Brian McMullan
Brian James McMullan | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of St. Catharines | |
| In office 2006–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Rigby |
| Succeeded by | Walter Sendzik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Residence(s) | St. Catharines, Ontario |
Brian James McMullan was the mayor of
Early life and career
McMullan was born in Hamilton and raised in the Niagara region. He has a degree from Brock University, and is the vice-president of Hanna Paper Recycling. He is a former chairman of the Recycling Council of Ontario, and worked to establish Ontario's blue box recycling program.[1]
Political career
McMullan served on
His bid for re-election in 2003 failed, but he was elected mayor of St. Catharines by a significant margin in 2006.
During the 2006 campaign, McMullan pledged to eliminate automatic property tax raises based on increased property assessments and to implement a "zero-based budget" with mandatory reviews for all city expenditures.[2] He also opposed the existing plans for tower development at Port Dalhousie.[3]
On November 29, 2009, McMullan announced his intention to seek re-election in 2010.[4] He was re-elected in October 2010.[5]
On April 1, 2014, McMullan announced that he would not be seeking re-election in the October 27 municipal election.[6]
References
- ^ Marlene Bergsma, "Brian McMullan - Prosperity council on his agenda", St. Catharines Standard, accessed 14 November 2006.
- ^ Brian McMullan, "Speaking Notes: Open and Accountable City Hall" Archived March 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, 5 October 2006, accessed 14 November 2006.
- ^ Mike Kwiatkowski, "McMullan looking to the future of St. Catharines", 31 October 2006, accessed 14 November 2006.
- ^ Marleen Bergsma, "Mayor to run again",St Catharines Standard, 30 November 2009, A1 http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2199068 Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Marleen Bergsma, "Brian McMullan takes St. Catharines mayor's seat with decisive victory",St Catharines Standard, 25 October 2010, http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2010/10/25/brian-mcmullan-takes-st-catharines-mayors-seat-with-decisive-victory Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Marlene Bergsma, "Mayor Brian McMullan not running again", St Catharines Standard, 01 April 2014, http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2014/04/01/mayor-brian-mcmullan-not-running-again