Maire

The Mayor leads Council, and is the head of municipal government.

They direct municipal officers on behalf of Council, represent Council at ceremonies and in meetings with other organisations, and chair Council meetings as a voting member.

Conseil

City Council represents the short- and long-term interests of the community. Council votes on bylaws and resolutions on subjects such as:

• Zoning and building permits (what can be built where)
• Budgets (how the municipal government spends money it collects)
• Regulatory matters
• Municipal services, like the fire department or trash collection
• Property taxes and other fees

You elect 6 councillors.

Conseil scolaire

The Conseil scolaire makes decisions to do with schools, like where resources will be spent, creating new programmes, and school policies. You elect 7 school board trustees.