Membership
Volunteer opportunities will be posted on the City’s vacancies webpage when available.
Liaisons
- City Staff (Social Policy): Caitlin Dorward
- City Staff (PDS-Sustainability): Rachel Telling
- Parks Board: Katelyn Ling
Terms and Membership Composition
Persons appointed to an advisory body shall meet the following essential criteria:
Not be employed by the City of Vancouver;
Live or work in Vancouver, or have a significant body of experience with issues in Vancouver; and
Be able to demonstrate relevant experience or knowledge, abilities and skills related to the mandate of the advisory body.
Composition:
21 members of the public (11 is quorum)
The composition of members should demonstrate a balance of the following areas of expertise (including professional, volunteer, education, and/or research experience):
Production;
Processing and Distribution;
Retail;
Food Security, including Financial Accessibility + Availability;
Food Waste;
Indigenous Food Sovereignty;
Resilience;
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
2 non-voting Council liaisons
1 non-voting Park Board Commission liaison
2 non-voting staff liaisons
The appointment of civic members to each advisory committee shall meet the composition objectives set out in the Diversity on Advisory Bodies policy.
Length of term:
Committee members are appointed until December 31, 2020.
No member of the public shall serve for more than four consecutive years on the same advisory body. A former member is eligible for reappointment after one year out of office.