The Region and the City: Who Does What?Regional councillors only sit on Regional Council, not both Region and City.City ward councillors only sit on City Council.The Mayor sits on both City and Regional council and acts as a liaison between the two.Main Regional Responsibilities. •Emergency Planning•Police Budget•Water supply and wastewater operations.•Waste Management -- Landfill and transfer sites, recycling, and garbage collection.•Public Health•Emergency medical services/Land Ambulance•Social Services -- Employment and income support, childcare, Sunnyside home for the aged, etc. •Overall Planning -- Pattern of growth and development•Social Housing•Approval of area municipal official plans and amendments and development control applications.•Regional roads, regional sidewalks and traffic signals.•Public transit and Specialized transit.•Waterloo Regional Airport•All borrowing of money for capital expenditures--Region, area municipalities and school boards•Operation of Waterloo Region Museum, Doon Heritage Village, Joseph Schneider Haus and MacDougall Cottage•Regional library system.•Provincial Offences Court Administration•Regional Licensing -- e.g. Taxis, limousines, special transportation services, salvage yards, second-hand shops/dealers (Tow truck licensing pending)•By-law enforcement-- e.g. Lawn watering, tree cutting, roadside dumping, regional noxious weed inspection.Helpful link:Region of Waterloo Web Site.Main City Responsibilities.•Official Plans of City of Waterloo•Water distribution•Sewage distribution•Local Planning -- Zoning and Neighbourhood Planning•Minor variances and land severances•Industrial development•Building inspection and permits•Local streets and sidewalks•Fire protection•Parks and recreation•Urban libraries•City of Waterloo Museum•Tax collection, rate collection(water,sewer)•Vital Statistics -- Birth/death registrations, marriage licences•By-law enforcement -- e.g. parking, noise, property standards, land use issues, snowmobiling.Helpful Link:City of Waterloo Web Site.Regional Councillor
The Region and the City: Who Does What?
Regional councillors only sit on Regional Council, not both Region and City.
City ward councillors only sit on City Council.
The Mayor sits on both City and Regional council and acts as a liaison between the two.
Main Regional Responsibilities.
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Emergency Planning
•
Police Budget
•
Water supply and wastewater operations.
•
Waste Management -- Landfill and transfer sites, recycling, and garbage collection.
•
Public Health
•
Emergency medical services/Land Ambulance
•
Social Services -- Employment and income support, childcare, Sunnyside home for the aged, etc.
•
Overall Planning -- Pattern of growth and development
•
Social Housing
•
Approval of area municipal official plans and amendments and development control applications.
•
Regional roads, regional sidewalks and traffic signals.
•
Public transit and Specialized transit.
•
Waterloo Regional Airport
•
All borrowing of money for capital expenditures--Region, area municipalities and school boards
•
Operation of Waterloo Region Museum, Doon Heritage Village, Joseph Schneider Haus and MacDougall
Cottage
•
Regional library system.
•
Provincial Offences Court Administration
•
Regional Licensing -- e.g. Taxis, limousines, special transportation services, salvage yards, second-hand
shops/dealers (Tow truck licensing pending)
•
By-law enforcement-- e.g. Lawn watering, tree cutting, roadside dumping, regional noxious weed
inspection.
Helpful link:
Region of Waterloo Web Site.
Main City Responsibilities.
•
Official Plans of City of Waterloo
•
Water distribution
•
Sewage distribution
•
Local Planning -- Zoning and Neighbourhood Planning
•
Minor variances and land severances
•
Industrial development
•
Building inspection and permits
•
Local streets and sidewalks
•
Fire protection
•
Parks and recreation
•
Urban libraries
•
City of Waterloo Museum
•
Tax collection, rate collection(water,sewer)
•
Vital Statistics -- Birth/death registrations, marriage licences
•
By-law enforcement -- e.g. parking, noise, property standards, land use issues, snowmobiling.
Helpful Link:
City of Waterloo Web Site.
Regional Councillor
