Moncton City Council
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, Canada
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. It consists of a mayor
Mayor
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and ten councillors elected to four-year terms. The council is non-partisan
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with the mayor serving as the chairman, casting a ballot only in cases of a tie vote. There are four wards electing two councillors each with an additional two councillors selected at-large
At-Large
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by the general electorate. Day-to-day operation of the city is under the control of a city manager
City manager
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.
Moncton City Council, 2008–2012
- Mayor: George H. LeBlanc
- Kathryn M. Barnes (at-large)
- Pierre Boudreau (at-large)
- Steven Boyce (Ward 1)
- Paulette Thériault (Ward 1)
- Merrill Henderson (Ward 2)
- Nancy L. Hoar (Ward 2)
- Brian A. Hicks (Ward 3)
- Daniel Bourgeois (Ward 3)
- René (Pepsi) Landry (Ward 4)
- Paul A. Pellerin (Ward 4)