The Mayor for the County of Prince Edward has special powers and duties under Part VI.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001. These powers include:

• Appointing the municipality’s Chief Administrative Officer
• Hiring certain municipal department heads and establishing and reorganizing departments
• Creating committees of council, assigning their functions and appointing the chairs and vice-chairs of committees to Council
• Proposing the municipal budget, which would be subject to Council amendments and a separate Head of Council veto and Council override process
• Proposing certain municipal by-laws if the mayor is of the opinion that the proposed by-law could potentially advance a provincial priority identified in regulation. Council can pass these by-laws if more than one-third of all council members vote in favour
• Vetoing certain by-laws if the Head of Council is of the opinion that all or part of the by-law could potentially interfere with a provincial priority.
• Bringing forward matters for Council consideration if the Head of Council is of the opinion that considering the matter could potentially advance a provincial priority

Visit the Government of Ontario website to learn more about strong mayor powers and duties.