Vaughan City Council is the lower-tier municipal governing body for the city of Vaughan, Ontario. It is a part of the upper-tier Regional Municipality of York. Members of the council are elected in three categories: wards councillors, citywide councillors, and a mayor. The wards have remained consistent since the 2010 election.

Council positions

Mayor

Local and regional councillor

Also known as simply regional councillors, anyone filling this position not only serves the people's interest on the Vaughan City Council, they are also responsible for representing the city at the York Regional Council. The regional councillor who receives the most votes in an election is also made the deputy mayor, whose role is to represent the mayor in their absence. For the extra work they do, the deputy mayor receives a 10% higher salary compared to a councillor.

Ward councillors

Current council

Vaughan City Hall

City council and various civic offices are housed at the Civic Centre which was designed by Kubawara, Payne, McKenna and Blumberg and opened in 2011. Besides the main City Hall building, the complex features: Previous civic buildings:

Previous councils

Township of Vaughan

Town of Vaughan

1971 to 1983 1983 to 1991

City of Vaughan

1991 to 1994 1994 to 2002 2002 to 2010 2010 to 2022 2022 to present

Controversy

Following the November 2006 election, former mayor Michael Di Biase appealed the results of the elections citing possible errors in the ballot counting machines. The results were reviewed following a decision in his favour in Ontario Superior Court, concluding that the original result, the election of Jackson as mayor, was the correct one.

Mayors

The head of City Council is the mayor. A list of mayors and reeves of Vaughan includes: Reeves

Acting/Deputy Mayors

The position of Deputy Mayor (earlier called Acting Mayor) is based on the councillor receiving the greatest number of votes in a municipal election, and has included: Deputy Reeves'