Mayor and Council

Council is the main governing and legislative body for the City of St. John's. It consists of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, five ward councillors and 4 councillors-at-large.

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Meetings and agendas

St. John’s City Council conducts the business of the City through a regular public meeting, held every second Tuesday at 3 p.m., alternating with Committee of the Whole. Regular Council Meetings are live streamed via our website, and the video, minutes and agendas of past meetings are accessible by selecting the date for the meeting you would like to view.

See the Council calendar, agendas and minutes

Contact Council

To email individual members of council, visit their pages for a hyperlink to their email addresses.

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Council Leads, Boards and Committees
Council member	Responsibilities
Mayor Danny Breen 709-576-8477 mayor@stjohns.ca	Lead for Governance and Strategic Priorities and serves on the following groups: Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Canadian Municipalities Big City Mayor's Caucus Urban Indigenous Table Advantage St. John's Co-Chair of Healthy City Advisory Committee
Deputy Mayor Sheilagh O'Leary 709-576-8363 soleary@stjohns.ca	Lead for Environment and Sustainability, including the Environmental Experts Panel, and serves on the following groups: Urban Municipalities Caucus Clean St. John's Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors NL Library Board
Councillor Jill Bruce 709-576-7144 (Ward 1) jbruce@stjohns.ca	Lead for Community Services and serves on the following groups: Northeast Avalon Joint Council Seniors Advisory Committee Special Events Regulatory Committee
Councillor Ophelia Ravencroft (Ward 2) 709-576-8243 oravencroft@stjohns.ca	Lead for Public Works and serves on the following groups: Downtown St. John's St. John’s Food Policy Council Youth Engagement Working Group Inclusion Advisory Committee
Councillor Greg Noseworthy (Ward 3) 709-576-8643 gnoseworthy@stjohns.ca	Lead for Parks, Open Spaces and Facilities and serves on the following groups: Regional Fire Services Committee Audit Committee
Councillor Carl Ridgeley (Ward 5) 709-576-2332 cridgeley@stjohns.ca	Lead for Development and serves on the following groups: Co-chair Regional Fire Services Committee Regional Water Committee Regional Wastewater Committee Shea Heights Community Centre Goulds Recreation Association
Councillor Maggie Burton 709-576-8286 mburton@stjohns.ca	Lead for Planning, including the Built Heritage Experts Panel, and serves on the following groups: St. John's Transportation Commission Sustainable and Active Mobility Advisory Committee
Councillor Ron Ellsworth 709-576-8584 rellsworth@stjohns.ca	Lead for Finance and Housing and serves on the following groups: Audit Committee Affordable Housing Working Group St. John's Sports and Entertainment Regional Fire Services Committee St. John's Transportation Committee
Councillor Debbie Hanlon 709-576-8219 dhanlon@stjohns.ca
Councillor Sandy Hickman 709-576-8045 shickman@stjohns.ca	Lead for Engineering and Regulatory Services and serves on the following groups: Arts Advisory Committee Canada Games Host Society Canadian Capital City Organization Quidi Vidi Rennies River Development Foundation Pippy Park Commission
Councillor Tom Davis 709-576-8217 tdavis@stjohns.ca	Lead for Economic Development and Immigration and serves on the following groups: Audit Committee (Lead) Bowring Park Foundation NL Sports Centre Board