Committee Listing | City of Hamilton

Grouped listing of Committees, Sub-Committees, Agencies, Boards and Tribunals based on reporting structure. Not all committees have a direct report to City Council.

City Council

Standing Committees of Council

Sub-Committees

Hamilton City Council consists of the Mayor and 15 Ward Councillors. Council meetings ratify recommendations from the Standing Committees of Council. When Council holds a ‘meeting’ as that term is defined in the Municipal Act, 2001/the City’s Procedural By-law, it must comply with the open meeting provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001 and the City’s Procedural By-law.

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.

Orientation
15 November 2018
David Braley Health Sciences Centre
8:00 AM

Agenda Cover Page (PDF)
Agenda (PDF)
Agenda (HTML)

Orientation
16 November 2018
Dundurn Castle
8:00 AM

Agenda Cover Page (PDF)
Agenda (PDF)
Agenda (HTML)

Standing Committees are established by Council, are comprised entirely of Members of Council and report directly to Council. Members of Standing Committees are appointed by Council. When Standing Committees hold a ‘meeting’ as that term is defined in the Municipal Act, 2001/the City’s Procedural By-law, it must comply with the open meeting provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001 and the City’s Procedural By-law.

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.

Sub-Committees are established by Council and are comprised of some Members of Council and in certain circumstances also have citizen members. Sub-Committees report up to an assigned Standing Committee. Members of Sub-Committees are appointed by Council.

Interview Sub-Committee to the Public Health Committee

Heritage Permit Review Sub-Committee

Volunteer Advisory Committees

Boards and Shareholders

Other Committees

Volunteer Advisory Committees are established by Council and are comprised of volunteer members from the Hamilton community. Volunteer Advisory Committees provide advice to Council through reports, on their area of expertise to an assigned Standing Committee. Members of Volunteer Advisory Committees are selected by the Interview Sub-Committee of the appropriate Standing Committee and are appointed by Council. When Volunteer Advisory Committees hold a ‘meeting’ as that term is defined in the Municipal Act, 2001/the City’s Procedural By-law(PDF, 147.15 KB), it must comply with the open meeting provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001 and the City’s Procedural By-law as applicable.

Food Advisory Committee

Arts Advisory Commission

Shareholders are made up of the entire elected Council (the Mayor and 15 Ward Councillors) and do not report to Council. Shareholder meetings are meetings of the Council. When Shareholders hold a ‘meeting’ as that term is defined in the Municipal Act, 2001/the City’s Procedural By-law, it must comply with the open meeting provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001 and the City’s Procedural By-law.

Board of Directors are a corporation’s governing body. The following Boards of Directors are comprised of the entire elected Council (the Mayor and 15 Ward Councillors). The Boards of Directors report to their respective Shareholders. When these Boards of Directors hold a ‘meeting’ as that term is defined in the Municipal Act, 2001/the City’s Procedural By-law, it must comply with the open meeting provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001 and the City’s Procedural By-law.

Hamilton Street Railway Board of Directors

Board of Directors are a corporation’s governing body are comprised of various memberships, including some Members of Council and sometimes citizen members. The Boards of Directors report to their respective Shareholders. When these Boards of Directors hold a ‘meeting’ as that term is defined in the Municipal Act, 2001/the City’s Procedural By-law, it must comply with the open meeting provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001 and the City’s Procedural By-law.

The below listing of Committees have different member composition, requirements and/or reporting structure. Please visit the individual Committees page for specific information on each Committee. None of these entities are governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 or the City’s Procedural By-law and are not subject to the open meeting provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001 or the City’s Procedural By-law. Some of these entities are governed by establishing legislation and By-laws and may be subject to certain open meeting requirements under their establishing legislation.

A local board means a municipal service board, transportation commission, public library board, board of health, police services board, or any other board, commission, committee, body or local authority established or exercising any power under any Act with respect to the affairs or purposes of one or more municipalities, excluding a school board and a conservation authority. When a local board holds a ‘meeting’ as that term is defined in the Municipal Act, 2001/the City’s Procedural By-law, it must comply with the open meeting provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001 and/or the City’s Procedural By-law as applicable.

A Tribunal is a person or group of persons upon which a statutory power of decision is conferred by or under statute. Tribunal hearing are not governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 or the City’s Procedural By-law but instead are governed by their establishing legislation, the Statutory Powers and Procedures Act, R.S.O. 1990 (“SPPA”) and procedures established under the SPPA. Tribunals are subject to certain open meeting requirements as provided by their establishing legislation, the Statutory Powers and Procedures Act, R.S.O. 1990 (“SPPA”) and/or Procedures established under the SPPA as applicable.

Committee of Adjustment
Election Compliance Audit Committee
Election Compliance Audit Committee - Selection Committee
Fence Viewers
Hamilton Licensing Tribunal
Municipal Drainage Court of Revision
Property Standards Committee
Trespass By-law Appeals
Development Charges Act and Education Act Complaints

Council & Committees

Vacancy Applications

The City of Hamilton, supported by City Council, want to ensure that its Committees and Local Boards reflect the diversity of Hamilton’s growing and vibrant population, including those with lived experience have an opportunity to participate in local municipal government. With this in mind, we strongly encourage applications from women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2IA+, Black, Indigenous, people of colour and those from equity-deserving groups. All interested individuals are invited to consider these opportunities.

Individuals interested can apply to a maximum of two (2) Committees. Each committee requires a separate application.

The application period is now closed.

Find committee vacancies by selecting the vacancies tab below.

Notice of Collection:

Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of Section 227 of the Municipal Act, 2001, and Section 6 of By-law 18-270. The information will be shared with recruitment staff and members of the interviewing committees and used to determine eligibility to serve on the City's agencies, boards, commissions, volunteer advisory committees and sub-committees. The information will be also be used by City Officials to communicate with members regarding service. Names of successful applicants will be made public, provided to the media and posted on the City of Hamilton’ s web-site. Information collected through this process may be stored on servers in Canada and the United States and may be subject to Canadian and/or American laws. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Manager of Legislative Services/Deputy Clerk, City Clerk’ s Office, 71 Main Street West, 1st floor, Hamilton, Ontario. Telephone: 905-546-2424 ext. 4304. Email: [email protected]

Blank applications for printing may be downloaded by clicking on the printer icon.

Completed and signed applications may be submitted:

In person at the Clerk’s Office or any of the Municipal Service Centres
Hamilton City Hall, 71 Main Street West, 1st floor, City Clerk’s Office
*for a Municipal Service Centre location near you, please call 905-546-CITY (2489)

By email at [email protected]
By fax at 905-546-2095

Application period is now closed.

The deadline to submit all completed and signed applications (in person and electronic) was Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 4:30 pm

Conflict of interest rules will apply to all citizen members, pursuant to the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, R.S.O., 1990, Chapter M.50.

Hamilton City Council – Appointment of Citizens to the City’s Local Boards Policy(PDF, 208.17 KB)

Note: Meetings will be livestreamed and recorded for future viewing.