Committee Listing

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Disclaimer: Council and Committee Agendas, Minutes, Reports and By-laws contained herein, have been prepared in this format for the purposes of convenience only and are not certified true copies. For accurate reference, consult copies of the official By-laws and documents in the Records Division of the Office of the City Clerk.

About the committee

Committee mandate

Reports and make recommendations to Council on matters relating to: 

• Internal/external audits 
• Oversight of internal control, financial reporting 
• Human Resources - programs and services 
• Programs related to Financial Planning and Policy, Treasury Services, 
• Customer Service, Information Technology, Legislative Services, Records Management, Legal Services, Procurement and Risk Management 
• Access & Equity

Specific duties shall include:

• To consider and make recommendations to Council on:
  • matters of policy respecting human resources, including health and safety, union/management relations, organizational planning and development and compensation administration
  • matters of policy involving communications issues
  • matters of policy and oversight involving financial management, investment, reserves, debt, procurement and risk management
  • matters of policy involving general policies and procedures and administrative By-laws
  • all audit matters, including promoting an appropriate environment for the management of public funds and the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of operations and a high level of accountability. Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, policies and support high standard of ethical conduct
  • matters of policy and direction related to Access and Equity, including the annual corporate accessibility plan
• To act as liaison to the Access & Equity volunteer advisory committees (with the exception of the Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities reporting to the General Issues Committee)
• To consider recommendations of any Sub-Committees and/or Task Forces which report directly to the Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
• To receive delegations from the public and conduct public hearings as required by statute and Council specific to the mandate of this committee on matters under the Standing Committee

Committee type: Standing Committee

Disclaimer: Council and Committee Agendas, Minutes, Reports and By-laws contained herein, have been prepared in this format for the purposes of convenience only and are not certified true copies. For accurate reference, consult copies of the official By-laws and documents in the Records Division of the Office of the City Clerk.

About the committee

Committee mandate

Ensures that the City of Hamilton meets or exceeds its obligations as a Board of Health under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, and in all matters relating to Public Health in order to promote well-being and create opportunities to enhance the quality of life in our community.

Specific duties shall include:

• To consider and recommend to Council on policy matters and emerging issues related to Public Health
• To provide advice and guidance to the Public Health Services including input to Strategic Planning initiatives to ensure alignment with Council's Mission, Vision, Values and Goals
• To receive delegations from the public and conduct public hearings as required by statute and Council
• To consider and recommend to Council the overall service levels in relation to the delivery of Public Health programs
• To consider and recommend to Council policies governing service delivery of the Public Health Services
• To consider and monitor program implementation and performance through staff reports
• To consider the public health needs of the community and recommend advocacy by Council to address these needs
• To receive delegations from the public and conduct public hearings as required by statute and Council specific to the mandate of this committee on matters under the Standing Committee

Committee type: Standing Committee

Disclaimer: Council and Committee Agendas, Minutes, Reports and By-laws contained herein, have been prepared in this format for the purposes of convenience only and are not certified true copies. For accurate reference, consult copies of the official By-laws and documents in the Records Division of the Office of the City Clerk.

About the committee

Effective January 23, 2019 this committee replaced the Healthy and Safe Communities. All agendas, meeting minutes and reports from February 15, 2018 to January 17, 2019 can be viewed at Healthy and Safe Communities Committee.

Committee mandate

To report and make recommendations to Council on matters relating to:

• Social Development and Early Childhood Services
• Strategic Services
• Benefit Eligibility
• Community Programs
• Employment and Income Support
• Social Housing and Homelessness
• Homes for the Aged: Macassa Lodge and Wentworth Lodge
• Hamilton Veterans Committee (12-072)
• Recreation
• Fire protection, fire prevention, emergency medical services, corporate emergency planning & preparedness, and corporate radio communications 

Committee type: Standing Committee

Terms of Reference

Composition: Shall be comprised of a minimum of 5 or maximum of 8 members of Council. 

Specific duties shall include: 

• To consider and recommend to Council on:
  • service levels for all direct and indirect services provided by the Department
  • policies governing service delivery implemented by the Department
  • procurement in accordance with corporate policies
  • asset management plans for all community facility infrastructure
  • the delivery of protective services including fire operations, fire prevention, emergency medical services, corporate emergency planning and preparedness, and corporate radio communications
• To consider and monitor program implementation and performance through staff reports
• To consider recommendations of any Sub-Committees and/or Task Forces established by Committee and Council which report directly to the Emergency and Community Services Committee
• To receive delegations from the public and conduct public hearings as required by statute and Council specific to the mandate of this committee on matters under the Standing Committee 

Disclaimer: Council and Committee Agendas, Minutes, Reports and By-laws contained herein, have been prepared in this format for the purposes of convenience only and are not certified true copies. For accurate reference, consult copies of the official By-laws and documents in the Records Division of the Office of the City Clerk.

About the committee

Committee mandate

Reports and make recommendations to Council on matters relating to:

• Council Strategic Plan
• Corporate Strategic Plan 
• MPMP, OMBI 
• Annual Operating and Capital Budgets 
• Economic Development matters 
• Portfolio Management Strategy – Real Estate Acquisitions/Disposals 
• Hamilton International Airport matters 
• G.R.I.D.S. 
• Our Future Hamilton 
• Department Work Programs: Planning and Economic Development 
• Legal Services – litigation matters 
• Human Resources – labour negotiations
• Departmental Organizational Structure Changes
• Boards and Agencies 
• Hamilton Utilities Corporation 
• any and all other matters which Council chooses to refer to the General Issues Committee for consideration 

Specific duties shall include:

• To review and monitor the City's and Council's Strategic Plan
• To review corporate and program objectives and performance measures and make recommendations to Council
• To consider and recommend to Council on matters relating to budgets, budget monitoring, re-assessment and related tax policies
• To consider and recommend to Council on matters relating to Business
• Development, the Small Business Enterprise Centre, Incentive
• Loans/Grants programs and approvals, BIA initiatives, the Hamilton Incubator of Technology and Tourism
• To consider and recommend to Council on matters relating to G.R.I.D.S.
• To receive briefings on legal matters involving the City and give direction to the City Solicitor on litigation matters
• To receive information on labour negotiations and provide direction to the Director of Labour Relations
• To consider and make recommendations to Council on matters regarding Boards and Agencies
• To Meet as Shareholders and/or Board of Directors of a corporation when required.
• To receive delegations from the public and conduct public hearings as required by statute and Council specific to the mandate of this committee on matters under the Standing Committee

Disclaimer: Council and Committee Agendas, Minutes, Reports and By-laws contained herein, have been prepared in this format for the purposes of convenience only and are not certified true copies. For accurate reference, consult copies of the official By-laws and documents in the Records Division of the Office of the City Clerk.

About the committee

Committee mandate

Reports and make recommendations to Council on matters relating to: 

• Long Range Planning, land use management, development planning and engineering, transportation planning and downtown planning and implementation
• Parking Operations and Enforcement, School Crossing Guards
• By-law Enforcement, Municipal Licensing, Lottery Licensing, Building Code issues

Specific duties shall include:

• To consider and recommend to Council on:
  • the administration and enforcement of the Ontario Building Code, Zoning By-laws, the Property Standards By-laws, Licensing By-law, Animal Control By-law, Sign By-law and other relevant By-laws
  • all matters related to the Planning Act, the Ontario Heritage Act, the Municipal Act, 2001, the Niagara Escarpment Act and other applicable legislation regarding planning, development engineering, by-law enforcement and licensing and downtown planning issues
  • the City s Official Plan and Zoning By-laws and amendments thereto, pursuant to the Planning Act, and to conduct such related public meetings as may be required
  • applications for subdivision and condominium approval pursuant to the Planning Act and Condominium Act, as applicable
  • matters such as community planning, urban design guidelines, heritage policy and related housing policy and programs in accordance with the directions contained in the Official Plan
  • matters relating to Parking Operations and Enforcement
• To advise and assist Council in any matters arising from the work of the Committee of Adjustment in considering applications for consent and minor variance under the Planning Act, including possible City participation at any Ontario Municipal Board Hearings to consider the appeal of Committee of Adjustment decisions
• To consider recommendations of any Sub-Committees and/or Task Forces which report directly to the Planning Committee
• To receive delegations for the public and conduct public hearings as required by statute and Council, specific to the mandate of this committee on matters under the Standing Committee

Committee type: Standing Committee

Disclaimer: Council and Committee Agendas, Minutes, Reports and By-laws contained herein, have been prepared in this format for the purposes of convenience only and are not certified true copies. For accurate reference, consult copies of the official By-laws and documents in the Records Division of the Office of the City Clerk.

About the committee

Committee mandate

Reports and make recommendations to Council on matters relating to:

• Water & Wastewater (Collection/Distribution, Treatment, and Compliance)
• Waste Management (Solid Waste Planning, Collection , and Disposal)
• Operations & Maintenance (Roads, Traffic, Forestry & Beautification, Parks & Cemeteries, and Trails)
• Transit (Operations and Transit Fleet, ATS)
• Fleet and Facilities (Central Fleet, Corporate Buildings, Energy Office)
• Capital Planning and Implementation (Strategic and Environmental Planning, Asset Management, Design and Construction Open Space Planning)
• Major road construction projects

Specific duties shall include:

• To consider and recommend to Council, Service Programs and Service
• Levels for all direct and indirect services provided by the Department (i.e. business plans, management plans, operating plans, and other relevant plans)
• To consider and recommend to Council, Policies, By-laws, and procedures governing service delivery implemented by the Department
• To consider and recommend to Council, Asset Management Plans and Forecasts for all infrastructure managed by the Department
• To consider and monitor program implementation and performance through staff reports and make recommendations to Council respecting program management initiatives (i.e. continuous improvement, budget performance, revenue generation and other relevant issues)
• To consider and recommend to Council, procurement in accordance with corporate policies
• To consider recommendations of any Sub-Committees and/or Task
• Forces which report directly to the Public Works Committee
• To receive delegations from the public and conduct public hearings as required by statute and Council specific to the mandate of this committee on matters under the Standing Committee

Committee type: Standing Committee

• Development Charges Stakeholders Sub-Committee
• Governance Review Sub-Committee
• Grants Sub-Committee
• HMRF/HWRF Pension Administration
• Interview Sub-Committee to the Audit, Finance & Administration Committee
• Procurement Sub-Committee

• Interview Sub-Committee to the Board of Health
• Physician Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee

• Expanding Housing and Support Services for Women, Non-Binary and Transgender Community Sub-Committee
• Interview Sub-committee to the Emergency & Community Services Committee
• Wentworth Lodge Heritage Trust Fund Sub-Committee

• Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities
• Affordable Housing Site Selection Sub-Committee
• Airport Sub-Committee
• Business Improvement Area (BIA) Advisory Committee
• Capital Projects Work In-Progress Review Sub-Committee
• Cleanliness and Security in the Downtown Core Task Force
• Community Benefits Protocol Advisory Committee
• Facility Naming Sub-Committee
• Government Relations Sub-Committee
• Greater Bay Area Sub-Committee (Hamilton and Burlington)
• Hamilton Future Fund Board of Governors
• Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board Liaison Committee
• Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Liaison Committee
• Interview Sub-Committee to the General Issues Committee
• Light Rail Transit Sub-Committee
• Multi-Year Budget Planning Sub-Committee
• Non Union Compensation Sub-Committee
• Open for Business Sub-Committee
• School Board Properties Sub-Committee
• Steel Committee
• Transit Area Rating Review Sub-Committee
• West Harbour Development Sub-Committee

• Agriculture and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee
• Cross-Melville District Heritage Committee (Dundas)
• Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee
• Hamilton Port Authority - City of Hamilton Liaison Committee
• Rental Housing Sub-Committee

• Accessible Transit Services Review Sub-Committee
• Glanbrook Landfill Co-ordinating Committee
• Hamilton Utilities Corporation Joint Advisory Committee
• Hamilton Water Sub-Committee
• Interview Sub-Committee to the Public Works Committee
• Municipal Drainage Court of Revision
• Truck Route Sub-Committee

• Mayor’s Intelligent Community Sub-Committee
• Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery
• Selection Committee for Agencies, Boards and Sub-Committees

• Heritage Permit Review Sub-Committee
• Hess Village Pedestrian Mall Authority

• Committee Against Racism
• Hamilton Women and Gender Equity Committee
• Immigrant and Refugee Advisory Committee
• Indigenous Advisory Committee
• Mundialization Committee

• Food Advisory Committee

• Hamilton Veterans Committee
• Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Advisory Committee (LGBTQ)
• Seniors Advisory Committee

• Arts Advisory Commission

• Hamilton Cycling Committee
• Keep Hamilton Clean and Green Committee
• Waste Management Advisory Committee