Home Icon Foothills County and City of Calgary Intermunicipal Committee

The purpose of the Committee is to facilitate the working relationship between the two municipalities, the ongoing sharing of information between elected officials and municipal staff and to provide a forum in which to review and comment on a range of topics of interest to both municipalities.

The objectives of the Intermunicipal Committee include:
a. Establishing working relationships for the purpose of implementation of mutual goals;
b. Maintaining positive intermunicipal relations while also playing an important role in the resolution of any intermunicipal disputes that may arise;
c. Better understanding each other’s strategic interests;
d. Providing direction on lands of mutual interest;
e. Representing joint municipal interests to the Provincial government;
f. Creating plans, processes and programs that benefit residents of both municipalities and the region; and
g. Administrating joint projects as contemplated by the Intermunicipal Development Plan.

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Board Information

Each municipality provides staff to support the work of the Committee; however, staff are not considered Committee members.

On an issue-specific basis, the Committee may request discussions to include elected officials and staff from member municipalities or other jurisdictions, as well as consultants, as deemed appropriate.

Up to a maximum of three elected members of each municipality should be appointed by each of the two Councils for membership on the Committee.

Each municipality will appoint one nominee for the position of Co-Chair.

Minimum of 4 regularly scheduled meetings per year.

The City and the County will alternate responsibility for hosting meetings.

One elected representative from both municipalities to be in attendance

Only elected representatives of Foothills County and The City of Calgary are considered Committee members.

Neil Younger, Senior Strategist

Neil Younger
P.O. Box 2100, Station M
Mail Code # 8003
Calgary AB T2P 2M5
Bus: 403-268-3243

Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Name Position Term Start Term End Status Appointed By
Councillor Demong, Peter Member of Council, Co-Chair 26 Oct 2010 31 Oct 2024 Active
Councillor McLean, Dan Member of Council 24 Oct 2023 31 Oct 2024 Active
Councillor Spencer, Evan Member of Council 01 Nov 2021 31 Oct 2024 Active