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 8 & 29, February 12 & 26, March 11 & 25, April 8 & 22, May 13 & 27, June 3 & 24 (virtual), July 8 & 22, August 26, September 9 (virtual) & 23, October 7 & 28, November 4 & 25, December 9. 

Meetings commence at 6:30 pm

January 9 & 23, February 13 (virtual) & 27 (meeting commencing at 5:00pm), March 13 & 27, April 3 & 24, May 8 (virtual) & 29, June 12 (virtual) & 26, July 10 & 24, August 28, September 11 & 25, October 2 (virtual) 16 & 30, November 13 & 27 (virtual) December 11 (virtual), 2023.

To view the agendas and minutes for 2023 please see our council agenda and minutes webpage. 

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

The Town of Shelburne Council has again placed significant importance on developing priorities to guide their term of office of 2022-2026. Council con­tributes toward the achievement of Shelburne's Vision, Mission and Values by placing importance on these priorities. Councils priorities builds on the 2019-2022 Council’s Strategic Priorities. View the 2022-2026 Council Priorities. 

Vision, Mission and Values

The role of Vision, Mission and Values are:

• Our VISION guides the Town.
• Our MISSION is what we do.
• Our VALUES are our core beliefs that underpin our activities.

Pillars

Pillars are a reflection of what Council wants the Town of Shelburne to be known for, reflect and represent are, and the acronym is “SEL”:  

Three Pillars:

• Sustainable
• Engaged
• Livable 

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.   

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act requires Members of Council to declare any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in relation to a matter under consideration. A pecuniary interest in a matter is one where there is a reasonable likelihood or expectation of financial loss or gain of the Member or related persons as per the Act. The onus to declare a pecuniary interest rests with the member and time for this process is allocated on every meeting agenda.

Changes to the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act require municipalities to maintain a registry of all declarations made under this Act. The registry must include the original written declaration provided by the member of Council and must be available to the public. 

A table of the registry is available below. This table is updated following Council meetings.