County Government - Northumberland County

County Government

Our County

Weaves together 7 distinct, yet complementary towns, townships and municipalities.

Council

Comprised of 7 elected mayors, including a Warden (head of council), Deputy Warden and Councillors.

Committees

6 standing committees meet each month to make recommendations to County Council.

Meetings

County Council meetings are held once per month, typically on the 3rd Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.

Meet Your Council

Northumberland County Council is comprised of the mayors of each of the seven towns, townships or local municipalities within its boundaries. The head of County Council is called the Warden and who is elected annually from amongst its membership.

View our Meet Your Council page

Warden Bob Crate

Mayor of the Municipality of Trent Hills

Bob Crate is a lifelong resident of Hastings. He is retired from the alcohol beverage industry, where he was employed for over 40 years. Bob was elected as the Hastings Ward Councillor for the Municipality of Trent Hills in 2010 and served as Deputy Mayor from 2012 to 2017, at which time he was appointed Mayor of the Municipality. In 2018, he was elected to continue serving as Mayor and was re-elected in 2022. As a member of Northumberland County Council, Bob was elected by his peers to serve two terms as County Warden.

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