Boddy's First Strong Mayor Move: Returning the Powers to Council & Staff

Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy joins other Ontario mayors in ironically using new strong mayor powers to give them up—formally returning authority to council and staff.

Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy has signed three “Mayoral Decisions” under Ontario’s strong mayor legislation, formally delegating key powers back to the city council and City Manager.

The move, which appears on the May 12 council agenda, effectively rejects the expanded authority the province conferred on Boddy through legislation that took effect May 1.

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