Sault Ste. Marie City Council

The Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is run by a city council of 10 Councillors, representing five wards, and a mayor. Prior to the 2018 municipal elections, the Council was made up of 12 councillors, representing six wards, and a mayor.[1]

Mayor
See also: List of mayors of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

The city's current mayor is Christian Provenzano, who was sworn in on December 1, 2014 after defeating incumbent mayor Debbie Amaroso in the 2014 municipal election on October 27, 2014. He was subsequently re-elected on October 22, 2018.[2]

2003-2006

Municipal Elections were held on November 10, 2003 in Sault Ste. Marie and across the province:

2006-2010

Council elected in the 2006 municipal election:

2010-2014

Council elected in the 2010 municipal election:

  • Mayor - Debbie Amaroso
  • Ward 1 — Steve Butland, Paul Christian
  • Ward 2 — Susan Myers, Terry Sheehan
  • Ward 3 — Pat Mick, Brian Watkins
  • Ward 4 — Rick Niro, Lou Turco
  • Ward 5 — Marchy Bruni, Frank Fata
  • Ward 6 — Joe Krmpotich, Frank Manzo

2014–2018

Council elected in the 2014 municipal election:

  • Mayor - Christian Provenzano
  • Ward 1 — Steve Butland, Paul Christian
  • Ward 2 — Susan Myers, Sandra Hollingsworth (elected on February 1, 2016 in a by-election to succeed Terry Sheehan)
  • Ward 3 — Matthew Shoemaker, Judy Hupponen
  • Ward 4 — Rick Niro, Lou Turco
  • Ward 5 — Marchy Bruni, Frank Fata
  • Ward 6 — Joe Krmpotich, Ozzie Grandinetti (appointed in June 2017 to replace Ross Romano)[10]

2018–2022

The 2018-2022 Council is the first term of the Sault Ste. Marie City Council with 10 Councillors representing five wards.[11] The Council was elected in the 2018 municipal election:

  • Mayor - Christian Provenzano
  • Ward 1 — Paul Christian, Sandra Hollingsworth
  • Ward 2 — Luke Dufour, Lisa Vezeau-Allen
  • Ward 3 — Donna Hilsinger, Matthew Shoemaker
  • Ward 4 — Marchy Bruni, Rick Niro
  • Ward 5 — Corey Gardi, Matthew Scott[12]

History

The youngest city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie history is Robert Gernon, who was elected in 1976 in Ward 6 at the age of 25. Gernon served two terms on council.

The oldest city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie's history is Frank Manzo, whose last term ended in 2014, at the age of 87. Manzo is also the longest serving city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie history, serving for a total of 38 years on council.[13]

The council is most famous for a controversial language resolution, passed in 1990, which affirmed that English was the sole working language of the city government. The resolution was subsequently struck down by the courts in 1994.

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gollark: Yes, they can technically workaround some of the pure horror of this, but it's going to be much more annoying than not doing that.
gollark: Imagine a company is using brain[DATA EXPUNGED] or something.
gollark: You can only avoid bees to a point; they strike at night and you'll never see them coming.
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References
  1. "City council votes to reduce number of wards and councillors". SooToday.com. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. "Provenzano elected for second term". Sault Star. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  3. http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=5261
  4. http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=5260
  5. http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=5259
  6. http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=5258
  7. http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=5257
  8. http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=5256
  9. http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=5255
  10. "Ward 6 Councillor chosen from a draw". Sault Star, June 26, 2017.
  11. "City council votes to reduce number of wards and councillors". SooToday.com. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  12. "New council has an equal mix of new and old". Sault Star. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  13. http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/details.asp?c=78413
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