Mayoral Powers and Decisions

Effective May 1, 2025, the Mayor of the Town of Gravenhurst is granted special legislative powers under Part VI.1 of the Municipal Act, also known as Strong Mayor Powers, to support the Province's priorities as outlined in O. Reg. 580/22.

These include powers to:

• Appoint and dismiss the Chief Administrative Officer*
• Hire certain municipal department heads*
• Establish and reorganize municipal departments*
• Create Committees of Council, assign their functions, and appoint Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Committees of Council*
• Propose the municipal budget, subject to Council amendments, and a Mayoral veto
• Veto certain by-laws if the Mayor is of the opinion that all or part of the by-law could potentially interfere with a Provincial priority
• Submit matters for Council's consideration if the Mayor believes it will advance a prescribed Provincial priority

*the Mayor may choose to delegate these specific powers and duties.

The Mayor is required to exercise these powers in writing and make them available to the public, subject to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The public listing of Mayoral Decisions is available below.