Peel Regional Council

Peel Regional Council

Peel Regional Council is the governing body of the Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.

Formation

Peel Council was formed in 1973 when the Regional Municipality of Peel was created to replace the old Peel County. It was created by province to deal with counties with significant growth patterns. It is suppose to mimic the role of the former Metro Toronto Council.

Political Structure

It currently consists of 25 members: the mayors of Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon, eleven councillors from Mississauga, six councillors from Brampton, four additional councillors from Caledon, and the regional chair, who is appointed by council members. Since December 1991, the regional chair has been Emil Kolb.

* Caledon Councillors Wards 1-4 anmd Mayor
* Brampton Councillors Wards 1-10 and Mayor
* Mississauga Councillors Wards 1-11 and Mayor

A list of past and present chair (or chairmans of Peel Council:

* 1973-1979 Chairman L. H. Parsons
* 1979-1991 Chairman R. F. Bean
* 1981 Acting Chairman P. Robertson
* 1991 Acting Chairman F Russell
* 1991 Acting Chairman E Southorn
* 1991 Acting Chairman R. Begley
* 1992 Chairman Emil Kolb

Wards

The Peel wards are based on the ward system of each city, so there are repeated ward numbers:

* Caledon Wards 1-4 anmd Mayor
* Brampton Wards 1-10 and Mayor
* Mississauga Wards 1-11 and Mayor

County Buildings/Peel Centre

* 1973-1980 - Peel County Courthouse and Jail, Brampton, Ontario
* 1980-present Peel Centre, Brampton in Brampton, Ontario.

ervices

* Peel Regional Police
* Peel Health Services
** Peel Regional Paramedic Services
** longterm care facilities
* Social Services
** Child Care Centres
** Ontario Works
** Volunteer workers
* Public Works
** Transhelp
** Regional Road and maintenance
** Water/Wastewater system
** Construction
** Garbage disposal - collected from the cities and towns in Peel
* Education
** Peel District School Board
** Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
* Public Housing

ee also

* Greater Toronto Area
* Durham Regional Council
* York Regional Council

External links

* [http://www.region.peel.on.ca/your_region.htm Peel Council]


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