Brampton City Council a motion was approved to appoint two Deputy Mayors to serve the growing needs of Brampton residents.
Many municipalities include a position of Deputy Mayor(s) to fulfil such a role which is approved in legislation. The Deputy Mayor position will act on behalf of the Mayor in the event the Mayor is unavailable and will have all the powers and duties of the Mayor, with respect to the role of presiding at meetings.
A Civic Events Protocol (GOV-160) exists to set out the role of the Mayor for certain ceremonial and civic event responsibilities, and provisions for employing a Deputy or Acting Mayor when the Mayor is unavailable.
The Deputy Mayor, as required, will chair meetings and assuming other ceremonial and civic event duties when the Mayor is not available, before relying on the Acting Mayor roster for such responsibilities.
The Deputy Mayor position has been divided into two reflecting the East and West portions of the City.
Regional Councillor Pat Fortini was appointed Deputy Mayor for the East portion and Regional Councillor Martin Medeiros for the West portion for the remainder of the current term of Council.
An appropriate amendment will be made to the Procedure By-law 160-2004, including appropriate public notice, to establish the position of Deputy Mayor including an appropriate amendment to the Civic Events Protocol (GOV-160).
