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Regional Committees

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The members of York Regional Council serve on a variety of committees, task forces and outside agencies. Within the Regional corporation, much of the detailed considerations of reports is assigned to the standing committees. These committees review matters within their mandates and make recommendations for action to Regional Council, which retains the approval authority. Standing Committees meet monthly.  A copy of the Council and Committee Schedule can be found on this website under the following link: Calendar.
 
The standing committees of Regional Council and their memberships for the 2010-2014 term are shown below.  Each committee elects its chair and vice-chair annually. These elections will occur in January of each year.
 

Accessibility Advisory Committee

Regional Chair Bill Fisch (ex officio)
Regional Councillor Vito Spatafora
Regional Councillor Danny Wheeler

Audit Committee

Regional Chair Bill Fisch (ex officio)
Mayor Geoffrey Dawe
Mayor Virginia Hackson
Regional Councillor Deb Schulte
Regional Councillor John Taylor

Community and Health Services Committee

Regional Chair Bill Fisch (ex officio)
Regional Councillor Jack Heath (Chair)
Regional Councillor Gino Rosati (Vice Chair)
Regional Councillor Brenda Hogg
Regional Councillor Joe Li
Regional Councillor Vito Spatafora
Regional Councillor John Taylor

Environmental Services Committee

Regional Chair Bill Fisch (ex officio)
Regional Councillor Vito Spatafora (Chair)
Regional Councillor Danny Wheeler (Vice Chair)
Mayor Geoffrey Dawe
Regional Councillor Michael Di Biase
Regional Councillor Jack Heath
Regional Councillor Joe Li
Mayor Steve Pellegrini
Regional Councillor Deb Schulte
Regional Councillor John Taylor

Finance and Administration Committee

Regional Chair Bill Fisch (ex officio)
Mayor David Barrow (Chair)
Mayor Tony Van Bynen (Vice Chair)
Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua
Mayor Geoffrey Dawe
Mayor Wayne Emmerson
Mayor Robert Grossi
Mayor Virginia Hackson
Mayor Steve Pellegrini
Mayor Frank Scarpitti

Planning and Economic Development Committee

Regional Chair Bill Fisch (ex officio)
Regional Councillor John Taylor (Chair)
Regional Councillor Michael Di Biase (Vice Chair)
Mayor Virginia Hackson
Regional Councillor Brenda Hogg
Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Regional Councillor Deb Schulte
Regional Councillor Danny Wheeler

Transportation Services Committee

Regional Chair Bill Fisch (ex officio)
Mayor Wayne Emmerson (Chair)
Regional Councillor Gordon Landon (Vice Chair)
Mayor Robert Grossi
Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Regional Councillor Gino Rosati
Regional Councillor Vito Spatafora
Mayor Tony Van Bynen
 

Boards, Subcommittees and Task Forces

Canadian National Exhibition

Regional Councillor John Taylor

Character Community Foundation of York Region

Regional Chair Bill Fisch (ex officio)
Mayor David Barrow

Don Watershed Regeneration Council

Regional Councillor Brenda Hogg

Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Scott Cole

Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance

Mayor Steve Pellegrini

GTA Agricultural Action Committee

Mayor Virginia Hackson

Housing York Inc.

Regional Chair Bill Fisch, CEO
Regional Councillor Jack Heath
Regional Councillor Brenda Hogg
Regional Councillor Joe Li
Regional Councillor Gino Rosati
Regional Councillor Vito Spatafora
Regional Councillor John Taylor

Human Services Planning Board

Regional Chair Bill Fisch (ex officio)
Regional Councillor John Taylor
Susan La Rosa, York Catholic District School Board
Isabel Araya, Vaughan Community Health Centre
Jim Baird, Town of Markham
Deborah Bonk Greenwood, Vaughan Chamber of Commerce
Wyn Chivers, Community Home Assistance to Seniors (CHATS)
Patricia Cousins, Social Enterprise for Canada
David Cox, Southlake Regional Health Centre
Tina DiSimone, King Campus, Seneca College
Kirsten Eastwood, Women's Centre of York Region
Stephen Gaetz, York University
Bill Hogarth, former Director of Education, York Region District School Board
Deputy Police Chief Eric Jolliffe, York Regional Police
Elizabeth McIsaac, Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council
Sylvia Pivko, Blue Hills Child and Family Centre
Rehana Sumar, Mosaic Interfaith Out of the Cold Programs
Ken Thurston, York Region District School Board
Adelina Urbanski, York Region
Colleen Zakoor, Canadian Mental Health Association, York Region
Daniele Zanotti, United Way of York Region
Catherine Campbell, Province of Ontario
Sandy McMillan, Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Victoria van Hemert, Central Local Health Integration Network

Humber Watershed Alliance

Regional Councillor Deb Schulte

Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Councillor Craig on behalf of Mayor Robert Grossi (Georgina)
Mayor Geoffrey Dawe (Aurora)
Councillor Eek on behalf of Mayor Steve Pellegrini (King)
Councillor Ferdinands on behalf of Mayor Wayne Emmerson (Whitchurch-Stouffville)
Mayor Robert Grossi (at large)
Mayor Virginia Hackson (East Gwillimbury)
Councillor Kerwin on behalf of Mayor Tony Van Bynen (Newmarket)

Markham Stouffville Hospital

Mayor Frank Scarpitti

Rouge Park Alliance Executive

Regional Councillor Jack Heath

Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

Mayor Robert Grossi

Southlake Regional Health Centre

Mayor Geoffrey Dawe (Aurora)
Mayor Robert Grossi (ex officio) (Georgina)
Mayor Virginia Hackson (ex officio) (East Gwillimbury)
Mayor Steve Pellegrini (ex officio) (King)
Mayor Tony Van Bynen (Newmarket)

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Mayor David Barrow (Richmond Hill)
Regional Councillor Michael Di Biase (Vaughan)
Regional Councillor Jack Heath (Markham)
Councillor Pabst on behalf of Mayor Steve Pellegrini (King)
Regional Councillor Gino Rosati (Vaughan)

York Region Abuse Program

Mayor Virginia Hackson

York Region Community Partnership Council

Mayor Frank Scarpitti

York Region Rapid Transit Corporation

Regional Chair Bill Fisch, Chair and CEO
Mayor David Barrow
Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua
Mayor Frank Scarpitti
Mayor Tony Van Bynen

York Regional Police Services Board

Regional Chair Bill Fisch
Mayor Frank Scarpitti
Regional Councillor Danny Wheeler (to January 2012)
Barbara-Ann Bartlett


Contact Information:

Denis Kelly, Regional Clerk
Corporate Services Department
York Region Administration Building
17250 Yonge Street, 4th Floor
Newmarket, ON  L3Y 6Z1
Telephone: 905-830-4444 ext. 1320
1-877-464-9675
Facsimilie: 905-895-3031
E-mail: regionalclerk@york.ca
 
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