LOCAL GOVERNMENT

O’Leary was incorporated in 1951 under the ”Village Services Act” and was governed by a village commission. The founding com- missioners were appointed by the executive council in Charlottetown; however, after the first one year term, they were elected by the people at the'annual village meeting. The first three commissioners were Alton Rayner, Ralph Adams and Bernard Shea who were elected for a three year term. The commissioners appoint- ed from amongst themselves a chairperson who designated certain responsibilities to each member. The departments included Streets and Sidewalks, Police Protection, Fire Protection, Recreation and Sanitation. The commission employed a village clerk, maintenance person, and a recreation director.

In 1983 the Village Services Act was repealed and replaced with the Municipalities Act and several changes were made to the local governments in RE]. The village was no longer called a village but was named a community instead. The commission became known as council and the commissioners were renamed councillors. The title of the village clerk was changed to administrator.

Total revenue for the year (1992) was approximately $326,515.00 which was generated from property taxes and government grants. This revenue is offset by community expenditures of approximately the same amount.

The following is a list of commissioners/councillors who served from 1951 to 1992:

Ralph K. Adams

Alton W. Rayner

Kenneth Matheson Alvin Palmer

Bernard Shea Sterling Ellis Randall Boates Wilfred Dennis HJ. MacWilliam Clifford Ellis

Ira Ellis

Alden Weeks Charles Willis Raeford MacLean Jack Arsenault Stanley MacDonald Alton Boulter

Dr. LG . Dewar Everett Milligan

Ronnie Turner W.S. Turner

Keir Ramsay

Eric Shaw

Neil MacKay Wavell Sabine Edgar MacKinnon, Sr. Clair Fradette

Don Yuill

Lloyd Ramsay Henry MacAusland Edmond Peters Roland Turner Orin MacDonald Douglas Smith