Halifax Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council
Type
Type	Municipal council
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1996
Preceded by	Council of City of Halifax Council of City of Dartmouth Council of Town of Bedford Halifax County Council
New session started	2020
Leadership
Mayor of Halifax	Mike Savage since October 20, 2012
Deputy Mayor	Cathy Deagle since November 28, 2023
Structure
Seats	16 plus Mayor
Committees	Standing committees
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, 2008
Salary	Mayor $213,455.90 Deputy Mayor $113,968.85 Councillors $103,608.05
Elections
Last election	October 17, 2020
Next election	October 2024
Motto
E. Mari Merces
Meeting place
Council Chambers Halifax City Hall, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Website
Halifax Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council (French: Conseil régional d'Halifax) is the governing body of Halifax, known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Halifax is governed by a mayor-council system, where councillors are elected from sixteen geographic districts though a first-past-the-post system and the mayor is elected via a municipality-wide first-past-the-post vote. Halifax Regional Council was formed in 1996 and consisted of twenty-three councillors and one mayor. It was reduced in size to sixteen councillors and the mayor in 2012.^[1] The council meets at Halifax City Hall.