Mayor & Council
A municipality is a corporation of the residents of its area and the governing body of a municipality is its Council. District of Sooke Council is composed of a Mayor and six (6) Councillors who hold office for a three (3) year term. The Mayor is head of Council, and as noted in Section 116 of the Community Charter, is the Chief Executive Officer of the District of Sooke.
Council is a legislative (law-making) body with the responsibility for exercising virtually all legislative and administrative authority conveyed upon the District of Sooke by the Province through the Community Charter, the Local Government Act and other statutes. Together, the Mayor and Councillors are ultimately responsible for establishing the policies of the District of Sooke, for the carrying out of those policies, and for the general administration of civic business.
As well, Council members are appointed as liaison and committee members to various Capital Regional District committees and local organizations. To see Council appointments click HERE.
If you wish to make a presentation to Council you may submit a Request to Appear as a Delegation or let Council know how you feel about an issue, you can email Mayor and Council at info@sooke.ca
District of Sooke Council 2008-2011
Left to Right: Councillor Sheila Beech, Councillor Ron Dumont, Councillor Herb Haldane,
Mayor Janet Evans, Councillor David Bennett, Councillor Bev Berger, Councillor Maja Tait