Council and Staff

Village Council is comprised of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and four Councillors all of whom are elected to serve a four year term representing the citizens of Sussex Corner.

The Village Council holds a regular meeting on the 3rd Tuesday evening of each month commencing at 7:00 pm at the Village Hall. Council may also convene for special meetings as the need arises. The current members of Village Council are as follows:

Mayor: Eric Cunningham

Mr. Cunningham is serving his fourth term as Mayor following one term as the Deputy Mayor. In addition to his primary responsibilities as Mayor, he also serves as a member of all Council appointed committees and is the Village representative on the Kings East Development Partnership and the Regional Recreation Committee.

Deputy Mayor: Steven Gillies

Mr. Gillies is serving his first term on Village Council and, as Deputy Mayor, assumes all responsibility and authority of the Mayor in his absence. He is the Chairperson of the Works, Water and Sewer Committee and is also the Village representative on the Sussex and Area Chamber of Commerce.

Councillor: Pat Pearson

Ms. Pearson is also serving her first term on Village Council. She is the Chairperson of the Administration and Finance Committee and represents the Village on the Fundy Civic Centre project.

Councillor: Arie Ruitenberg

Dr. Ruitenberg is serving his eighth term on Village Council with four as Deputy Mayor and four as Councillor. He also represents the Village as a member of the Board of Directors of the Royal District Planning Commission.

Councillor: Ben Whalen

Mr. Whalen is serving his first term on Village Council. In addition to his Council responsibilities, he represents the Village as the Secretary of the Kings County Region Solid Waste Commission.

Councillor: Lisa Hutchinson   

Ms. Hutchinson is new to municipal government, filling a vacant Council seat for the final 18 months of the current term. She brings to the table a financial background which will assist in a number of initiatives currently facing the municipality.

 

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The Village employs five full time employees. During the summer months, the Village supports the youth of the community by hiring a number of summer students to assist the full time staff in the completion of summer programs. The full time members of Village Staff include:

Works Supervisor: Rod Holland

Mr. Holland is responsible for the overall operation of the public works department as well as the management and control of water, sewer and storm systems for the Village of Sussex Corner. He also assumes responsibility for the recreation portfolio.

Works Assistant: Richard Ellis

Mr. Ellis is responsible for the routine operation of the Sussex Corner water and sewer systems while sharing responsibility for the streets network as well as parks and recreation with Works Assistant Bill O’Donnell.  

Works Assistant: Bill O’Donnell

Mr. O’Donnell is responsible for the routine operation of the Sussex Corner storm system while sharing responsibility for the streets network as well as parks and recreation with Works Assistant Richard Ellis. 

Clerk Treasurer: Don Smith

Mr. Smith is responsible for the overall management of all accounting and financial operations of the Village including budgets, financial statements, capital borrowing, etc. He is also responsible for the creation and distribution of all public documents including agreements, contracts, bylaws, minutes, reports and official correspondence.

Administrative Clerk: Robby Obermeier

Ms. Obermeier is responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, water and sewer billing, collection of payments, payroll, remittances,     HST/GST rebates and also customer service.