31:. 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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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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on their local election ballots to ask voters whether the chair should be directly elected. Over 80% voted in the affirmative.
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Regional Offices are located at 605 Rossland Road East in Whitby and is also headquarters for
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passed legislation increasing the length of municipal council terms in
Ontario to four years.
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Waste management (garbage, recycling, hazardous waste; excludes curbside collection)
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35:. Each municipality elects the following number of regional councillors:
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Municipal government of the
Regional Municipality of Durham
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Regional
Committees, Boards, Subcommittees and Task Forces
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Greater
Toronto Airports Authority Consultative Committee
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Energy from Waste – Waste
Management Advisory Committee
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Local Diversity and Immigration Partnership Council
389:2014 Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee
571:Transportation Services - regional roads only
383:Planning & Economic Development Committee
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435:Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation
509:Services under the region's scope include:
410:Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority
398:Association of Local Public Health Agencies
488:Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Association
441:Durham Region Roundtable on Climate Change
493:Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
480:Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
432:Durham Regional Local Housing Corporation
420:Durham Advisory Committee on Homelessness
497:TRCA Trail Guidelines Advisory Committee
405:Canadian National Exhibition Association
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454:Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority
426:Durham Environmental Advisory Committee
417:Development Charges Complaint Committee
475:Kawartha Region Conservation Authority
429:Durham Region Child and Youth Advocate
423:Durham Agricultural Advisory Committee
380:Health & Social Services Committee
377:Finance & Administration Committee
438:Durham Regional Police Services Board
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467:Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance
459:Greater Toronto Airports Authority
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444:East Duffins Headwaters Committee
577:Employment and Financial Support
395:Accessibility Advisory Committee
374:Durham Region Transit Committees
655:Regional Municipality of Durham
414:CTC Source Protection Committee
401:Business Advisory Centre Durham
204:Clarington Regional Councillor
196:Clarington Regional Councillor
21:Regional Municipality of Durham
288:Pickering Regional Councillor
280:Pickering Regional Councillor
272:Pickering Regional Councillor
19:is the political body for the
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528:Emergency Medical Services -
525:Economic Strategy and Tourism
320:Uxbridge Regional Councillor
637:Durham Regional Headquarters
362:Whitby Regional Councillor
354:Whitby Regional Councillor
346:Whitby Regional Councillor
338:Whitby Regional Councillor
304:Scugog Regional Councillor
254:Oshawa Regional Councillor
246:Oshawa Regional Councillor
238:Oshawa Regional Councillor
230:Oshawa Regional Councillor
222:Oshawa Regional Councillor
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553:Long Term Care and Seniors
178:Brock Regional Councillor
162:Ajax Regional Councillor
154:Ajax Regional Councillor
146:Ajax Regional Councillor
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556:Public Health and Safety
565:Regional Property Taxes
450:Land Division Committee
235:Tito-Dante Marimpietri
17:Durham Regional Council
643:Durham Regional Police
594:Durham Regional Police
33:double direct election
582:Durham Region Transit
541:Financial Department
392:911 Management Board
188:Mayor of Clarington
665:Regional Committees
606:Gerri-Lynn O'Connor
264:Mayor of Pickering
193:Granville Anderson
102:Ontario Legislature
522:Corporate Services
516:Community Planning
312:Mayor of Uxbridge
562:Planning Services
530:Durham Region EMS
513:Children Services
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89:Council Structure
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330:Mayor of Whitby
296:Mayor of Scugog
269:Maurice Brenner
251:Brian Nicholson
214:Mayor of Oshawa
167:Walter Schummer
118:Representing as
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351:Maleeha Shahid
343:Rhonda Mulcahy
170:Mayor of Brock
128:Regional Chair
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608:2018–present
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309:Dave Barton
219:Bob Chapman
151:Joanne Dies
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559:Real Estate
277:Linda Cook
201:Willie Woo
95:referendums
674:Categories
649:References
580:Transit -
260:Kevin Ashe
243:John Neal
227:Rick Kerr
210:Dan Carter
124:John Henry
64:Clarington
632:1974–1980
626:1980–1995
620:1995–1997
618:Jim Witty
614:1997–2018
40:Pickering
544:Forestry
505:Services
70:Uxbridge
568:Tourism
547:Housing
534:Ontario
25:Ontario
574:Sewers
76:Scugog
58:Oshawa
52:Whitby
29:Canada
586:Water
115:Name
82:Brock
46:Ajax
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