Townsville City Council is the Local Government Authority that services the Local Government Area of Townsville. The council is represented by 10 councillors and the Mayor, who have been elected by the whole city. The current mayor is Cr Jenny Hill, who was formerly the deputy mayor of the pre-amalgamation City of Townsville in 2007 and early-2008. The former Mayor of Townsville was Les Tyrell who had held the position since 2008, before that he was mayor of the City of Thuringowa.
The council provides many services to residents of the city of Townsville, including infrastructure, water, garbage, public works, and entertainment and leisure i.e. parks, theatres, events etc.
In 2006 the council had an operating expenditure of $201.3M and a capital works budget of $103.3M
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