Burlington Community Engagement Charter Team

Your Invitation to Get Involved!

The Community Engagement Charter and the Strategic Plan

Achieving improvement in the practice of public involvement begins with the city's newly approved Strategic Plan, ‘Burlington Our Future', http://cms.burlington.ca/Page3199.aspx.

Strategic direction three, Excellence in Government, states ‘implement a Community Engagement Charter and appropriate policies and tools to support community relationships'.  As stated by a member of Shaping Burlington, a community organization that supports this strategic initiative, ‘the Charter is the destination, and the process to develop it is the journey'.  Developing the Charter offers opportunity for working collaboratively with the public, non-governmental organizations, stakeholders, city staff and elected officials to craft a truly ‘made in Burlington approach' to community engagement.

See the Public Involvement main page for more information.

What is a Community Engagement Charter?

A community engagement charter is a ‘social agreement' that defines the commitment of the city, its staff and council, to conduct ‘good' public involvement activities in municipal processes such as: strategic planning; roads projects; environmental assessments; budget consultations; voter turnout programs; and, community development projects. Ensuring that the Charter has strength can be achieved through endorsement by City Council, and potentially, its adoption as a city policy.  Development of the Community Engagement Charter is also dependent on citizens and stakeholders setting specific engagement objectives, providing ideas, and undertaking review of the Charter as it is developed and implemented.

Volunteer to be part of the Charter Development Team!

1. Help create the Burlington Community Engagement Charter.
2. Provide input on the Charter's engagement process and content.
3. Monitor Charter implementation.

Go to the sign-up form.

Three Ways to Get Involved:

1. Attend an information session and if interested sign-up to get on the Burlington Community Engagement Charter Team (the team is like a committee but not as formal).
2. Sign up to be on the virtual team, and provide your input into the Charter's development by email. You will have the opportunity to review and comment on the Charter as it is developed and respond to surveys about Community Engagement.
3. Get on the mailing list to be kept informed, and receive surveys about Community Engagement from the Team. To get on the mailing list email, mail, fax, or call in with your contact information.

Burlington Community Engagement Charter Team

Public Meeting - Meeting #5

Date: May 10, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Tansley Woods Community Centre (1996 Itabashi Way)
Room:  Youth and Seniors Room

Public Meeting - Meeting #6

Date: May 24, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Tansley Woods Community Centre (1996 Itabashi Way)
Room:  Youth and Seniors Room

Team Sign-up 

To get involved or sign-up to be on the mailing list; or for more information about the work of Burlington Community Engagement Charter Team, please complete the following information

This information is collected by the Corporation of the City of Burlington under the authority of the Municipal Act, S. O. 201, c. 25 and will be used to inform and notify individuals of City of Burlington public involvement opportunities. Inquiries about the collection of this information can be addressed to the General Manager of Corporate Services, 426 Brant Street, P. O. Box 5013, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z6, phone 905-335-7600; email phillipsk@burlington.ca.