Members of Council and Public members are appointed for two-year terms commencing on the date of the Organizational Meeting and expiring on the date of the Organizational Meeting in the year of the expiry of the member's term.

Public members may serve a maximum of six consecutive years.
Despite the above, a public member may serve more than six consecutive years by a two-thirds vote of Council.

Not less than six times per year (10 Meetings held in 2022)
Meetings’ calendar is available under: Council and Committee Calendar (calgary.ca)

Meetings are generally held on Thursdays starting at 9:30 a.m. and last from three to six hours

Historic City Hall
800 Macleod Trail SE
Engineering Traditions Committee Room

Participation in meetings may be remote via Microsoft Teams or can be attended in person. Meetings are often a combination of both (hybrid).

4 Members of Council
3 Public members that reside in Alberta and are not employed by the City

The Mayor is ex-officio

Four members, including a minimum of one public member and must include either the Chair or Vice-Chair.
A member participating remotely is deemed to be present at the meeting and counts towards the quorum.

Public members:

• must reside in Alberta

• Indigenous persons who may reside outside of Calgary but are residents of the Calgary surrounding area within the Treaty 7 region, including those Indigenous persons who belong to the Blackfoot Confederacy, made up of the Siksika, Piikani, Amskaapipiikani and Kainai First Nations; the Îethka Nakoda Wîcastabi First Nations, comprised of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations; and the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and those persons who are Métis, including citizens of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government residing in Foothills Métis District 1, Medicine Hat Métis District 2, Red Deer Métis District 3, Rocky View Métis District 4, Calgary Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6.

• Financial expert possessing a set of skills, experience and knowledge of financial matters, risk management or tangible capital assets that support informed and effective decisions

Ineligible to serve:

• Public members who are or have been an employee of The City in the last two years

Legislative Advisors
City Clerk's Office
The City of Calgary
P.O. Box 2100, Station M, Mail Code #8007
Calgary AB T2P 2M5
Bus: 403-268-5861
Email: publicsubmissions@calgary.ca

Allowed

TIME REQUIREMENT

For Members:
     o    8-12 hours monthly

The Chair and Vice-Chair are appointed by Council annually at the Organizational Meeting.