The Gatineau City Council (French: Conseil municipal de Gatineau) is the governing body for the mayor–council government in the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is composed of 19 city councillors and the mayor. The mayor is elected at large, while each councillor represents wards throughout the city. Council members are elected to four-year terms, with the last election being on November 7, 2021. The council meets at the Maison du Citoyen in the Hull sector. Much of the council's work is done in the standing committees made up of sub-groups of councillors. The decisions made in these committees are presented to the full council and voted upon.
Gatineau City Council Conseil municipal de Gatineau | |
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| 2021–2025 term | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral city council |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Steven Boivin, Independent since November 7, 2021 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 19 plus the Mayor |
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Political groups | Action Gatineau (10) Independent (10) |
Length of term | Four years, renewable |
| Authority | Charter of the Ville de Gatineau |
| Salary | CA$57,660[1] |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 7, 2021 (20 seats) |
Next election | November 2, 2025 (20 seats) |
| Meeting place | |
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| Jean-Despréz Hall Maison du Citoyen Gatineau, Quebec | |
| Website | |
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The head of the city council is called the speaker. The current speaker is Steven Boivin, the Independent city councillor for Aylmer District.
Committees and commissions
editStanding Committees
edit- Audit Committee
- Demolition Requests Committee
- Executive Committee
- Finance Committee
- Investment and Asset Management Committee
- Toponymy Committee
Advisory Committees
edit- Agriculture
- Urban Planning
Other committees and commissions
edit- Citizen Participation Working Committee
- Housing Shock Committee
- Arts, Culture, Literature and Heritage Commission
- Community Life Commission
- Economic Development Commission
- Environment and Climate Change Commission
- Gatineau, ville en santé Commission
- Public Safety Commission
- Seniors Commission
- Transportation, Sustainable Transit and Safety Commission
- Youth Commission
2021–2025 members
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2017–2021 members
edit| Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin | Action Gatineau | Mayor | |
| Audrey Bureau | Independent | Aylmer (1) | |
| Gilles Chagnon | Independent | Lucerne (2) | |
| Mike Duggan | Independent | Deschênes (3) | |
| Maude Marquis-Bissonnette | Action Gatineau | Plateau (4) | |
| Jocelyn Blondin | Independent | Manoir-des-Trembles-Val-Tétreau (5) | |
| Isabelle N. Miron | Action Gatineau | Orée-du-Parc (6) | |
| Louise Boudrias | Independent | Parc-de-la-Montagne-Saint-Raymond (7) | |
| Cédric Tessier | Action Gatineau | Hull-Wright (8) | |
| Renée Amyot | Action Gatineau | Limbour (9) | |
| Nathalie Lemieux | Independent | Touraine (10) | |
| Myriam Nadeau | Action Gatineau | Pointe-Gatineau (11) | |
| Gilles Carpentier | Independent | Carrefour-de-l'Hôpital (12) | |
| Daniel Champagne | Independent | Versant (13) | |
| Pierre Lanthier | Independent | Bellevue (14) | |
| Jean-François LeBlanc | Independent | Lac-Beauchamp (15) | |
| Jean Lessard | Independent | Rivière-Blanche (16) | |
| Marc Carrière | Independent | Masson-Angers (17) | |
| Martin Lajeunesse | Action Gatineau | Buckingham (18) |
2013–2017 members
edit| Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin | Action Gatineau | Mayor | |
| Josée Lacasse | Independent | Aylmer (1) | |
| Mike Duggan | Independent | Lucerne (2) | |
| Richard M. Bégin | Action Gatineau | Deschênes (3) | |
| Maxime Tremblay | Independent | Plateau (4) | |
| Jocelyn Blondin | Independent | Manoir-des-Trembles-Val-Tétreau (5) | |
| Mireille Apollon | Action Gatineau | Orée-du-Parc (6) | |
| Louise Boudrias | Independent | Parc-de-la-Montagne-Saint-Raymond (7) | |
| Denise Laferrière | Independent | Hull-Wright (8) | |
| Cédric Tessier | Independent | Limbour (9) | |
| Denis Tassé | Independent | Touraine (10) | |
| Myriam Nadeau | Action Gatineau | Pointe-Gatineau (11) | |
| Gilles Carpentier | Independent | Carrefour-de-l'Hôpital (12) | |
| Daniel Champagne | Independent | Versant (13) | |
| Sylvie Goneau | Independent | Bellevue (14) | |
| Stéphane Lauzon (until October 19, 2015) | Independent | Lac-Beauchamp (15) | |
| Jean-François Leblanc (since March 7, 2016) | Independent | ||
| Jean Lessard | Independent | Rivière-Blanche (16) | |
| Marc Carrière | Independent | Masson-Angers (17) | |
| Martin Lajeunesse | Action Gatineau | Buckingham (18) |
2009–2013 members
edit2005–2009 members
edit| Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Bureau | Independent | Mayor | |
| Frank Thérien | Independent | Aylmer (1) | |
| André Laframboise | Independent | Lucerne (2) | |
| Alain Riel | Independent | Deschênes (3) | |
| Alain Pilon | Independent | Plateau–Manoir-des-Trembles (4) | |
| Patrice Martin | Independent | Wright–Parc-de-la-Montagne (5) | |
| Louise Poirier (until August 10, 2008)[3] | Independent | Orée-du-Parc (6) | |
| Claude Millette (since October 26, 2008) | Independent | ||
| Pierre Philion | Independent | Saint-Raymond–Vanier (7) | |
| Denise Laferrière | Independent | Hull (8) | |
| Simon Racine | Independent | Limbour (9) | |
| Denis Tassé | Independent | Riverains (10) | |
| Luc Angers | Independent | Promenades District (11) | |
| Joseph De Sylva | Independent | Versant (12) | |
| Richard Côté | Independent | Bellevue (13) | |
| Aurèle Desjardins | Independent | Lac-Beauchamp (14) | |
| Yvon Boucher | Independent | Rivière-Blanche (15) | |
| Luc Montreuil | Independent | Masson-Angers (16) | |
| Jocelyne Houle | Independent | Buckingham (17) |
2002–2005 members
edit| Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Ducharme | Independent | Mayor | |
| Andé Levac | Independent | Aylmer (1) | |
| Alain Labonté | Independent | Lucerne (2) | |
| André Touchet (until September 11, 2002)[4] | Independent | Deschênes (3) | |
| Richard Jennings (since November 24, 2002) | Independent | ||
| Lawrence Cannon | Independent | Val-Tétreau (4) | |
| Marc Bureau | Independent | Wright–Parc-de-la-Montagne (5) | |
| Louise Poirier | Independent | Orée-du-Parc (6) | |
| Pierre Philion | Independent | Saint-Raymond–Vanier (7) | |
| Denise Laferrière | Independent | Hull (8) | |
| Simon Racine | Independent | Limbour (9) | |
| Thérèse Cyr | Independent | Riverains (10) | |
| Paul Morin | Independent | Promenades (11) | |
| Joseph De Sylva | Independent | Versant (12) | |
| Richard Côté | Independent | Bellevue (13) | |
| Aurèle Desjardins | Independent | Lac-Beauchamp (14) | |
| Yvon Boucher | Independent | Rivière-Blanche (15) | |
| Luc Montreuil | Independent | Masson-Angers (16) | |
| Jocelyne Houle | Independent | Buckingham (17) |
Pre-amaglamated Gatineau City Councils
editVille de Gatineau (1975-2001)
edit1999–2001 members
edit| Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Labine | Independent | Mayor | |
| Jean-Guy Binet | Independent | Limbour (1) | |
| Thérèse Cyr | Independent | Touraine (2) | |
| Marcel Schryer | Independent | Ruisseau (3) | |
| Richard Canuel | Independent | Le Baron (4) | |
| Joseph De Sylva | Independent | Montée-Paiement (5) | |
| Jacques-R. Forget | Independent | Centre-Ville (6) | |
| Paul Morin | Independent | Baie (7) | |
| Pierre Durand | Independent | Des Pionniers (8) | |
| Aurèle Desjardins | Independent | Moulin (9) | |
| Richard Côté | Independent | Bellevue (10) | |
| Jean-Pierre Charette | Independent | Belles-Rives (11) | |
| Yvon Boucher | Independent | Rivière-Blanche (12) |
References
edit- ^ "Salaries of Gatineau elected officials on the rise". Aylmer Bulletin. January 10, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Gatineau councillor Louise Boudrias dead at 62". CBC. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ "Gatineau councillor announces surprise resignation". CJOH-DT. Ottawa, Ontario. June 23, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Avis de décès de André Touchet" (in Canadian French). Gatineau, Quebec: MesAïeux. September 13, 2002. Retrieved March 16, 2024.