On Thursday evening, fifteen council members were sworn in as members of the Council for the County of Dufferin.
Council is composed of the Mayors and, in most cases, the Deputy Mayors of each of Dufferin’s municipalities.
Municipalities with 2500 or more electors have two representatives on Council.
After the swearing in ceremony, Shelburne Mayor, Wade Mills, was acclaimed as the 2022/2023 Head of Council (Warden).
This is Mill’s second term as County Warden having previously held the position last year. Council also appointed four chairs to head up the standing committees of County Council. Amaranth Mayor Chris Gerrits was selected as Chair of the Infrastructure and Environmental Services Committee.
The General Government Services Committee will be lead again by Mayor of Mono John Creelman. Melancthon Mayor Darren White will oversee the Health and Human Services Committee.
Janet Horner, Mayor of Mulmur, will continue as Chair for the Community Development and Tourism Committee.
The remaining members of County Council for the 2022-2026 term are:
Councillor Guy Gardhouse (Mayor, East Garafraxa)
Councillor Shane Hall (Deputy Mayor Shelburne)
Councillor Earl Hawkins (Deputy Mayor, Mulmur)
Councillor Gail Little (Deputy Mayor, Amaranth)
Councillor James McLean (Deputy Mayor, Melancthon)
Councillor Fred Nix (Deputy Mayor, Mono)
Councillor Lisa Post (Mayor, Orangeville)
Councillor Philip Rentsch (Deputy Mayor, Grand Valley)
Councillor Steve Soloman (Mayor, Grand Valley)
Councillor Todd Taylor (Deputy Mayor Orangeville)
More information on the new council can be found here.
