2025 Meeting Dates
Meeting agendas, minutes, and live streaming are available on our Meetings & Hearings web page.
Purpose
The Capital Committee oversees the planning, prioritization, and financing of long-term investments in infrastructure and tangible capital assets such as roads, bridges, recreation facilities, and fire stations.
The Committee ensures that the County is aligned with strategic plans, manages financial resources responsibly, and informs council decisions on capital projects in a manner that is transparent and accountable to the public.
Role of Committee
The Capital Committee will:
- evaluate, prioritize, and recommend projects and financial mechanisms (internal and external) to Council for the multi-year capital budget using a capital ranking system for consideration and approval;
- recommend to Council the timing and sequencing of projects within the multi-year capital budget and subsequent multi-year capital plan;
- provide recommendations on the asset management plan to maintain existing assets ensuring alignment with service delivery and compliance with relevant regulations; and
- recommend amendments to Council regarding the capital budget and capital plan, including deferral or removal of projects to rebalance within the funding allocations determined by Council.
Membership
- All sitting Councillors
- Deputy Reeve Kochan is Chair
Term/Expiry
- All members’ terms expire at the end of Council’s term in October 2025
- Chair and Vice Chair serve two-year terms
Meetings
- The Committee will meet as needed during the County’s budget preparation cycle, between May and December each year. Additional meetings or special meetings may be held at the call of the Chair.
- No meetings are held during summer and winter breaks (August and December).
- All meetings are open to the public. If required, closed sessions will be held in accordance with the Municipal Government Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and the County’s Procedure Bylaw.