The Council of the Municipality of Grey Highlands appoints members to Committees of Council after each municipal election for a four-year term. Any mid-term vacancies are posted on our employment opportunities page.
The Municipality is currently seeking volunteers for the following Boards and Committees:
- Museum and Heritage Committee
Please submit a Committee Member Application form to apply.
For more information on members of our Board and Committees, visit our Council Portal.
Boards and Committees
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Committee of Adjustment (COA) |
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The Committee of Adjustment (CoA) makes decisions on all minor variance and consent applications (severances, easements, and rights-of-way). The committee meets monthly as per the meeting schedule. (link) Visit Planning Services for more information on minor variances and consents (severances) The Committee of Adjustment is established under the authority of The Planning Act as its regulations, The Statutory Powers Procedure Act, The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, Building Code Act, and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the common law concept of natural justice. Any responsibilities not clearly identified within the Terms of Reference shall be in accordance with legislation as outlined above. |
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Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) |
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The Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) shall provide advice and recommendations to COuncil to support a coherent community service approach on matters associated with recreation, community programming, recreational activities, facilities, and general community development within Grey Highlands. View the CDAC meeting calendar, agendas and minutes on our meeting portal. |
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Police Services Board (PSB) |
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The Police Services Board is made up of 5 members and meets every other month. View the Police Services Board meeting calendar, agendas and minutes on our meeting portal. |
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Property Standards Appeal Committee |
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The Property Standards Appeal Committee hears appeals to Order to Comply to bring a property into compliance with the Property Standards By-law. The committee can quash, uphold, or modify an order. Meetings for the Property Standards Committee are called as needed. |
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Grey Highlands Library Board |
| The Grey Highlands Public Library is comprised of three branches in Flesherton, Kimberley and Markdale, and a virtual branch at www.greyhighlandspubliclibrary.com , serving the residents of Grey Highlands and contracting municipalities of West Grey, and Chatsworth. The library also has reciprocal borrowing agreements with Meaford and the Town of the Blue Mountains. |
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Tourism Advisory Committee (TAC) |
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ON HOLD: The Tourism Advisory Committee, reporting through Council, provides advice to Council and Staff on how best to promote tourism and attract/develop events that will bring tourists and identify issues and opportunities to support the growth and development of tourism and special events as an economic, community and cultural driver in the Municipality of Grey Highlands. As per the Terms of Reference, a minimum of four (4) meetings are to be held per year. View the TAC meeting calendar, agendas and minutes on our meeting portal. |
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Seniors Advisory Committee (SAC) |
| The Grey Highlands Seniors Advisory Committee was formed to offer advisory consultation to municipal council in a two-way information sharing process, where local grassroots solutions and public outreach discussions may be facilitated on issues around the World Health Organization’s age-friendly community elements. The committee seeks to coordinate the collection and dissemination of information and resources for seniors in the community. The committee will represent all areas of the Grey Highlands community of communities as a collective voice for the senior segment of the community. It meets monthly or at the call of the chair. |
| Museum and Heritage Committee |
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The Museum and Heritage Committee is a Committee of Council establish to fulfill the dual role for Museum and Heritage matters and reporting to Council. The Committee offers guidance to Council, staff and volunteers (including a Friends of the South Grey Museum group and Heritage Grey Higlands working group) on best practices and policies for the development of programs opportunities. The goal of the Committee is to fulfill the legislated requirement under the Heritage Act and provide a vision to be a cultural hub sharing community stories as it conserves, celebrates, inperprets and inspires ongoing history and culture through the conservation of historical sites in the Municipality, programs and events, exhibits and speakers, collaborative projects, outreach and engagement.
Heritage Grey Highlands is a sub-committee of the Museum and Heritage Committee for Grey Highlands and has it's own website. |
| Climate Crisis Committee |
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On Council direction, this committee was created in 2019 which will serve to work with stakeholders through consultation to develop a fact-based Action Plan for fighting the climate crisis in Grey Highlands.
Terms of Reference and additional information will be provided once approved. |
Working Groups and Task Forces
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Multi-Municipal Long-Term Care Working Group (MMLTCWG) |
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This working group was created to look at solutions for Long Term Care in our area. Click for Agendas of the MMLTCWG Click here for Minutes of the MMLTCWG Visit our Document Centre for additional correspondence pertaining to the Group
Note: This Working Group has met its established mandate in 2019. |
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Short-Term Accommodation Task Force |
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The STAT is an ad-hoc task force established to meet the requirements of the specific task – to review the proposed short-term accommodation licencing program as presented by staff and to prepare a recommendation to Council on the implementation of the current proposal or any changes requested. Membership on the Board includes 2 members of Council, a minimum of 4 and maximum of 7 citizen members appointed by Council. |
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