The Burlington Accessibility Advisory Committee advises on the identification, removal and prevention of barriers to people with disabilities in the City's bylaws, policies, programs and services.
Committees and Boards
The City of Burlington has a variety of boards and committees that provide feedback and input on important matters and issues in the community. Learn when upcoming meetings take place or how to speak at a meeting.
Advisory Committee Meetings
View upcoming meeting dates, agendas and virtual participation links. Meetings are held in a hybrid format, allowing members to participate in person or virtually through Microsoft Teams.
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Council-appointed advisory committees
The City of Burlington has ten Council-appointed advisory committees that provide feedback and input to Council.
Accessibility Advisory Committee
Agricultural and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee
The Burlington Agricultural and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee advises and assists in the implementation of Burlington's agricultural and rural goals, objectives and policies. The committee raises community awareness and understanding of agricultural and rural issues as they relate to the City and its activities.
The Burlington Cycling Advisory Committee assists, advises, recommends and supports Council in matters related to cycling in the city.
Downtown Parking Advisory Committee
The Burlington Downtown Parking Advisory Committee advises on strategies and policies that affect the development and delivery of parking services in downtown Burlington.
Heritage Burlington Advisory Committee
The Heritage Burlington Advisory Committee provides advice on issues related to the conservation of Burlington's cultural heritage, promotes conservation of cultural heritage and provides input and consideration on heritage conservation planning, including:
- Applications for heritage permits
- Designation of properties
- Financial support for designated properties
- Listing properties on the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Resources
Inclusivity Advisory Committee
The Burlington Inclusivity Advisory Committee provides a monitoring and measuring role to help ensure that the City applies an inclusion lens to its policies, services and programs.
Integrated Transportation Advisory Committee
The Burlington Integrated Transportation Advisory Committee advises on policies, initiatives and strategies affecting all forms of transportation, including cycling, pedestrian travel, transit and driving.
School Traffic Safety and Mobility Advisory Committee
The Burlington School Traffic Safety and Mobility Advisory Committee will identify, assess, and provide recommendations to staff on school traffic and mobility-related risks, with the goal of implementing measures that improve safety in and around school areas.
The role of the Burlington Seniors' Advisory Committee is to:
- Represent Burlington seniors' perspectives on municipal and other key seniors' issues, such as transportation, isolation, affordability, parks and recreation services and geographical service delivery
- Provide a voice for Burlington seniors, and exchange information about current issues and emerging concerns
- Provide input to City staff as requested and to Halton Region's Older Adult Advisory Committee on an ongoing basis
- Respond to seniors' community needs
- Create and execute an annual work plan, which may include hosting seniors' discussion forums, support strategic planning for development of local seniors' services and public information
Sustainable Development Advisory Committee
The Burlington Sustainable Development Advisory Committee promotes the principles and objectives of sustainable development, holds public events, submits position papers and advises City staff and Council members on these issues.
Boards
The Office of the City Clerk assists with recruitment to some of the following local boards, while others conduct their own recruitment process:
The Art Gallery of Burlington Board of Directors oversees the operations, policies and budget of Burlington’s public art gallery; a place of intersection where creators, cultures and communities meet and share in the wealth of human creativity.
The Burlington Hydro Board of Directors oversee the operations of Burlington Hydro, which serves approximately 68,500 residential and community customers in the City of Burlington. Burlington Hydro delivers electricity into the community through a network of 1,600 km of medium-voltage distribution lines and 32 substations.
Burlington Performing Arts Centre
The Burlington Performing Arts Centre Board of Directors leads a progressive performing arts centre that is a gathering place, offering a balance of community and professional programming guided by artistic vision and excellence.
The Burlington Public Library Board is responsible for administering the activities of all Burlington library branches located throughout the city and the overall management and control of the library system, including policy, budget and operations.
Conservation Halton's Board of Directors ensures that the organization works to protect, restore and manage natural resources spanning:
- One thousand km² of land
- Seventeen flowing creeks
- Twenty-six km of Lake Ontario shoreline
- Extensive forest cover
- Eighty km of Ontario's Niagara Escarpment
Discover Burlington supports Burlington’s economic prosperity and sustainable tourism through strategic leadership, partnerships and collaboration.
The Joseph Brant Hospital Board of Directors governs and oversees the management of the affairs of the hospital, while being accountable for quality and ensuring mechanisms and policies are in place to provide a high quality of care for patients.
Museums of Burlington's Board of Directors oversees the operations of Ireland House Museum and Joseph Brant Museum, and ensures that the organization delivers on its mission to engage audiences through the sharing of history and culture.
Other committees
The Appeals Committee hears appeals from decisions issued by the City related to licensing bylaws. It also hear appeals against orders issued by the City under the City’s Property Standards Bylaw.
The Appeals Committee will decide whether to uphold decisions and/or apply conditions.
The Committee of Adjustment is authorized by Ontario's Planning Act to consider and make decisions on applications for:
- Minor variances from the provisions of the Zoning Bylaw
- Changes to land configuration by way of a consent to sever a property, or for any agreement, mortgage or lease that extends for more than 21 years
- Permission, which deal with the enlargement or extension of a building or structure that is legally non-conforming, or a change in non-conforming use
- Validation of title and power of sale
Council Remuneration Review Working Group
The Council Remuneration Review Working Group reviews the remuneration and benefits to be paid to Council members for their four-year term of office. This practice removes politics from discussions by having an objective third party review remuneration and expenses. The working group does not have any decision-making capacity or delegated authority, except to direct staff to assist with administrative support, including the gathering of information and resource materials to assist the group with its review.
Housing and Development Liaison Committee
The Housing and Development Liaison Committee provides a roundtable for communication and feedback between the City of Burlington and development industry stakeholders. The purpose of the Committee is not to discuss specific developments, applications, or individual properties. It is intended to focus on broader issues or concerns.
Joint Compliance Audit Committee
The City of Burlington, the Town of Oakville, the Town of Halton Hills, and the Regional Municipality of Halton have established a Joint Compliance Audit Committee.
The Burlington Mundialization Committee promotes the City of Burlington as "A World Community" dedicated to the United Nations' philosophy of peaceful co-operation among the peoples of the world. The committee encourages community understanding of different cultures and global issues through its twinning program with Itabashi, Japan and Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.