Peel Council was formed in 1973 when the Regional Municipality of Peel was created to replace the old Peel County. It was created by the province to deal with counties with significant growth patterns. It is supposed to mimic the role of the former Metro Toronto Council.
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. These members are elected via double direct election.
Caledon Councillors Wards 1-4 and MayorBrampton Councillors Wards 1-10 and MayorMississauga Councillors Wards 1-11 and MayorA list of past and present chair (or chairmans of Peel Council):
1973-1979 Chairman Lou H. Parsons (GO Transit Chair and Mississauga City Councillor)1979-1991 Chairman R. Frank Bean (former Mississauga City Alderman)1981 Acting Chairman Peter Robertson (Mayor of Brampton)1991 Acting Chairman Frank Russell (Brampton)1991 Acting Chairman Edward (Ted) Southorn (Mississauga Ward 7 Councillor)1991 Acting Chairman Rhoda Begley (Regional Councillor and Brampton City Councillor)1992-2014 Chairman Emil Kolb (Mayor of Caledon)2014 Chair Frank Dale (Mississauga Ward 4 Councillor)Wards
The Peel wards are based on the ward system of each city, so there are repeated ward numbers:
Caledon Wards 1-4 and MayorBrampton Wards 1-10 and MayorMississauga Wards 1-11 and Mayor1973-1980 - Peel County Courthouse, Brampton, Ontario1980-present - 10 Peel Centre Drive in Brampton, Ontario.In 2014 the inaugural meeting of council met at Mississauga Convention Centre.
Peel Regional PolicePeel Health ServicesPeel Regional Paramedic Serviceslong-term care facilitiesSocial ServicesChild Care CentresOntario WorksVolunteer workersPublic WorksTranshelpRegional Road and maintenanceWater/Wastewater systemConstructionGarbage disposal - collected from the cities and towns in PeelEducationPeel District School BoardDufferin-Peel Catholic District School BoardPublic HousingCouncil elected in the 2014 municipal election:
Council elected in the 2010 municipal election:
David Szwarc, Chief Administrative OfficerGayle Bursey, Acting Commissioner of Human ServicesLorraine Graham-Watson, Commissioner of Corporate ServicesDan Labreque, Commissioner of Public WorksGilbert Sabat, Commissioner of Service Innovation, Information and TechnologyJanette Smith, Commissioner of Health ServicesSteven VanOfwegen, Commissioner of Finance and Chief Financial Officer