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.

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