The policy areas for this committee include:

- Water, wastewater and storm water
- Climate change
- Recycling
- Waste
- Electricity
- Information technology
- Human resources (but not including collective bargaining matters, human rights complaints and wrongful dismissal actions)
- Corporate communications, marketing and advertising
- Citizen engagement
- Sponsorship and naming rights for city-owned and civic partner controlled assets
- Corporate projects
- Aboriginal affairs
- Service reviews and other continuous improvement initiatives; and
- Any other related area

Monthly, typically the first Tuesday of the month at 9:30 a.m. and does not meet in July. 

Council Chamber

With respect to all matters within the committee’s policy areas, the mandate of the
Environment, Utilities and Corporate Services Committee is:
(a) to provide advice and recommendations to Council;
(b) to oversee the implementation of approved policy decisions by the civic administration; and
(c) to exercise every power or duty delegated by Council. 

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Bylaw No. 9170 - July 1, 2014, The Procedures and Committees Bylaw.  

Updated:  Bylaw No. 9502 – April 30, 2018; Bylaw No. 9858 – December 19, 2022

The policy areas for the Environment, Utilities and Corporate Services Committee
include:
(a) water;
(b) wastewater;
(c) storm water;
(d) climate change;
(e) recycling;
(f) waste;
(g) electricity;
(h) information technology;
(i) human resources, but not including collective bargaining matters, human rights complaints and wrongful dismissal actions;
(j) corporate communications, marketing and advertising;
(k) citizen engagement;
(l) sponsorship and naming rights for City-owned and civic partner controlled assets;
(m) corporate projects;
(n) aboriginal affairs;
(o) service reviews and other continuous improvement initiatives;
(p) fire prevention and suppression;
(q) facilities; and
(r) any other related area.

The following powers or duties are delegated to the Environment, Utilities and
Corporate Services Committee:
(a) the receipt and final consideration of any reports and status updates respecting any program or business line within the committee’s policy areas;
(b) the receipt and final consideration of quarterly reports from the administration covering departmental staffing levels and statistics;
(c) the approval of potable waterline connections;
(d) the approval of contributions of gifts and memorials of a sensitive nature;
(e) the approval of exemptions under The Noise Bylaw, except as delegated to the Administration;
(f) the approval of all productivity improvement and green loans to civic departments and controlled corporations;
(g) the overall supervision of all initiatives regarding reconciliation, equity, diversion and inclusion.

The committee consists of five City Councillors, with the Mayor as ex officio.