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The Town of Caledon, together with the City of
Brampton and the City of Mississauga, form the lower-tier municipalities
within the Region of Peel. Situated
in the Greater Toronto Area, the Corporation of the Town of Caledon was
created by Provincial statute (Regional Municipality of Peel Act, 1973) on January 1,
1974. Caledon was established by the
amalgamation of the Townships of Albion (Ward 4) and Caledon (Ward 1), a
portion of the Township of Chinguacousy (Ward 2), and the Villages of Bolton
(Ward 5) and Caledon East (Ward 3).
The Town is divided into 5 Wards, each
represented by a Regional and an Area Councillor, with the exception of Wards
3 and 4 which share one Area and one Regional Councillor. The Councillors are elected by the
constituents in each Ward, whereas the Mayor is elected at large. The nine Members
of Council serve a four-year term.
Members
hold regular Council meetings in the Town Hall Council Chambers twice a month
except in the months of July and August.
Start times alternate between 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.; the latter has
an evening session to accommodate those unable to attend during the day.
The Town’s
administration is headed by a Chief Administrative Officer who oversees the
following departments:
1. Economic Development, and
Communications as part of the Office of the CAO,
2. Administration (which
includes Animal Services, By-law & Property Standards, Customer Service, Legal Services, Legislative
Services, and Provincial Offences Court)
3. Corporate Services (which
includes Budgets & Accounts, Capital Projects &
Property Management, Finance,
Information Technology, Purchasing, and
Taxation)
4. Fire & Emergency Services
5. Human Resources
6. Development Approval &
Planning Policy (which includes Building Support Services, Development, Energy &
Environment, Planning Law, and Policy & Sustainability)
7. Public Works
8. Parks & Recreation
These departments
provide a number of services including, but not limited to: municipal
elections; commissioning documents and affidavits; administration of Town
Council meetings; day camps and children’s programmes; youth programmes;
community hall, arena and pool operations; fire protection; roads; library;
animal control; development services; building permits; heritage services;
industrial and commercial development; parks and trails; corporate budget and
accounts; and information technology.
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