Council

Town Council is responsible for governing the Town of Shelburne. This includes, setting annual budgets and managing the Town finances, planning for future projects and development, allocating resources and establishing and overseeing community committees.

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Council Strategic Priorities

The Town of Shelburne Council has placed significant importance on developing strategic priorities to guide their term of office.  Council’s Strategic Priorities are a blueprint for how Council will make thoughtful decisions about the Town’s future to ensure its success.

Council meetings

Council meetings take place regularly throughout the year in the Council Chambers. All regular council meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. and are open to the public. View our agendas and minutes to stay informed.

Council Procedural By-law

Council delegation

If you would like to present information and educational material at a Town Council meeting, you will need to submit a presentation or  delegation request. We must receive all requests by the Wednesday, two weeks in advance of the next meeting.

You will have 15 minutes to make your presentation to council.

Council Correspondence

Please note that written and email correspondence addressed to the Mayor and Council become public documents once received by the Town.  All correspondence addressed to the Mayor and/or Council is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.  Therefore, it becomes public information once received by the Town and may be published in a meeting agenda.  

All letters addressed to the Mayor and Council are circulated to them for review.

The Town of Shelburne will not accept any anonymous communications to Council or staff.  All correspondence must provide contact information for follow-up.

Meet our Council

Shelburne Town Council is elected to act in the best interest of our community. The role of Council is to represent the public and to consider the well-being and interests of the Municipality. Council is responsible for developing and evaluating policies and programs for the Municipality, evaluating the services which the Municipality provides and maintaining the financial integrity of the Town.

Council is comprised of a Mayor, Deputy Mayor and 5 Councillors, their term of office is 4 years. Attend a Council meeting or review past meeting agendas and minutes to stay informed.

In addition to their roles on Shelburne Council, members may also be appointed to local boards and advisory committees; your Mayor and Deputy Mayor represent the Town at the County level. They both sit as Dufferin County Council members.

Front row left to right - Councillor Kyle Fegan, Mayor Wade Mills, Councillor Lindsay Wegener Back row left to right - Deputy Mayor Steve Anderson, Councillor Lynda Buffett, Councillor Shane Hall, Councillor Walter Benotto

Mayor Wade Mills 

Email the Mayor    wmills@shelburne.ca

Deputy Mayor Steve Anderson 

Steve is currently the Deputy Mayor for the town of Shelburne and a Councillor for the County of Dufferin. Steve's political career began in Shelburne when he was appointed to Council on October 2, 2017 after the passing of Councillor Tom Egan. The town held an open and competitive appointment process and Steve was chosen as the successful candidate. 
Following Steve's appointment, former Shelburne Mayor Ken Bennington was quoted as saying: "He just seemed to be the most prepared, the most confident. He had some great ideas for inclusion in our new diverse community. He was just a step above the rest." 
Steve is also a senior lawyer with the Toronto Transit Commission with over 15 years of experience. As a practicing lawyer, he has received a number of awards for his distinguished service. Steve has extensive Board experience serving as the former Vice-President for the Ontario College of Kinesiology, Board Member with Prologue to the Performing Arts, Citizen Appointment for Community Care Access Centre-Brampton and a Citizen Appointment for the City of Brampton Task Force. 
Regarding his personal accomplishments, Steve was very proud to be named by the Toronto Star as one of the Top 50 Jamaicans in the GTA in 2013 and equally proud of his acknowledgement by the House of Commons for his community service also in 2013. Steve is a strong believer in family and is a proud father of 2 children.

Email the Deputy Mayor    sanderson@shelburne.ca

Councillor Walter Benotto 

Walter is currently Councillor for the Town of Shelburne.  Walter has been a resident of Shelburne for 35 years previously living and growing up in the Township of Melancthon attending a one room school house.  Walter is a graduate of Centre Dufferin District High School. After high school, Walter went to work in construction for ten years until a work related accident changed his life. Walter went back to school and retrained as an electronic technologist at Sheridan College. He has been a past Vice Chair of the Parents Council of both Hyland Heights, and Centre Dufferin  District High School and has coached minor hockey, soccer, and lacrosse. Walter has been an executive member of Shelburne Minor Hockey and served as President, he also sat as a member of the Shelburne Minor Soccer executive, and was the Referee in Chief for lacrosse. He has been a member of Shelburne Rotary Club and was their secretary for six years. Walter and his wife Anna have two boys Michael, and Daniel.
Walter has served as a Council member for 20 years and is an active Committee member sitting on several Committees such as the Accessibility Advisory Committee, the Heritage Committee and Economic Development Committee.  He has been an appointed representative for the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority for many years as well as a current appointed member of the Provincial Offences Board.  Walter has a passion for promoting local Arts, Culture and Recreation and for utilizing the Jack Downing Park to attract tourism to Shelburne.  

Email Councillor Benotto     wbenotto@shelburne.ca

Councillor Lynda Buffett 

After living in Shelburne now for over 20 years and being a very active volunteer having served on a number of town-appointed committees as well as being a member of the Shelburne Rotary Club for most of this time helping to raise funds to support the needs of the community, it is now a great pleasure to be able to serve the community in my new role as Town Councillor.
With a career as a full-time Real Estate Sales Agent working in downtown Shelburne at Royal Le Page RCR Realty and now serving on town committees such as the Downtown Shelburne BIA (Business Improvement Committee), the EDC (Economic Development Committee) and the Heritage Committee, I look forward to seeing positive changes ahead for our town.  I believe that we have a great new team on council working well together with our great staff to make Shelburne an even better place to live.  

Email Councillor Buffett    lbuffett@shelburne.ca

Councillor Kyle Fegan

Kyle is currently a Councillor for the Town of Shelburne and has been a resident of this town for 12 years. He has been serving on a number of events and boards and is a standing member of the legion. Kyle was the designer for our Hometown Heroes banners that are hung every year to celebrate our family war heroes.

Operating 2 businesses in town, Kyle is the owner and operator of Impact Kreative – a full service advertising/Design studio, and is also the owner of Impact Martial Arts – a mixed martial arts Studio located on Main Street that teaches Judo, Karate, kickboxing, self Defense and family fitness.

Kyle has a passion for this town and a vision to bring Arts and Culture into the forefront of what we as a town have to offer. He has been instrumental with many of the concerts that have been brought to town and has a vision for even bigger and better events going forward.

Email Councillor Fegan    kfegan@shelburne.ca

Councillor Shane Hall  

Email Councillor Hall     shall@shelburne.ca

Councillor Lindsay Wegener 

After graduating in 2002 a scholar, on the deans list and receiving a bursary from Sheridan Colleges animal care program Lindsay gained employment as a veterinary technician. In 2004 Lindsay purchased her first home with her fiancé in Shelburne. It was here she would get married and begin her family of which is two daughters. She also realized her dream of owning her own business which opened its doors in 2008 as spaw-fect grooming. She is a community champion award recipient in 2018 having run local charity functions, being Homecraft president and a board member of the Shelburne agricultural society, co president of the nonprofit Junior schooners little league, member of the Shelburne Street Festival committee where she hosts the soap box derby, a member of the Shelburne Kinettes community service organization, a brownie leader for the girl guides of Canada, and co organizer of community events such as savour Shelburne, Santa Clause parade, the Shelburne Easter egg hunt and Canada day festival. Volunteering is said to be one of her greatest passions. In 2018 she stepped out of her comfort zone to run for council to which she was successful. You can usually find her at one of the local community events.

Email Councillor Wegener    lwegener@shelburne.ca

Code of Conduct

Members of Town Council follow a Code of Conduct that outlines appropriate behaviour for the position. Councillors must keep certain information confidential, act impartially and not use their position for personal gain or influence.

To report a concern regarding council please contact the Integrity Commissioner.  

Guy Giorno
Integrity Commissioner
416 865 5164
Toll-free 877 609 5685 

Email Guy Giorno