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On May 1, 2025, the Province expanded Strong Mayor Powers to 169 additional municipalities, including the Town of Gananoque. |
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The Mayor of the Town of Gananoque has special powers and duties conveyed by Part VI.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001. These include, but are not limited to, the power to:
- Bring items to Council that advance certain provincial priorities, and to veto any by-law adopted by Council that, in the opinion of the Mayor, may interfere with those priorities;
- Appoint the Chief Administrative Officer;
- Hire and dismiss certain Town officials and establish or amend the organizational structure of the Town of Gananoque;
- Establish committees of Council, assign their functions and appoint Chairs and Vice-Chairs of those committees; and,
- Propose the Town’s budget subject to amendments by Council, a Mayoral veto and a Council override process.
These powers must be exercised by the Mayor in writing and all decisions must be made available to the public, subject to the provisions of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Below, you can access Decisions issued by the Mayor of the Town of Gananoque.
Mayoral Decisions
The following lists mayoral decisions issued pursuant to Part VI.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001.
The Mayor may veto By-laws that could interfere with provincial priorities. If a veto is exercised, a prescribed notification and override process must be followed, which can delay the By-law passage.
| Date | Decision Number | Purpose |
Mayoral Directives
Subsection 284.3 of the Municipal Act authorizes the Mayor to direct staff to undertake research and provide advice on the Town's policies and programs or implement decisions made by the head of Council under the Act. These decisions must be in writing and available to the public.
| Date | Directive Number | Purpose |
| July 14, 2025 | Mayoral Directive #2025-001 | 2026 Operating and Capital Budgets |
| August 14, 2025 | Mayoral Directive #2025-002 | 2026 and 2027 Operating and Capital Budgets |
| September 9, 2025 | Mayoral Directive #2025-003 | Amendment to Supplemental Guidance on Planning Factors and Criteria Replacing and Superseding Mayoral Directive #2025-002 |
| September 25, 2025 | Mayoral Directive #2025-004 |
Directive to the Treasurer and the CAO on the preparation of the 2026 and 2027 Operating and Capital Budgets; amendment to the supplemental guidance on planning factors and criteria replacing and superseding 2025-002 |
| October 21, 2025 | Mayoral Directive #2025-005 |
Directive to the Treasurer and the CAO on the preparation of the 2026 and 2027 Operating and Capital Budgets; amendment to the supplemental guidance on planning factors and criteria replacing and superseding 2025-004 |
| February 13, 2026 | Mayoral Directive - 2026-001 |
Directive to the Treasurer and the CAO on the preparation of the 2026 Operating and Capital Budget; |
