The purpose of the Calgary Combative Sports Commission is to regulate, govern and control professional combative sporting events and contestants within the City of Calgary. The Calgary Combative Sports Commission will publish rules governing the conduct of these events.
The Commission is authorized to control and regulate all aspects of combative sports events held in the City, including the authority to:
- make recommendations to the Chief Licence Inspector regarding the licencing of combative sports events, including recommendations regarding conditions on an event licence or promoter licence;
- retain sufficient officials required to oversee an event and impose the cost of those officials on the promoter of the event;
- establish policies governing the conduct of promoters, officials, contestants and other persons participating in or attending events;
- establish policies and procedures governing contests;
- establish policies governing the credentials, qualifications and selection processes for officials; and
- establish policies for internal Commission procedures.
Board Information
Term Length:
- a member's first term is 1 year
- subsequent terms are 3 years
Term Limit:
- a member may be reappointed up to a total of five terms (maximum of 13 years)
- Council may reappoint a Commission member for additional terms that would take that member past five terms of service if the resolution is passed by at least two thirds majority vote of Council
5 voting members appointed by resolution of Council
1 non-voting member being the Chief License Inspector, or designate
The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chair and not less than five (5) times per year.
Location: Varies
Remote / Hybrid meeting: Mix of in-person and remote meetings.
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Must be:
- Resident of Calgary
- At least 18 years of age
Ineligible to apply:
- a promoter, or a promoter within one year prior to application to become a member,
- a contestant, or a contestant within one year prior to application to become a member,
- an agent of a licensee, or an agent of a licensee within one year prior to application to become a member,
- a member of the Licence and Community Standards Appeal Board of The City of Calgary, or
- an immediate relative of any person who is not eligible pursuant to this Section.
No more than two City employees may be voting members of the Commission at any one time.
Each member must sign a certificate acknowledging his or her eligibility and agreement to abide by all policies, procedures and any code of conduct established by the Commission.
Kamal Dhanjal
Regulatory Services Liaison
(403) 648-6324
Kamal.Dhanjal@calgary.ca
Administration shall give notice of the Commission’s meetings to the public by posting such notice on the Commission’s website and by contacting members of the Commission in accordance with subsection
TIME REQUIREMENT
For Members:
o 2-5 hours/week (15+ hours on the week of a combative sports event)
For the Chair:
o 10-20 hours/week (30-50 hours on the week of a combative sports event)
This is a Governance Board, Not an Athletic Board. Members are called Commissioners.
| Name | Position | Term Start | Term End | Status | Appointed By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briegel, Michael | Administration Member | 01 Apr 2020 | 31 Oct 2026 | Active | |
| Kavanagh, Allison | Commissioner | 04 Nov 2013 | 31 Oct 2024 | Active | |
| Madigan, T J | Commissioner, Chair | 22 Oct 2012 | 31 Oct 2024 | Active | |
| Moore, Shane | Commissioner, Vice-Chair | 30 Oct 2017 | 31 Oct 2024 | Active | |
| Pallister, Kent | Commissioner | 26 Oct 2020 | 31 Oct 2025 | Active | |
| Pesant, Marc | Commissioner | 28 Oct 2019 | 31 Oct 2024 | Active |
