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Committees and Boards

Statutory Committees and Boards

At the beginning of each term of Council, appointments are made to advisory committees or other bodies that Council is obliged by law to make. Council may also be advised to make appointments to ad hoc committees that Council considers desirable for the effective governance of the City where:

it is feasible to define a specific mandate and time-frame for the ad hoc committee to conduct its work
there is an absence of staff capacity or expertise on the subject, or there is a specific community of interest with a unique perspective on the proposed mandate
there is a need for information gathering and analyses to inform subsequent deliberations at a standing committee of Council.

Here is a list of Statutory Committees, Boards, Ad Hoc Committees, Task Forces and Sub-Committees (.pdf).

Accessibility Advisory Committee
Committee of Adjustment
Compliance Audit Committee
Heritage Vaughan Committee (Request to Speak and/or Attend Heritage Vaughan Meetings)

Property Standards Committee
Vaughan Public Libraries

In accordance with the City of Vaughan Procedure By-law 7-2011 (.pdf), every ad-hoc committee must have a Terms of Reference that includes:

a specific term;
the composition of membership and meeting procedures;
a specific mandate / objective/s;
the specific standing committee the ad-hoc committee reports to (after every meeting).

Terms of Reference for Statutory Committees and Boards

The Terms of Reference approved by Council for the Statutory Committees and Boards established during the 2018-2022 term of Council are:

Accessibility Advisory Committee (PDF)
Compliance Audit Committee (PDF)
Heritage Vaughan (PDF)
Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC) Sub-Committee (PDF)

Terms of Reference for Task Forces

The City of Vaughan 2018-2022 Term of Council task forces aim to address specific matters of importance to the public, such as key policies and city-building. To do this, the City established specific Task Forces to address these topics. Read more about the City's Task Forces.