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.

Council Meetings

Contact Council

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

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Council Contact Information & Lead Areas
Council Member	Responsibilities
Mayor Danny Breen 709-576-8477 mayor@stjohns.ca	Lead for Governance and Strategic Priorities and serves on the following groups: Advantage St. John's Vice-Chair, Eastern Regional Service Board Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors Federation of Canadian Municipalities Big City Mayor's Caucus Co-Chair of Healthy City Advisory Committee Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador
Deputy Mayor: Ron Ellsworth 709-576-8584 rellsworth@stjohns.ca	Lead for Finance and serves on the following groups: Audit Standing Committee Eastern Regional Service Board Regional Fire Services Committee Regional Water Committee Regional Wastewater Committee St. John's Sports and Entertainment Vice-Chair, St. John's Transportation Commission
Councillor Jill Bruce (Ward 1) 709-576-7144 jbruce@stjohns.ca	Lead for Community Services and serves on the following groups: Eastern Regional Service Board NL Library Board Seniors Advisory Committee Special Events Regulatory Committee
Councillor Brenda Halley (Ward 2) 709-576-8363 bhalley@stjohns.ca	Lead for Housing and serves on the following groups: Affordable Housing Working Group St. John’s Food Policy Council
Councillor Greg Noseworthy (Ward 3) 709-576-8643 gnoseworthy@stjohns.ca	Lead for Public Works and serves on the following groups: Eastern Regional Service Board Audit Standing Committee
Councillor Tom Davis (Ward 4) 709-576-8217 tdavis@stjohns.ca	Lead for Planning, and serves on the following groups: Bowring Park Foundation Council Liaison, Built Heritage Experts Panel Eastern Regional Service Board NL Sports Centre Board Stewardship Association of Municipalities Urban Municipalities Caucus
Councillor Donnie Earle (Ward 5) 709-576-2332 dfearle@stjohns.ca	Lead for Audit and serves on the following groups: Audit Standing Committee Eastern Regional Service Board Goulds Recreation Association Regional Fire Services Committee Shea Heights Community Centre
Councillor Kate Cadigan (at-large) 709-576-8286 kcadigan@stjohns.ca	Lead for Engineering, Transportation and Mobility and serves on the following groups: Eastern Regional Service Board Grand Concourse Authority Northeast Avalon Joint Council St. John's Transportation Commission Sustainable and Active Mobility Advisory Committee
Councillor Lynn Hammond (at-large) 709-576-8219 lhammond@stjohns.ca	Lead for Inclusion and serves on the following groups: Council Liaison, Anti-Racism Working Group Eastern Regional Service Board First Light Advocacy Council Inclusion Advisory Committee
Councillor Sandy Hickman (at-large) 709-576-8045 shickman@stjohns.ca	Lead for Sustainability and serves on the following groups: Arts Advisory Committee Canadian Capital City Organization Downtown St. John's Eastern Regional Service Board Council Liaison, Environment and Sustainability Experts Panel Joint Committee of Council & Downtown St. John's Quidi Vidi Rennies River Development Foundation C.A. Pippy Park Commission
Councillor Nikita Ryall (at-large) 709-576-8243 nryall@stjohns.ca	Lead for Development and serves on the following groups: Eastern Regional Service Board Northeast Avalon Joint Council Regional Fire Services Committee Council Liaison, Youth Engagement Working Group