But most members are staying tight-lipped on whether they will be gunning for the role.
Board members will be sworn into their roles and will vote on the new chair and deputy on November 6.
For the past two terms, Mike Mora has been chairman, while Helen Broughton has been deputy chairwoman since 2013.
Before that, Mr Mora was the chairman between 1999 and 2004.
Both Mr Mora and Mrs Broughton told Western News they would be happy to chair the board in the new term.
But board members Gamal Fouda, Andrei Moore and city councillor Jimmy Chen did not want to comment as they had not discussed the issue as a board yet and did not wanting to show prejudice.
City councillor Catherine Chu said she has not thought about who she would like to see in the role – but said Mr Mora and Mrs Broughton had done a “fantastic job” in the previous terms.
“It was their leadership that got us through many difficult times in the past three years,” she said.
Cr Chu confirmed she supports Mrs Broughton.
Board member Mark Peters said he probably wouldn’t go for the chair role as he was “still learning the ropes.”
“Then again if it is something the others want me to do, then I may have to reconsider.”
Mr Peters said he has not thought too much about who he would like to see in the role but was “keeping an open mind” and hopes there will not be any party politics involved.
“It should be what is best for the community . . . I would like to think this election we can turn over a fresh leaf,” he said.
While Debbie Mora would not say who she would support in the leadership roles or whether she would go for one herself, she said whether the new chairs were experienced or not they would have support from the city council’s staff.
City councillor Anne Galloway did not respond to Western News.
Both Mr Mora and Mrs Broughton said they could not comment on whether they had enough support to be re-elected into their previous roles. “It is up to the board members to decide,” Mr Morasaid.
Mrs Broughton, who is aligned to Independent Citizens, said the roles could be chosen based on the political groups each member is aligned with.
The board is made up of five members from The People’s Choice, while the other four are either Independent Citizens or independent.
Mrs Broughton said it would be a “shame” if one party out-voted the other.
She said there has already been discussions between the political party groups and she was concerned about “party politics” influencing the decision. “This is one thing the public does not like … closing ranks and bringing in party politics is terrible for the new incoming board members,” she said.
