[ OUR CITY ]
CITY OF VAUGHAN
SERVICES
There are more than 200
services and programs provided
by the City, including –
ANIMAL
SERVICES
BUILDING
PERMITS
CULTURAL
SERVICES
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
FIRE +
RESCUE
SERVICES
GARBAGE
+ RECYCLING
COLLECTION
LIBRARY
SERVICES
PARKS
PROPERTY
TAX
BILLING
RECREATION
+ FITNESS
SERVICES
SNOW
REMOVAL
+ SALTING
ZONING
PLANS
EXAMINATION
YORK REGION
Services
COURT
SERVICES
LONG-TERM
CARE
PARAMEDICS
HOUSING
FAMILY +
CHILDREN
SERVICES
PLANNING +
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
POLICE
SERVICES
PUBLIC
HEALTH
WATER +
WASTEWATER
SOCIAL
ASSISTANCE
SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC TRANSIT
+ REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION
Regional Council
VAUGHAN
IS PART OF
A TWO-TIER
SYSTEM
The City of Vaughan is one of nine
municipalities in York Region.
The City operates within a twotier municipal structure which
means there are two levels of
government providing services to
the community – a local municipality and a regional municipality.
York Region, the higher level of
government, is made up of urban
and rural municipalities: Aurora,
East Gwillimbury, Georgina,
King, Markham, Newmarket,
Richmond Hill, Vaughan and
Whitchurch-Stouffville.
Vaughan Council
The City of Vaughan has eight elected
Councillors who along with the Mayor
make up Vaughan’s Council. Decisions for
Vaughan are made at Council meetings
and through a series of committees that are
created at the beginning of each election
term. The purpose of Council is to consider the community's well-being and interests
when making policy decisions about essential services and programs. Councillors also
deal directly with constituents by responding to their inquiries or concerns. Staff play
an important role in developing, supporting, informing and implementing the decisions of Council and all its committees.
Vaughan Council has four representatives
on Regional Council: Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua, Deputy Mayor and Regional Councillor Michael Di Biase, Regional Councillor
Mario Ferri and Regional Councillor Gino
Rosati. There are five ward Councillors:
Ward 1 Councillor Marilyn Iafrate, Ward 2
Councillor Tony Carella, Ward 3 Councillor
Rosanna DeFrancesca, Ward 4 Councillor
Sandra Yeung Racco and Ward 5 Councillor Alan Shefman.
York Regional Council has 21 members
that are elected in what is known as a
“double direct” form of election. This
means that those elected as Mayor or Regional Councillor for a local municipality
also earn a seat on both Local Council and
Regional Council for four years.
The Chair of Regional Council is elected
by Regional Council members at the first
meeting of the term and also serves for a
four-year term.
Council sets policies, direction and budgets for York Region. Most of Council's
work is done through the Committee of
the Whole. During these meetings, members receive public input, review policies
and consider staff reports before making
recommendations to Regional Council.
Provincial Government
The Government of Ontario has a variety
of roles and responsibilities ranging from
health and education, to natural resources
and the environment. A number of these
are also shared with the federal government. For more informatio n, visit ontario.ca.
Vaughan has two Members of Provincial
Parliament (MPP) that represent the community at Queen’s Park:
• THE HONOURABLE STEVEN
DEL DUCA, Minister of Transportation
and MPP for Vaughan
• GILA MARTOW, MPP for Thornhill
Federal Government
The Government of Canada is responsible
for issues that affect all Canadians such as
national defence, foreign policy and citizenship. It is made up of a variety of departments, agencies and Crown Corporations, each with their own individual roles
and responsibilities. For more information,
visit canada.ca.
Vaughan has three Members of Parliament (MP) that represent the community
in Ottawa:
• PETER KENT, MP for Thornhill
• DEB SCHULTE, MP for King-Vaughan
• FRANCESCO SORBARA,
MP for Vaughan-Woodbridge
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