Council

Regular Council meetings are open to the public and are normally held on the first Tuesday of every month at 9:00 am and the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers, at the municipal office, located at 312915 Dereham Line, Mount Elgin, ON.

Throughout the month of February, the Township of South-West Oxford will continue with a virtual meeting format for all Council, Committee, and public meetings held in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Act.

The Township anticipates a return to in-person/hybrid meetings held at the Mt. Elgin Community Centre effective March 1st, 2022. Council meetings are also broadcast live on the Township's YouTube channel. We thank you all for your continued patience while we work to comply with Southwestern Public Health recommendations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to keep our community safe.

Role of Council

(s. 224 of the Municipal Act, 2001)

to represent the public and to consider the well-being and interests of the municipality
to develop and evaluate the policies and programs of the municipality
to determine which services the municipality provides
to ensure that administrative policies, practices and procedures and controllership policies, practices and procedures are in place to implement the decision of Council
to maintain the financial integrity of the municipality; and
to carry out the duties of council under this or any other Act.

Role of Head Council

(s. 224 of the Municipal Act, 2001)

to represent the public and to consider the well-being and interests of the municipality
to develop and evaluate the policies and programs of the municipality
to determine which services the municipality provides
to ensure that administrative policies, practices and procedures and controllership policies, practices and procedures are in place to implement the decision of Council
to maintain the financial integrity of the municipality; and
to carry out the duties of council under this or any other Act.

Council Members

SWOX council members 2018-2022

Township Council consists of the Mayor and Councillors, one from each of the Township’s six wards. Councillors are elected by a vote of residents in their ward, while, the Mayor, also referred to as Head of Council is elected Township-wide.
Members of Council are elected by residents to a four-year term of office, with the present Township Council's term ending in November of 2022. Council acts as South-West Oxford's decision-making body and Councillors in the municipality play three main roles: a representative role, a policy making role, and a stewardship role. Decisions of the municipality are made by council as a whole. Generally, the head of council does not have any more power than any other member of council to make decisions on behalf of the municipality as decisions of Council are made by consensus.
The elected Council represents the public and considers the well-being and interests of the Township on a range of matters such as roads, emergency services, building and structures, by-law enforcement, administration, licensing, property taxes, winter maintenance, and economic development. Council develops and determines which services the municipality provides and carries out the duties of Council under the Municipal Act and other provincial legislation.

Learn more about the Councillors here

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