Community & Economic Development Commission
Mandate
(Reference - By-law 3652-2015, dated October 13, 2015, amended by by-law 4038-2017 and by-law 4093-2017)
- Explore mandates and roles of community development partners, identify duplication and gaps in service, supports and delivery for the community;
- Identify the service, the level and the appropriate entity best able to deliver and recommend funding levels;
- Prepare for Council approval a strategic plan for community development in the County to guide long and short-term development of the County having regard to the Official Plan, the Secondary Plans, the Corporate Strategic Plan, and the Community Improvement Plan;
- Identify and conduct activities relating to business and industry retention, expansion and attraction;
- Develop communications, marketing, and promotion strategies for the Municipality and identify delivery methods;
- Recommend to Council Municipal financial resources required for community development;
- Make appropriate recommendations to Council regarding community and economic development policy, programming and action planning;
- Explore opportunities to infuse financial stability into the County’s built heritage attractions, non-profit, and volunteer organizations;
- Encourage and facilitate organizations, institutions and individuals within the community to be involved in joint ventures, partnerships and other cooperative efforts to improve the community economically, socially, culturally, and environmentally;
- Identify methods to collaborate and liaise with the myriad of ancillary community partners and resources who may participate on Sub-Committees, to ensure feedback and input from the broader community expertise on specific topics and issues in determining objectives;
- Network with government agencies and participate in regional economic planning activities when appropriate;
- Ensure ongoing public consultation with respect to community and economic development needs and recommend appropriate actions if necessary;
- Ensure alignment of the objectives in the Council Community Development Strategic Plan, the Official Plan, the Secondary Plans and the Corporate Strategic Plan related to community development, and;
- Revisit Commission structure after one year to evaluate efficacy.
Meeting Dates
As per the Municipal Procedure By-law and applicable legislation.
Membership
The Committee shall be composed, as follows:
- Mayor (ex-officio)
- Two (2) members of Council
- One (1) representative from PEC Chamber of Tourism and Commerce
- Four* (4) community members reflecting the diversity of community development partners of the municipality and address the core function of the commission
- One (1) non-voting youth member
Appointment
For the term of Council or until reappointed.
Commission Members
- Council Members
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Citizen Members
Christine Winiarz-Searle (Vice Chair)
Lynn Sullivan
Tim Ward
Gil Leclerc, PEC Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, President
Adam Busscher
Ella Jade Jones - Non-voting Youth Representative
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Staff Contact(s)
James Hepburn, CAO
Neil Carbone, Director of Community Development
Laura McMahon, Deputy Clerk
Contact 613.476.2148 ext 1022
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- Community & Economic Development Commission
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- Emergency Plan Municipal Control Group
- Fence Viewers
- Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health
- Hastings / Quinte Emergency Services Committee
- Healthcare Advisory Committee
- Heritage Advisory Committee
- Livestock Evaluations
- Loyalist Parkway Association
- Master Fire Plan Working Ad Hoc Committee
- Museum Advisory Committee
- Picton BIA Board of Management
- Picton Harbour Development Concept Sub-Committee
- Police Services Board
- Prince Edward County Chamber of Tourism and Commerce
- Prince Edward Fitness and Aquatic Centre (PEFAC)
- Prince Edward-Lennox & Addington Social Services Committee
- Prince Edward-Lennox & Addington Social Services Housing Advisory Committee
- Property Standards Committee
- Public Library Board
- Quinte Conservation Authority
- Quinte Health Care Advisory Members
- Quinte Region Source Protection Committee
- Quinte Waste Solutions (Centre & South Hastings Waste Services Board)
- Recreation Ward Committee
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