Governance and Priorities Committee

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the Governance and Priorities Committee is to enable members of Council to review upcoming and important issues with members of City Staff. The Governance and Priorities Committee will include all members of Council and is intended to be an open forum for more robust discussion and debate on selected topics and where guests and subject matter experts can be invited to participate in the discussion.

MEMBERSHIP:

The membership of the Committee will be as follows:

• All members of Council

ELIGIBILITY:

All members of Council

TERM:

The term of the Committee members will match the Member's term in office.

MEETING FREQUENCY:

There will be bi-monthly, regularly scheduled meetings.  Procedural bylaw will have to be followed for special or extra meetings.

STAFF SUPPORT:

The following City Departments may provide support to the Committee in accordance with the City of Nanaimo Committee Operating Guidelines: 

• Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
• Legislative Services and Communications
• Other Staff as required

MEETING INFORMATION:

To view meeting agendas and minutes please visit the Meeting Documents and Videos page.

Live stream video will become available once the meeting has started.

RELATED LINKS:

2026 Governance and Priorities Committee Key Date Calendar (PDF)

Governance and Priorities Committee Terms of Reference