Victoria City Council is the governing body

Local government

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 of the Canadian

Canada

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 city of Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia

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, British Columbia

British Columbia

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. The council consists of the mayor

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 plus eight councilors. A deputy mayor is appointed monthly.

The councilors are councilors-at-large elected for the entire city. The most recent election was in 2011. Each councilor takes on a different portfolio (e.g. Environment; Youth Liaison; Deputy for Parks and Recreation; Social Planning).

Council

• Dean Fortin
  Dean Fortin
  Dean Fortin is the current mayor of Victoria, British Columbia.Fortin has a B.A., LLB and M Ed . He was director of the Burnside Gorge Community Centre for 17 years before being elected mayor. Previously, he helped established and operated the Victoria Association for Street Kids for seven years...
  
  , Mayor
• Marianne Alto
• Chris Coleman
• Shellie Gudgeon
• Lisa Helps
• Ben Isitt
  Ben Isitt
  Dr. Ben Isitt is a Canadian historian and legal scholar with expertise in the relationship between social movements and the state...
  
  
• Pamela Madoff
• Charlayne Thornton-Joe
• Geoff Young

External links

• Victoria City Council