Organization Description:

The Board for Regional Service Commission 5 is made up of all Municipal and Rural Community mayors within the Greater Miramichi region. The Regional Service Commission 5 is a corporate body under the enabling provincial legislation. Its authority includes the ability to buy, hold and sell capital assets; submit applications for borrowing to the Municipal Capital Borrowing Board; receive or apply for funding under various federal/provincial funding programs; collect fees for specific services; and continue to generate and sell electricity, as is currently the case with regional solid waste commissions. to establish ongoing ‘standing committees’, “ad hoc” committees and “advisory committees”