Ward 9 
Councillor Pat Saito
City of Mississauga & Region of Peel
300 City Centre Drive  Mississauga Ontario Canada L5B 3C1    
 

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I am contacted frequently by students wanting to know what a Councillor's job is so I added this page to give a job description.

As a Mississauga Councillor, I represent the citizens of Ward 9 at two levels of government - the City of Mississauga and the Region of Peel.  My responsibilities are generally the same at both governments although the services provided by each is different.

Councillors attend committee and Council meetings at both governments and we sit on various boards to represent one or the other level of government. To see which committees and boards I sit on or have been a member of, click here.  Each term, Councillors are appointed to sit on different committees and boards.  For this term 2006 - 2010,  I am on the following committees and boards:


CITY

REGION

As the Councillor, I also meet regularly with the local residents' associations as well as school parent councils and other organizations in the ward.  I work closely with the police on traffic and crime prevention issues and with other levels of government such as the province and federal government on various matters.  These include such things as housing, transportation, health and social services.

It is the job of Council to review all reports and recommendations made by staff from the various departments and to make decisions based on the information they get and on input from the public.  I also make suggestions to staff about many things in the ward such as traffic controls, roads, by-law problems, etc.  I meet with residents as often as I can and hold public meetings to let them know about what is happening in the ward and to get their comments on proposals.

Council sets all policy and approves all procedures and budgets.  Staff will recommend that certain projects be done but Council makes the decision whether or not to proceed.  Regional Council also approves the Peel Regional Police budget and appoints members to the Police Services Board.

The following is a description of the City and Regional Departments.  If you click on the logos, you will go to the City or Region website where you can get more information