Requests to Speak to Council and Committees

Addressing Regional Council

You are required to first appear before the appropriate Standing Committee before addressing Regional Council.

Please submit a request in writing to the Regional Clerk.  Your request must be submitted by noon on the Thursday preceding the Council meeting if you wish your name to be shown as a delegation on the Council agenda.  Pursuant to Council’s Rules of Procedure, a minimum of 48 hours’ notice prior to the commencement of the Regional Council meeting is required.  You may submit your request to clerks@durham.ca or by mail to: 605 Rossland Rd. E., PO Box 623, Whitby, ON  L1N 6A3 or by fax to 905-668-9963.  The request should include the subject matter, the name of the presenter, contact information (e.g. address, email, telephone), and any audio-visual requirements.

If you have handouts or information for Council, please provide 50 copies to the Clerk's Department staff and we will distribute these prior to the meeting.

Because of the volume of business to be completed at Council, there is strict adherence to the ten minute limit for delegations.  However, questions and answers are permitted.  A delegation consisting of more than five persons shall be entitled to two speakers with each limited to speak for not more than ten minutes.

Addressing Committee of the Whole

If you wish to appear as a delegation before the Committee of the Whole, please submit a request in writing to the Regional Clerk's office at clerks@durham.ca or by mail to 605 Rossland Rd. E., PO Box 623, Whitby ON L1N 6A3 or by fax to 905-668-9963.

Addressing a Standing Committee

If you wish to appear as a delegation before a Standing Committee, please submit a request in writing to the appropriate individual listed below, with a copy to the Regional Clerk’s office at clerks@durham.ca or by mail to 605 Rossland Rd. E., PO Box 623, Whitby, ON  L1N 6A3 or by fax to 905-668-9963.

• For delegations to the Finance and Administration Committee, please contact Marg Gibson at marg.gibson@durham.ca or by mail or fax as above.
• For delegations to the Health and Social Services Committee, please contact Helen Cialone (for Health) at helen.cialone@durham.ca or by mail or fax as above.
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  please contact Linda Wahrer (for Social Services) at linda.wahrer@durham.ca or by mail or fax as above.
• For delegations to the Planning Committee, please contact Debbie Brideau at debbie.brideau@durham.ca or by mail or fax as above.
• For delegations to the Works Committee, please contact Elia Mastrangelo at elia.mastrangelo@durham.ca or by mail or fax as above.
• For delegations to the Transit Executive Committee, please contact Andrea Haynes at andrea.haynes@durham.ca or by mail or fax as above.

The request should include the subject matter, the name of the presenter, contact information (e.g. address, email, telephone), and any audio-visual requirements.

Delegations are limited to ten minutes, followed by a question and answer period.  If you have handouts or information for the Committee, please bring 25 copies with you to the meeting and give them to the Recording Secretary who will distribute them.

• View Council’s Council Rules of Procedure By-law #20-2009 (PDF) or visit our Most Requested By-laws web page.