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30-415: A ward system was proposed by William Hodgson during a speech he delivered at the township's electoral nomination meeting on 20 November 1961. The municipality is subdivided into six geopolitical wards. Ward 1 encompasses the region east of Keele Street and west of Bathurst Street , from the township's southern boundary to 19th Sideroad in the north. This includes the eastern portion of King City , and

60-716: A ku (or 区 in Japanese writing ) is an administrative unit of one of the larger cities, closely equivalent to the divisions or wards of a London Borough or a New York Borough. In Vietnam , a phường is an administrative subunit of an inner city district, or quận . Wards and electoral divisions of Nepal are political divisions which are grouped into Gaunpalika ( Rural council ) and Municipality . A rural municipality or municipality has minimum of five and maximum of 33 divisions. York Region District School Board The York Region District School Board ( YRDSB ), until 1999, English-language Public District School Board No. 16

90-614: A ward was an administrative subdivision of a county , very similar to a hundred in other parts of England. In Australia , Canada , New Zealand , South Africa , Sri Lanka , the United Kingdom , and the United States , wards are an electoral district , within a district or municipality , used in local government elections. In the United States, wards are usually subdivided into precincts for polling purposes. In Wisconsin,

120-519: A $ 1 million capital contribution from the Regional Municipality of York . The facility has a geothermal heat pump system, and charging stations for electric vehicles . The former strip mall was demolished in January 2022. In December 2018, the new municipal building was opened for the inaugural session of a new council following the 2018 municipal elections . The preceding council had approved

150-542: A 'ward' is what in most other states would be a precinct In some cities of India , such as Mumbai and Delhi , a ward is an administrative unit of the city region; a city area is divided into Zones, which in turn contain numerous wards. The smallest administrative unit of Gram Panchayats in India is also known as a ward. In Bangladesh wards are subdivisions of a city or town which administrates under City Corporations and municipalities ( pourashova ) In East Africa,

180-523: A candidate trustee for one of those school boards, determined by the "Direction of School Support" associated with the elector's municipal property tax statement per Section 6 of the provincial Assessment Act. Public school trustees represent the York Region District School Board (YRDSB) or the French immersion board Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (CSV). Separate public school trustees represent

210-476: A result of a population increase, and specifically the number of properties on the tax roll. In the December 1962 municipal election, the electorate voted in favour of increasing councillor terms from one year to two years. The creation of the Regional Municipality of York and the reorganization of its constituent municipalities in 1971 resulted in the abolition of the positions of reeve and deputy reeve, and created

240-867: Is the English-language public school board for the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario , Canada. The York Region District School Board is the province's third-largest school board after Toronto's TDSB and Peel's PDSB , with an enrolment of over 122,000 students. It is in the fastest-growing census division in Ontario and the third-fastest growing in Canada. The public francophone ( Conseil scolaire Viamonde ), English Catholic ( York Catholic District School Board ), and French Catholic ( Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir ) communities of York Region also have their own publicly funded school boards and schools that operate in

270-642: The York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) or the French immersion Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud (CSDCCS). The elected trustee of the YRDSB represents all wards in King and Aurora. The schools represented in King by this trustee are King City Secondary School , King City Public School, Kettleby Public School, Nobleton Public School, and Schomberg Public School. The elected trustee of

300-533: The York Catholic District School Board for $ 2.95 million. In 2016, township planning staff announced that the 360 square metres (3,900 sq ft) school building would be redesigned for use as office space for the township, for community and non-profit groups, and to house a satellite office for the York Regional Police . In May 2016, the Police Services Board of York Regional Police approved

330-637: The $ 40,000 purchase of Steel Gorgeous , an iron horse sculpture created by Kendall McCulloch, for installation at the municipal office. The sculpture had been lent by the artist to Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave for the equestrian events during the 2015 Pan American Games . Ward (electoral subdivision) A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods , thoroughfares , parishes , landmarks , geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to

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360-400: The 19th Sideroad east of Highway 400, is in ward 6. It includes the communities of Ansnorveldt and Glenville . The council of the township includes the mayor and six councillors. The mayor is Steve Pelligrini, and the councillors are Jordan Cescolini (ward 1), David Boyd (ward 2), Jakob Schneider (ward 3), Bill Cober (ward 4), Debbie Schaefer (ward 5), and Avia Eek (ward 6). Upon election,

390-649: The Associate Director and all of the Superintendents report. The Interim Director of Education is Scott Yake (since November 1, 2022). Besides the curriculum established by the Government of Ontario , the York Region District School Board places heavy emphasis on its Character Matters program. As well, due to the multicultural nature, and large immigrant population of students under the YRDSB,

420-1046: The Board established the Race Relations Advisory Committee, a standing committee of the board to advise the trustees on issues related to ethnocultural relations. The committee is made up of trustees, staff, community members and students. The school board is divided into four Community Education Centres (North, Central, East and West). The centres represent communities as follows: The school board teaches approximately 70,000 elementary and 40,000 secondary school students. The school board currently manages 34 facilities that provide secondary education . Semestered as of September 2016 The school board currently manages 175 facilities which provides elementary education . Aurora East Gwillimbury Georgina King Markham Newmarket Richmond Hill Vaughan Whitchurch-Stouffville YRDSB provides assistance to Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation and serves

450-404: The December 1940 election, for which no candidate was opposed and all were elected by acclamation. Voter turnout was 45% for the 2010 election and 33% for the 2014 election. For the 2014 municipal elections, the mayor Steve Pellegrini and ward 1 councillor Cleve Mortelliti are acclaimed. School board trustees are elected for four school boards operating in King. An elector may cast a ballot for

480-546: The King City substation and announced that a 20-year lease would be executed for use of about 280 square metres (3,000 sq ft) of space in the building. The school building was demolished during mid 2016. In June 2016, township staff announced the construction of a 4,050 square metres (43,600 sq ft) structure on the site at a cost of about $ 15 million, updated to 4,150 square metres (44,700 sq ft) and $ 21.5 million in late 2016. Of that cost, $ 13.1 million

510-585: The YCDSB represents all wards in King, Aurora, and Whitchurch–Stouffville . The schools represented in King by this trustee are Holy Name Catholic Elementary School in King City, St. Mary Catholic Elementary School in Nobleton, and St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School in Schomberg. Gord Kerr was elected as the trustee for the YRDSB in 2010. He resigned from office in 2012, and was replaced by Peter Adams-Luchowki. In 1952,

540-707: The area (e.g. William Morris Ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest , England). It is common in the United States for wards to simply be numbered. The word "ward", for an electoral subdivision, appears to have originated in the Wards of the City of London , where gatherings for each ward known as "wardmotes" have taken place since the 12th century. The word was much later applied to divisions of other cities and towns in England and Wales and Ireland . In parts of northern England ,

570-435: The area east of Highway 400 that lies north of the 15th Sideroad and south of the 18th Sideroad. The communities of Hammertown , Happy Valley , Holly Park, Linton, and New Scotland are located in ward 3. Ward 4 consists of the area east of the 10th concession and west of Highway 400, north of the 18th sideroad, and south the northern boundary of the township at its western end and of Highway 9 at its eastern end. It includes

600-410: The communities of Lloydtown , Pottageville , and Schomberg . Ward 5 extends from the township's southern boundary to 19th Sideroad in the north, between Highway 400 in the west and Keele Street in the east. The western portion of King City and the communities of Kettleby and Kinghorn are located in ward 5. The northeastern portion of the township, north of Highway 9 west of Highway 400, and north of

630-408: The communities of Eversley, Snowball , and Temperanceville . Ward 2 extends from Highway 400 in the east to 10th concession in the west, from the township's southern boundary to 15th sideroad in the north. It includes the communities of King Creek , Laskay , Nobleton , and Strange . Ward 3 covers all the western portion of the township, from its western border to the 10th concession, and also all

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660-528: The constituent municipalities based on population. Two student trustees are elected by students of the board. The student trustees facilitate communication between students and the school board. The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board are chosen by secret ballot of the trustees at the inaugural meeting in November. For day-to-day operations the most senior staff member of the board is the Director of Education, to whom

690-466: The cost of the municipal election. In the 1800s, many elections were resolved by acclamation as candidates often had no opposition; the Newmarket Era issue of 16 December 1887 stated that "King Township usually elects by acclamation" when discussing the impending election of January 1888 for which the reeve and 3rd deputy reeve were acclaimed. In 1873, a third deputy reeve was added to King Council as

720-452: The mayor automatically becomes a councillor for York Regional Council , its only representative from King. This automatic representation of an elected individual to a second council is known as a double direct election . During municipal elections, electors cast ballots for candidate councillors and school board trustees representing their ward. Each year, the municipal government sets aside approximately $ 30,000 of revenues to allocate toward

750-449: The position of mayor. In 1910, the township electorate rejected a local option , voting in favour of the measure 741–515 but short of attaining the required 60% overall vote to pass the measure by 13 votes. In 1912, there was a 126–34 vote in favour of a local option. In the late 1930s, the council passed an election bylaw under which terms councillors elected or acclaimed to office would hold that office for two years. It first applied to

780-545: The same area. The school board was officially known as the York Region Board of Education until it changed its name in 1998 to York Region District School Board. Prior to 1971 it was called York County School Board (evolved from 1871 School Act which replacing earlier school acts in merging elementary schools (known as public schools) with higher education (collegiate Institutes and high schools that formed from Grammar School Act of 1807 and Common School Act of 1850). It

810-532: The township's municipal office was located in Nobleton. In 1956, council purchased land west of Highway 400 on which to construct a municipal office building. The Township offices were moved to the King City Plaza, a strip mall purchased by the municipal government in the 1990s which also has several business tenants. In 2013, the township purchased the disused former Holy Name Catholic Elementary School building and adjacent 10 acres (40,000 m) of land from

840-809: The word ward used in English is translated into Swahili/Kiswahili as Kata. In the case of a municipal amalgamation , the former cities and towns that make up the new metropolis may be referred to as wards. In Monaco , wards are informal divisions of the country, grouped into quartiers. In the Republic of Ireland , urban divisions were called wards and rural ones were called district electoral divisions . Both were renamed as electoral divisions in 1996. The electoral districts for Irish local authorities are local electoral areas . These are generally defined as combinations of electoral divisions, and in urban areas were formally described as combination of wards. In Japan ,

870-434: Was for construction, and the remainder for associated charges, including moving municipal staff from the previous offices. It includes a 6,000 square feet (560 m) public-use gymnasium. The capital project was partially financed by selling the strip mall for $ 10.75 million, with the remainder obtained from a $ 4 million debenture , $ 4.5 million from the infrastructure reserve fund , $ 1.5 million from development charges, and

900-429: Was later renamed to York Region Board of Education and renamed to English-language Public District School Board No. 16 in 1998 before adopting the current York Region District School Board name in 1999. The YRDSB is governed by an elected board of trustees , whose election coincides with the municipal elections in Ontario held throughout the province every four years. The Board consists of 12 trustees, divided amongst

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