Sault Ste. Marie City Council Explained
The Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is run by a city council of 10 Councillors, representing five wards, and a mayor. Prior to the 2018 municipal elections, the Council was made up of 12 councillors, representing six wards, and a mayor.[1]
History
The youngest city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie history is Robert Gernon, who was elected in 1976 in Ward 6 at the age of 25. Gernon served two terms on council.
The oldest city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie's history is Frank Manzo, whose last term ended in 2014, at the age of 87. Manzo is also the longest serving city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie history, serving for a total of 38 years on council.[2]
The council is most famous for a controversial language resolution, passed in 1990, which affirmed that English was the sole working language of the city government. The resolution was subsequently struck down by the courts in 1994.
Mayor
See also: List of mayors of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The city's current mayor is Matthew Shoemaker, who was sworn in on November 15, 2022[3] after succeeding in the Sault Ste. Marie municipal election, 2022. He succeeded Christian Provenzano who did not seek re-election.
2003-2006
Municipal Elections were held on November 10, 2003 in Sault Ste. Marie and across the province:
2006-2010
Council elected in the 2006 municipal election:
2010-2014
Council elected in the 2010 municipal election:
- Mayor — Debbie Amaroso
- Ward 1 — Steve Butland, Paul Christian
- Ward 2 — Susan Myers, Terry Sheehan
- Ward 3 — Pat Mick, Brian Watkins
- Ward 4 — Rick Niro, Lou Turco
- Ward 5 — Marchy Bruni, Frank Fata
- Ward 6 — Joe Krmpotich, Frank Manzo
2014–2018
Council elected in the 2014 municipal election:
- Mayor — Christian Provenzano
- Ward 1 — Steve Butland, Paul Christian
- Ward 2 — Susan Myers, Sandra Hollingsworth (elected on February 1, 2016 in a by-election to succeed Terry Sheehan)
- Ward 3 — Matthew Shoemaker, Judy Hupponen
- Ward 4 — Rick Niro, Lou Turco
- Ward 5 — Marchy Bruni, Frank Fata
- Ward 6 — Joe Krmpotich, Ozzie Grandinetti (appointed in June 2017 to replace Ross Romano)[11]
2018–2022
The 2018-2022 Council is the first term of the Sault Ste. Marie City Council with 10 Councillors representing five wards.[12] The Council was elected in the 2018 municipal election:
- Mayor — Christian Provenzano
- Ward 1 — Paul Christian, Sandra Hollingsworth
- Ward 2 — Luke Dufour, Lisa Vezeau-Allen
- Ward 3 — Donna Hilsinger, Matthew Shoemaker
- Ward 4 — Marchy Bruni, Rick Niro
- Ward 5 — Corey Gardi, Matthew Scott[13]
2022–2026
Council elected in the 2022 municipal election:[14]
- Mayor — Matthew Shoemaker
- Ward 1 — Sonny Spina, Sandra Hollingsworth
- Ward 2 — Luke Dufour, Lisa Vezeau-Allen
- Ward 3 — Angela Caputo, Ron Zagordo
- Ward 4 — Marchy Bruni, Stephan Kinach
- Ward 5 — Corey Gardi, Matthew Scott
Notes and References
- News: City council votes to reduce number of wards and councillors. SooToday.com. 2018-11-23. en.
- Web site: Things won't be the same without Frank.
- Web site: The edge of history: mayor swears loyalty to King Charles III . 2022-12-25 . SooToday.com . en.
- Web site: Rowswell elected mayor (School board results).
- Web site: Butland, Caicco win Ward 1 (Final).
- Web site: Sheehan, Curran win Ward 2 (Final).
- Web site: Hayes, Mick win Ward 3 (Final).
- Web site: DelBianco, Turco win Ward 4 (Final).
- Web site: Amaroso, Celetti win Ward 5.
- Web site: Manzo, Collins win Ward 6 (Final).
- http://www.saultstar.com/2017/06/26/ward-6-councillor-chosen-from-a-draw "Ward 6 Councillor chosen from a draw"
- News: City council votes to reduce number of wards and councillors. SooToday.com. 2018-11-23. en.
- News: New council has an equal mix of new and old. 2018-10-23. Sault Star. 2018-11-23. en-US.
- News: Bertrand . Dan . New mayor, four new councillors elected in Sault Ste. Marie . 28 July 2023 . CTV News . 25 October 2022.
