Boards, Committees & Commissions
Join us as a volunteer!
Burnaby City Council is looking for volunteers to serve on the:- Board of Variance
- Community Heritage Commission
- Parks, Recreation & Culture Commission
- Public Library Board
Most Council Committees are chaired by Councillors with additional Councillors serving as Vice-Chairs and/or members. The membership of some Committees are made up of only Council members while others have only citizen appointees or a combination of both. The Mayor is an ex-officio member (member based on position, not by appointment) of all Committees.
See the following list for more information on the various Boards, Committees and Commissions:
- Advisory Planning Commission (dissolved in 2017)
- Audit Committee
- Board of Variance
- Community Heritage Commission
- Environment Committee (dissolved in 2017 and now part of the Sustainable City Advisory Committee)
- Executive Committee of Council (dissolved in 2017 and now part of the Financial Management Committee)
- Financial Management Committee (formerly the Finance & Civic Development Committee)
- International Relations & Friendship Cities Committee
- Mayor’s Task Force on Graffiti (dissolved in 2015 and now part of the Public Safety Committee)
- Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission
- Planning and Development Committee (formerly the Community Development Committee)
- Public Library Board
- Public Safety Committee (formerly the Community Policing Committee)
- Simon Fraser Liaison Committee
- Social Planning Committee (dissolved in 2017 and now part of the Sustainable City Advisory Committee)
- Sustainable City Advisory Committee
- Traffic Safety Committee (dissolved in 2017 and now part of the Public Safety Committee)
- Transportation Committee (dissolved in 2017 and now part of the Planning and Development Committee)
For any further inquiries, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 604-294-7290 or clerks@burnaby.ca.
