Ian Boddy
Mayor · seen 2014-12-01 to 2026-07-27 · served 2014–2018, 2018–2022, 2022–2026
18substantive motions movedof 291 meetings the minutes record them at
1procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
0substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
15meetings recorded absentof 291 they were on the record for
—recorded votes, for–againstthis council recorded no vote they took part in
Vote count and office as published by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2022 municipal election results (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Everything else on this page is read from Owen Sound’s own minutes.
In their own words, via the Town
Tucked into a scenic valley on the Niagara Escarpment and along the shore of Georgian Bay, Owen Sound is the home to festivals, sports facilities, indoor and outdoor events, scenic parks, and cultural experiences. Our downtown offers a unique blend of shops, boutiques, coffee bars and restaurants. Our historic Carnegie Library and Tom Thomson Art Gallery are in the heart of downtown. Ian was born and raised in Owen Sound and comes from a long line of independent businessmen. A graduate of University of Alberta and Western University’s Faculty of Law, he was called to the bar in 1993 and immediately moved home to Grey Bruce to begin his legal practice. Ian and his wife Joan are proud parents of their son Hamish. As a family, they like to sail the waters of Georgian Bay and bicycle the back roads of beautiful Grey County. After several years being active in the community, Ian was elected to Owen Sound City Council in 2010, as Mayor in 2014, and re-elected in 2018 and 2022.
As published by Owen Sound.
This council rarely calls recorded votes, so individual positions are only on the record where one was demanded. Under the Municipal Act that is the council's choice, not an omission in this record.
Meetings the minutes record them as absent from (15)
Council Meeting - RegularMay 25, 2026
Council Meeting - RegularSeptember 8, 2025
Committee - Community ServicesSeptember 16, 2020
Council Meeting - RegularFebruary 11, 2019
Council Meeting - RegularSeptember 10, 2018
Council Meeting - RegularJuly 23, 2018
Committee - Corporate ServicesMarch 22, 2018
Council Meeting - RegularFebruary 12, 2018
Council Meeting - RegularJuly 31, 2017
Committee - OperationsJuly 27, 2017
Committee - Community ServicesJuly 25, 2017
Committee - OperationsJuly 14, 2017
Council Meeting - RegularApril 18, 2016
Council Meeting - SpecialJuly 22, 2015
Council Meeting - RegularMarch 30, 2015
Substantive motions moved (all 18)
"WHEREAS the City Council meeting scheduled for July 27, 2026, is the final scheduled meeting before City Council will become restricted pursuant to section 275 of the Municipal Act from making any expenditures or incurring any other liability which exceeds $50,000; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLOVED THAT City Council waives the notice of motion requirement in the City's Procedural By-law in order to d
Council Meeting - Regular, July 27, 2026 · Carried
"WHEREAS the Owen Sound Campus of Georgian College is an important part of the educational, economic, and social wellbeing of the City of Owen Sound and greater Region of Grey and Bruce Counties; AND WHEREAS Georgian College has had financial challenges due to external pressures, and has been forced to close other campuses; AND WHEREAS City Council wishes to support Georgian College campus in the
Council Meeting - Regular, July 27, 2026 · Carried
"THAT the minutes of the Service Review Implementation Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on June 10, 2026 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved."
Council Meeting - Regular, June 15, 2026 · Carried
"WHEREAS Councils of the City of Owen Sound have a long history of recognizing people who have dedicated their lives to civic duty and made meaningful and lasting contributions to the community; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council recognize Arlene Wright and Ovid Jackson by naming one of the atrium meeting rooms in City Hall after each of them."
Council Meeting - Regular, June 15, 2026 · Carried
"THAT the minutes of the Service Review Implementation Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on April 8, 2026 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved, save and except Resolution No. SR-260408-005."
Council Meeting - Regular, April 27, 2026 · Carried
"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CS-26-020 respecting the conclusion of Project 3a3 -Tourism Services at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery Pilot Project, City Council approves the continuation of Tourism Services at the Art Gallery."
Council Meeting - Regular, April 27, 2026 · Carried
“THAT City Council directs staff to bring forward a by-law to amend the Code of Conduct for Members of Council, Local Boards and Committees Policy No. CrS-C42 as follows: 1. Remove ‘Subject to section 8’ from section 7; and 2. Repeal section 8.”
Council Meeting - Regular, March 9, 2026 · Carried
"THAT the minutes of the Service Review Implementation Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on November 12, 2025 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved."
Council Meeting - Regular, November 24, 2025 · Carried
"THAT City Council names the Owen Sound Volunteer of the Year Award after distinguished City community builder, Jan Chamberlain."
Council Meeting - Regular, November 24, 2025 · Carried
"THAT the minutes of the Service Review Implementation Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on July 9, 2025 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved."
Council Meeting - Regular, July 21, 2025 · Carried
"THAT the minutes of the Service Review Implementation Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on July 16, 2025 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved."
Council Meeting - Regular, July 21, 2025 · Carried
“WHEREAS Section 63(a) of the Board and Committee By-law sets out that the Owen Sound Police Service Board include the mayor be a city appointed member to serve the term of council; AND WHEREAS Section 31(4)(a) of the Community Safety and Policing Act states that a municipal board that is composed of five members shall consist of the head of council or, if the head chooses not to be or is ineligib
Council Meeting - Regular, July 21, 2025 · Carried
"THAT the minutes of the Strategic Planning Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on June 18, 2025 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved."
Council Meeting - Regular, July 7, 2025 · Carried
"THAT in consideration of the presentation provided on June 23, 2025 from the Manager of Corporate Services respecting the 2026- 2030 Multi-Year Capital Plan Update, City Council directs staff to bring forward a report respecting the cost and requirements to establish a municipal cricket pitch at the time of the December Multi- Year Capital Plan Update."
Council Meeting - Special, June 23, 2025 · Carried
“THAT in consideration of Staff Report CR-24-141 respecting 2025 Council Board and Committee selections, City Council directs the City Manager working with the City Clerk to bring forward a report to Council respecting options for committee structures.”
Council Meeting - Regular, December 16, 2024 · Carried
"THAT the minutes of the Service Review Implementation Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on December 11, 2024 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved."
Council Meeting - Regular, December 16, 2024 · Carried
"THAT the minutes of the Strategic Planning Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on November 13, 2024 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved."
Council Meeting - Regular, December 2, 2024 · Carried
"THAT the minutes of the Service Review Implementation Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on October 9, 2024 be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved."
Council Meeting - Regular, October 21, 2024 · Carried
In the record
276meetings recorded presentthe minutes record presence, not a rate
0conflicts of interest declareda member saying they should not vote on a matter
3,372votes in 2022Mayor, incumbent
What this does not measure
- Motions moved is not a measure of effectiveness. Who moves a motion is often a seat convention or a committee role, and the member who does the work on a file is frequently not the one who reads it out.
- Nobody is ranked against anybody. These figures are counted against this member's own meetings and are never totalled or compared.
- Absence is not explained. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why. Illness, a declared conflict and a family emergency all appear the same way.
- What was said is not here. This record reads the minutes, which record decisions, not debate.
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