Hamilton City Council (Ontario)

Hamilton City Council
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Type
Type
Unicameral city council
Established2000 ("New" City of Hamilton)
1973 (Region of Hamilton-Wentworth)
1847 (City of Hamilton)
Leadership
Andrea Horwath
since November 15th 2022
Chair of Council
rotating
Structure
Seats15 plus Mayor
Length of term
4 years
Salary$184,662.66 (Mayor)
$97,357.26 (Councillor)[1]
Elections
Last election
October 24, 2022
(15 seats)
Next election
October 26, 2026
(15 seats)
Meeting place
Council Chamber
Hamilton City Hall
Hamilton, Ontario
Website
www.hamilton.ca/council-committee/mayor-council/city-councillors

Hamilton City Council is the governing body of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Since 21 November 1960, Council has met at Hamilton City Hall at 71 Main Street West.[2]

The current council consists of the mayor plus fifteen councillors, one elected from each of the city's wards. The incumbent council was elected in a Hamilton municipal election on October 24, 2022.

  1. ^ Craggs, Samantha (14 March 2019). "Hamilton's mayor earned more than Toronto mayor John Tory in 2018". CBC Hamilton. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ "History of City Hall". hpl.ca. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

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