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:
- Community Development Advisory Committee (pending Council approval)
- Museum and Heritage Committee (pending Council approval)
- Grey Highlands Library Board
- Tourism Advisory Committee
- Seniors Advisory Committee
- Fence Viewers
- Livestock Valuers
- Council Remuneration Committee
- Multi-Municipal Wind Turbine Working Group
Please submit a Committee Member Application form to apply. Deadline for applications is March 6th at 4:00 pm.
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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Joint Building Services Committee (JBSC) |
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Comprised of the Municipalities of Grey Highlands and West Grey and the Townships of Chatsworth and Southgate, the Joint Building Services Committee services all building permit and inspections needs of the four municipalities. The office is based out of Markdale (50 Lorne Street) |
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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 Committee |
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The Property Standards 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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South Grey Museum Board |
| The South Grey Museum Board is a volunteer advisory committee to Council that offers guidance to museum staff and volunteers (including a Friends of the South Grey Museum group) on best practices and policies for the development of programs and storytelling opportunities. The goal of the Board is to fulfill the vision to be a cultural hub sharing community stories as it conserves, celebrates, inperprets and inspires ongoing history and culture throught programs and events, exhibits and speakers, collaborative projects, outreach and engagement. |
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Tourism Advisory Committee (TAC) |
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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. |
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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. |
| Heritage Committee |
| Heritage Grey Highlands is the Heritage Committee for Grey Highlands and has it's own website. |
Working Groups
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Multi-Municipal Long-Term Care Working Group (MMLTCWG) |
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This is a new working group 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 |
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Multi-Municipal Wind Turbine Working Group (MMWTWG) |
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