Organization

The RMC of Haute-Gaspésie is administered by a council composed of the mayors of the eight member municipalities.

The prefect acts as the chair of the RMC council and presides over their meetings. Since November 3, 2002, the position of Prefect of RMC of Haute-Gaspésie is an elected official, voted into office by the voters of the entire territory and given a four year mandate.

Previously, only the Council of the RMC members could appoint a prefect from among the mayors of the local municipalities, and the mandate was only 2 years.

The council of the RMC of Haute-Gaspésie holds regular assemblies once a month and generally held on the second Monday of each month in its administrative center located in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts.