Council

Council meetings

Council meetings take place regularly throughout the year in the Council Chambers. All regular council meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. and are open to the public. View our agendas and minutes to stay informed.

Council Procedural By-law

January 9 & 23, February 13 (virtual) & 27 (meeting commencing at 5:00pm), March 13 & 27, April 3 & 24, May 8 (virtual) & 29, June 12 & 26, July 10 & 24, August 28, September 11 & 25, October 16 & 30, November 13 & 27 (virtual) December 11 (virtual), 2023.

Meetings commence at 6:30 pm

If you would like to present information and educational material at a Town Council meeting, you will need to submit a presentation request. We must receive all requests 14 days in advance of the next meeting.

You will have 15 minutes to make your presentation to council.

Please note presentation/delegation/deputation requests cannot be accommodated when a Special Meeting has been called as the Regular Council agenda format does not apply to a Special Meeting of Council.

Please note that written and email correspondence addressed to the Mayor and Council become public documents once received by the Town.  All correspondence addressed to the Mayor and/or Council is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.  Therefore, it becomes public information once received by the Town and may be published in a Council meeting agenda.  

All letters addressed to the Mayor and Council are circulated to them for review.

The Town of Shelburne will not accept any anonymous communications to Council or staff.  All correspondence must provide contact information for follow-up.

Every municipality in the province of Ontario must have a procedural by-law. The procedural by-law governs the way that Council and board/committee meetings run. The by-law includes rules for how municipal meetings are called, who is involved, where they happen, and how they proceed.

View the Town of Shelburne Council Procedural By-law

Council Strategic Priorities 2019-2022 

The 2018-2022 Town of Shelburne Council had placed significant importance on developing strategic priorities to guide their term of office.  Council’s Strategic Priorities are a blueprint for how Council will make thoughtful decisions about the Town’s future to ensure its success.

In 2021 using the blueprint 'Council Strategic Priorities' the town applied for the grant Municipal Modernization Intake 2. The final report the Town of Shelburne Service Delivery Review was completed and included on the November 22, 2021 town council meeting.