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The City is seeking applications from members of the public interested in serving on the following statutory advisory committees and boards for the 2027–2030 Term of Council. Online application forms are available below:

The deadline to apply is Friday, November 6, 2026, at 4:30pm. Committee and board mandates may be updated as required during the Council term.

The City is seeking applications from members of the public interested in serving on the following statutory advisory committees and boards for the 2027–2030 Term of Council. Online application forms are available below:

The deadline to apply is Friday, November 6, 2026, at 4:30pm. Committee and board mandates may be updated as required during the Council term.

Committees, task forces, boards, and panels support opportunities for public input into decision-making. Members of Barrie City Council are also members of General Committee (a standing committee), select reference committees, and select advisory committees. The standing, reference, and advisory committees listed below are included within the City's Procedural By-law. Calls for applications are posted on this website when there are vacancies to be filled.

Standing Committee
General Committee is a standing committee, including all members of Council with the mayor presiding as Chair. Formal channels to communicate with standing committees include Circulation List and Public Meetings.
Reference Committees
Reference committees report to General Committee, then City Council. In general, the role of a Reference Committee is to provide advice and guidance to City Council on the direction and nature of policy development and to complete fact finding and detailed analysis of the matters before them. The business dealt with by each reference committee must fall within the duties under the Procedural By-law. Formal channels to communicate with reference committees include Circulation List and Open Delegations.
Advisory Committees
Barrie City Council has established numerous advisory committees to ensure opportunities for public input into community decision-making. The majority of advisory committees meet on a monthly basis.
Other
Other types of committee, boards, or panels exist for specific purposes and may or may not fall under the City’s Procedural By-law that governs the rules of procedure for Council and committees.

Parking Advisory Ad-Hoc Committee

Type: Advisory Committee

Mandate: To review Barrie's on-street parking standards, including provisions for new developments, current practices and potential modernization.

Property Standards Committee

Type: Other

Mandate: The Property Standards Committee hears appeals by property owners or their agents who have received an Order Of The Property Standards Officer from the City.

Recreation & Sport Community Grant Adjudication Panel

Type: Other

Mandate: To review eligible grant applications, evaluate each application using a pre-set scoring matrix, and to recommend funding dollars to City staff in keeping with the grant’s purpose and guiding principles.

Seniors & Accessibility Advisory Committee

Type: Advisory Committee

Mandate: To champion issues related to the provision of an accessible community on behalf of all Barrie’s citizens. To represent and provide advice on seniors’ perspectives on municipal matters.

Sustainability Advisory Committee

Type: Advisory Committee

Mandate: To provide advice and perspectives associated with policies, programs and facilities, while promoting: a safe, convenient, sustainable and accessible active transportation system; a sustainable, efficient, healthy and resilient environment and…

Town & Gown Committee

Type: Advisory Committee

Mandate: To develop and enhance relationships, communications, and policies between Georgian College students, the City and the community.

Youth Council

Type: Advisory Committee

Mandate: To provide advice and recommendations to Council about social, environmental, and municipal issues that interest and/or affect youth in the City of Barrie.

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