Mayor and Council

Essex Town Council is the main governing and legislative body for the Town of Essex. It consists of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and six Councillors. Councillors are elected to one of four wards (two each in Wards 1 and 3, one each in Wards 2 and 4) and serve a four-year term of office. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected at large.

Who are Your Elected Representatives?

Use the Ward Map to find out which ward you live in. Members of the current Essex Town Council are as follows:

• Mayor Larry Snively
  Contact: lsnively@essex.ca or 519-890-2381
• Deputy Mayor Richard Meloche
  Contact: rmeloche@essex.ca or 519-982-2776
• Councillor Morley Bowman (Ward 1)
  Contact: mbowman@essex.ca or 519-890-4273
• Councillor Joe Garon (Ward 1)
  Contact: jgaron@essex.ca or 519-890-5653
• Councillor Kim Verbeek (Ward 2)
  Contact: kverbeek@essex.ca or 519-890-5723
• Councillor Chris Vander Doelen (Ward 3)
  Contact: cvanderdoelen@essex.ca or 519-890-5975
• Councillor Steve Bjorkman (Ward 3)
  Contact: sbjorkman@essex.ca or 519-819-1830
• Councillor Sherry Bondy (Ward 4)
  Contact: sbondy@essex.ca or 519-566-3105

Email Council

Contact Council as a whole at the following email:

• CouncilMembers@essex.ca

Youth Council Members

Since 2013, Essex Town Council has included two Youth Council Members. The function of Youth Council Members is to attend, participate and/or report in regular meetings of Town Council for the purpose of bringing a youth perspective to Council matters or discussions.

To be eligible for this volunteer role, youth must be resident in the Town of Essex and currently enrolled in school as a full-time student.

Current Youth Council Members are:

• Ehva Hoffmann
  • Ehva was appointed as a Youth Council Member in 2019. She currently attends École Élémentaire Catholique Sainte-Ursule in McGregor.
• Cameron Soucie
  • Cameron was appointed as a Youth Council Member in 2019. He currently attends Essex District High School in Essex Centre.

Meeting Calendar

View the Council Calendar to find out when Council meets next.

Attend a Meeting

Attend Town Council as an observer or submit a request to appear as a delegation.

Council Agendas, Minutes and Reports

Open our Council Calendar to view current meeting agendas, minutes and staff reports. Council's Strategic Plan for 2016-2018 and other relevant reports can be found on the Publications, Plans and Reports page. 

Boards and Committees

View our Boards and Committees page to find out more about the statutory and advisory boards and committees that make recommendations to Council.

Council Videotapings

Council meetings are videotaped by CFTV34 and air on Digital TV Channel 34.1, Cogeco Cable Channel 100, Bell Satellite TV Channel 586 and Gosfield North IPTV 34.1.

Watch Council meetings at your leisure online. Videos are generally posted online by the Thursday following the Council meeting and can be found on the Town's YouTube page.

Council Code of Conduct

The Code of Conduct for Members of Council outlines the principles of good conduct and ethics that Council Members are expected to demonstrate in the performance of their duties as elected officials.

The Town of Essex has appointed an Integrity Commissioner to investigate reports of behaviour or activities that contravene the Code of Conduct. Please view the Integrity Commissioner page on this website for more information.