The Resilient Community Advisory Committee will be effective November 16, 2026.

Meeting dates and times can be found by visiting our Meetings of Council and Committees webpage.

For more information on this committee, please contact the Committee and Executive Support Coordinator, Christina McLean, at cmclean@owensound.ca or 519-376-4440 ext. 1208.

Scope

This is an advisory committee that holds public meetings and considers questions, deputations and presentations, correspondence, and reports in relation to matters such as:

• City Manager and Service Review: corporate leadership, governance, service evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Clerks, Election, Freedom of Information, and Licensing: council support, election administration, access to information and privacy compliance, legislative services, and licensing.
• Communications and Engagement: clear, transparent, and accessible communications, and effective stakeholder and workplace engagement.
• Corporate Facilities: maintenance, repairs, capital and improvement projects. 
• Finance: budgeting, financial management, and fiscal oversight.
• Human Resources and Collective Bargaining: workforce planning, employee relations, and collective agreement negotiation and administration.
• Information Technology and GIS: information technology strategy, systems, digital services, and GIS management.
• Purchasing, Risk, and Asset Management: procurement, asset management, risk management, and long-term capital planning. 
• Strategic Initiatives and Workplans: broad corporate priorities not assigned to other committees and the development, monitoring, and reporting of corporate workplans.
• Tax and Revenue: tax policy, billing, collection, and revenue administration. 

Associated Plans and Strategies

The plans and strategies associated with this Committee include, but are not limited to:

• Asset Management Plan;
• Capital Plan;
• Collective Agreements;
• Communications Engagement Framework;
• External Communications Strategy;
• Fleet Efficiency Plan;
• Human Resources Strategy;
• Inclusion Strategy;
• Service Review Priority Opportunity Action Plan; and
• Vision 2050 Strategic Plan.