Oshawa City Council
Oshawa City Council is the governing body of the city of Oshawa, Ontario. The council has 11 members, consisting of 10 councillors plus the mayor. Prior to 1985, city councillors were elected at large, with "regional and city" councillors who would serve on both city council and the Durham Region council, and "local city" councillors who would only serve on city council. From 1985-2010, the city moved to a ward-based system, ensuring equal representation for all residents. The city would return to at large elections in 2010 and 2014, before abandoning the failed idea and returning to a ward-based system in 2018, with five wards which each elect one city councillor and one "regional and city" councillor.
The city posts agendas for council and committee meetings.
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:- Finance Committee
- Community Services Committee
- Corporate Services Committee
- Development Services Committee
Members
2014-2018
Council elected in the 2014 Durham Region municipal elections:| Councillor | Ward | Notes |
| John Henry | Mayor | |
| John Aker | Regional and city councillors | |
| Dan Carter | Regional and city councillors | |
| Bob Chapman | Regional and city councillors | |
| Nancy Diamond | Regional and city councillors | 2014-2017; died in office. |
| Amy McQuaid-England | Regional and city councillors | |
| John Neal | Regional and city councillors | |
| Nester Pidwerbecki | Regional and city councillors | |
| Doug Sanders | Regional and city councillors | 2017-2018 |
| Gail Bates | City councillors | 2017-2018 |
| Rick Kerr | City councillors | |
| Doug Sanders | City councillors | 2014-2017; transferred to a regional + city seat after death of Nancy Diamond. |
| John Shields | City councillors |
2018-2022
Council elected in the 2018 Durham Region municipal elections:| Councillor | Ward | Notes |
| Dan Carter | Mayor | |
| John Neal | Ward 1 - R | |
| Rosemary McConkey | Ward 1 - C | |
| Tito-Dante Marimpietri | Ward 2 - R | |
| Jane Hurst | Ward 2 - C | |
| Bob Chapman | Ward 3 - R | |
| Bradley Marks | Ward 3 - C | |
| Rick Kerr | Ward 4 - R | |
| Derek Giberson | Ward 4 - C | |
| Brian Nicholson | Ward 5 - R | |
| John Gray | Ward 5 - C |