Mayor & Council > Governance

City Council endorsed a new decision-making model in March 2009 to align advisory committees with Council priorities and create more meaningful opportunities for public participation. This model was endorsed based on a recent review of Council decision-making processes, conducted by the management consulting firm of George Cuff and Associates.

The City of Victoria Governance Review recommended a number of strategies to improve Council decision-making and make the advisory committee structure more valuable to those contributing and to informing Council decisions.

The new model includes four Council standing committees and six public advisory committees to support those committees. Committee of the Whole is now known as the Governance and Priorities Committee and will focus on issues that affect the community or organization as a whole.

• George Cuff Report on Governance - [PDF 621KB]
• Standing Committees of Council - Terms of Reference - [PDF 62KB]
• Public Advisory Committees - Terms of Reference - [PDF 70KB]
• Standing Committees of Council - Summary of Terms of Reference - [PDF 55KB]
• Governance Model Diagram - [PDF 30KB]

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