PEMBROKE – Renfrew County Warden and Mayor of the Township of Bonnechere Valley, Jennifer Murphy, and Mayor of the Township of McNab/Braeside, Tom Peckett, have both been nominated for the 2019 Warden’s seat.
Mayor Murphy was first elected as warden in 2016 and was re-elected in 2017. She is hoping to return for a third term. She was elected as Mayor of the Township of Valley Valley in 2010.
This is Mayor Peckett’s first time running for the warden’s position. He was elected in the 2014 municipal election as Mayor of McNab Braeside, but previous to that, had been a councillor the town of Arnprior for seven years.
A ballot vote by County Councillors will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 18 during the Inaugural Session of County Council to decide who will assume the Office of the Warden of the County of Renfrew for 2019.
A formal nomination process takes place annually for the Office of Warden, and any member of County Council is eligible after being nominated by two fellow council members. The successful councillor then fills the Office of Warden for a term of one year. The Warden fulfils the role as head of council. The nomination process closes 14 days prior to the Inaugural Session and if there is more than one nomination, an election is required to determine a Warden at the Inaugural session.
