The City of Windsor will not be the only local municipality to welcome new councillors on Monday.
The Towns of Essex and Kingsville will also hold their inaugural meetings of council, for members serving the term between November 2026 and November 2030.
Essex's inaugural meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the Essex Municipal Building on Talbot Street South.
Mayor Sherry Bondy will begin her second four-year term, while Deputy Mayor Rob Shepley will begin his after winning by acclamation in the October 26 election.
There will be three new faces on this council. Bill Baker and Ron Rogers will take the two seats in Ward 3, while Rachael Mills is the new councillor in Ward 4. Ward 1 incumbents Joe Garon and Katie-McGuire Blais will return, along with Ward 2's Kim Verbeek.
In Kingsville, Mary Ellen Havlik will be sworn in as mayor, succeeding Dennis Rogers. Kimberly DeYong is returning as deputy mayor.
Tony Gaffan, Debby Jarvis-Chausse, and Sheri Lowrie are back as at-large councillors. Joining them are newcomers Janice Durocher and Adam Edwards.
Kingsville's meeting also begins at 6 p.m. at the Grovedale Arts and Culture Centre at 103 Park Street.
