Halifax Regional Council
Halifax Regional Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Preceded by | Council of City of Halifax Council of City of Dartmouth Council of Town of Bedford Halifax County Council |
New session started | 2020 |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Mayor | Cathy Deagle since November 28, 2023 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 16 plus Mayor |
| Committees | Standing committees |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Authority | Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, 2008 |
| Salary | Mayor $213,455.90 Deputy Mayor $113,968.85 Councillors $103,608.05 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 19 October 2024 |
Next election | 2028 |
| Motto | |
| E. Mari Merces | |
| Meeting place | |
| Council Chambers Halifax City Hall, Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Website | |
| Halifax Regional Council | |
Halifax Regional Council (French: Conseil régional d'Halifax) is the governing body of Halifax, known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Halifax is governed by a mayor-council system, where councillors are elected from sixteen geographic districts though a first-past-the-post system and the mayor is elected via a municipality-wide first-past-the-post vote. Halifax Regional Council was formed in 1996 and consisted of twenty-three councillors and one mayor. It was reduced in size to sixteen councillors and the mayor in 2012. The council meets at Halifax City Hall.