Council Advisory Committees and Commissions set to resume

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed March 9, 2015 11:00 AM

Summary

At its regular meeting held March 2, Nanaimo City Council voted to establish the names and functions of the following 12 Advisory Committees and Commissions:

Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability
Core Services Review Committee
Design Advisory Panel
Grants Advisory Committee
Nanaimo Culture and Heritage Commission
Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation Nominating Committee
Parks and Recreation Commission
Planning and Transportation Advisory Committee
Safer Nanaimo Advisory Committee
Social Planning Advisory Committee
South Downtown Waterfront Committee
Youth Advisory Council

In addition, the following committees were dissolved:

Development Process Review Committee
Governance Steering Committee

And finally, staff were directed to explore opportunities to create the following two new committees:

Green/Red Tape Committee
Intergovernmental Committee

Link to Strategic Plan: Taking responsibility to be an excellent municipal government.

Key Points

Committees and Commissions play an important role in providing advice to Council pertaining to policy, planning and provision of services. While meetings may vary, most Committees and Commissions meet once per month.
Membership on Committees and Commissions is open to the public. Residents interested in sitting on either a Committee or Commission should watch for notices from the City advertising openings.

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Contact:

Chris Jackson

Manager of Legislative Services

City of Nanaimo

250-755-4489

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