: Greg Norton, Joanna Killen * Ward 2: Barry Ogden, John MacKenzie * Ward 3: Gerry Lowe, David Hickey * Ward 4: Greg Stewart, Paula Radwan

Responsibility

Saint John is governed by a body of elected officials, referred to as "Common Council", whose responsibilities include: * Setting the city operational budget * Setting the City Water utility budget/ rates * Enacting and amending by-laws * Rezoning and land-use permissions of properties in Saint John. * Setting the capital budget for the city * Acting as the board of directors for the corporation "City of Saint John" * Appointing persons to city staff and commissions * Overseeing the operation of city commissions and departments

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City of Saint John
Municipal councils in New Brunswick Politics of Saint John, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-stub

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