Type City Council New session started December 1, 2010 | Term limits None None NoneSince None | |
Mayor of Oshawa John HenrySince December 1, 2010 Deputy Mayor of Oshawa John AkerSince December 1, 2012 | ||
Oshawa City Council is the governing body of the city of Oshawa, Ontario. Members are elected at large and are known as Councillors. City Council has 11 members 10 Councillors plus the mayor. The city posts agendas for Council and committee meetings.
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History
In January 1978, the Oshawa City Council considered converting the former World War II paramilitary and commando training installation Camp X" into a $6-million museum complex. The plan called for the 275-acre tract of land between Oshawa and Whitby to include an air museum, a naval display, and a war industries museum. However, by 2009, the tract had been converted into an industrial park and Intrepid Park, a city park characterized as "a barren patch of grass".
On September 3, 2013, undercover Durham Regional Police officers arrested three citizens in the council chamber while a police canine unit was stationed outside. A video of the event was posted on YouTube a day later. That same month, the council gave the staff of Oshawa city the power to bar individuals from entering Oshawa city hall under the Trespass to Property Act of Ontario. At the time, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association attributed the September 2013 events to knowing "how to push each others' buttons."
Committees
There are 4 standing committees of council: