Effective July 1, 2023, the Province announced that Strong Mayor Powers will be extended beyond Toronto and Ottawa to 26 additional municipalities – Clarington included. These changes are being put in place to support the Province’s priority and commitment to increasing the housing supply by 1.5 million homes by December 31, 2031. These tools will also help cut red tape and speed up the delivery of key shared municipal-provincial priorities such as transit and infrastructure.
The Mayor has special powers and duties under Part VI.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001.
These include powers to:
The Mayor is required to exercise these powers in writing and make them available to the public, subject to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Mayoral decisions are available online.
The powers and duties of the Mayor are further described in O. Reg. 530/22 and O. Reg. 580/22.
The Better Municipal Governance Act, 2022, received Royal Assent on December 8, 2022. Regarding Mayoral powers, Bill 39 amends the Municipal Act, 2001, to allow the Mayor to propose, and require Council to consider and vote on, certain by-laws related to prescribed Provincial Priorities (O. Reg. 580/22: Provincial Priorities). The by-law is considered passed if more than one-third of the Members of Council vote in favour of the by-law.
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