York Regional Council is the political body for the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada. Created in 1970, it consists of 20 elected representatives plus the Regional Chair. The elected members are the mayors of each of its nine municipalities (Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Newmarket, Markham, Richmond Hill, Stouffville, and Vaughan), as well as an additional eleven Regional Councillors from the more populous municipalities—four from Markham, three from Vaughan, two from Richmond Hill and one each from Georgina and Newmarket.
The Regional Chair is elected at large by the members of Regional Council at their inaugural meeting and serves a four year term.
Regional Council usually meets on the third Thursday of each month at 9:30am. Meetings are held at the York Region Administrative Centre offices in Newmarket.
Read more about York Regional Council: Members (2010-2014), Regional Committees, Boards, Subcommittees and Task Forces, Services, Regional Chairs
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