Community Advisory Assembly
The Community Advisory Assembly is a diverse group of New Westminster community members appointed to talk about City policies and projects that impact residents, and provide advice and recommendations back to staff and Council. The Assembly ran as a pilot project from January 2024 to January 2025. Click here to read more about how it came to be.
Following the pilot year the Assembly was approved as an ongoing committee, with a new term set to start in September 2025.
Applications for the 2025-2026 Community Advisory Assembly term are now open! Click here for more info and to access the online application form.
Meetings: Monthly, alternating days
Mandate: The Assembly's role is to advise City Council and City staff across all departments on plans and actions related to Council's Strategic Priorities, and other current City projects, plans, and policies.
Topics that come to the Assembly for input should:
- Be expected to include changes that are likely to have a direct impact on residents;
- Include elements, details or options that have not yet been decided / there is opportunity to shape or change;
- Be early enough in the process where there is a genuine and meaningful opportunity for the Assembly to help shape outcomes;
- Provide sufficient background information and context for the Assembly to be able to provide informed, meaningful input; and
- Include a plan for project staff to report back to the Assembly and the community how the Assembly's input was incorporated / influenced the outcomes.
Assembly members will bring their lived experience, values, stories, and expertise as residents of New Westminster to discussions.
The Assembly will also have an opportunity to suggest topics for discussion and bring recommendations to the City for consideration.
For further details about the Community Advisory Assembly, please refer to:
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Terms of Reference from the pilot term (2024-2025)
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Agendas and Minutes from the pilot term (2024-2025)