PSA: City holds first ever electronic-participation Committee and Council meetings

The City of Vaughan continues to implement precautionary measures and encourage social distancing in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. These will continue on Monday, March 30, when Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua and Members of Council will hold the City’s first ever electronic-participation Committee of the Whole and Council meetings to discuss relevant City matters during this state of emergency. 

The meetings – four consecutive special Committee of the Whole and Council meetings – will begin at 5 p.m. 

While Vaughan City Hall remains closed to the public, citizens are still encouraged to participate. In addition to being able to tune in to the electronic-participation meeting at vaughan.ca/LiveCouncil, they can also  submit a written communication for  review by Members of Council  as part of an agenda item. Written communications can be emailed to the Office of the City Clerk at clerks@vaughan.ca. 

The communication must:

• relate to a matter on the agenda.
• clearly state the request or message you wish to convey.
• include name and contact information.
• be submitted before noon on the last business day before the scheduled meeting. 

Please be advised, the name and address for any citizens submitting a communication will appear in the public record and will be posted online following the meeting. For more information about submitting a communication, visit vaughan.ca/HaveYourSay. 

Questions regarding this process can be directed to Access Vaughan at 905-832-2281 or accessvaughan@vaughan.ca. 

Visit vaughan.ca/CouncilMeetings for more information about these upcoming meetings, including agendas. 

To stay up to date on the latest updates as they happen, residents are encouraged to sign up for the City Update eNewsletter at vaughan.ca/CityUpdate and follow the City’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram channels. 

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