Boards and Committees

The County of Perth has a Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) made up of people who live across the county. Under the law, the majority of AAC members must be people with a disability.

Some of the activities of the Perth County AAC include:

1. Reviewing site plans and drawings for new or proposed improvements to a property.
2. Reviewing designs for new or proposed improvements to outdoor play spaces, external pathways or recreational trails.
3. Reviewing multi-year accessibility plans and annual status updates.

Visit the Perth County Accessibility web page for more information. 

The Committee of Adjustment is authorized by the Ontario Planning Act to grant minor variances from the provisions of the Zoning By-law, to permit extensions, enlargements or variations of existing legal non-conforming uses. 

Committee Members 

Chair Councilor Mike Tam 
Committee Member Cheryl Matheson 
Committee Member Murray Rose 
Committee Member Dean Trentowsky 
Committee Member Nicholas Vink

The Court of Revision hears appeals on assessments of costs for Municipal Drainage Works under the Drainage Act.

Court of Revision Members 

Chair Councilor Nicholas Vink 
Member Councilor Cheri Bell 
Member Councilor Cheryl Matheson 
Member Councilor Annamarie Murray
Member Councilor Dean Trentowsky  

The Economic Development Committee will make recommendations to Council on matters that will foster and enhance a strong and stable economy, consistent with the attributes of an environmentally sustainable community. The Committee will support and assist Council with its efforts to generate and sustain employment, business and industrial investment. 

Terms of Reference

Committee Members 

Chair Deputy Mayor Doug Eidt 
Committee Member Michelle Chessell 
Committee Member Coralee Foster 
Committee Member Christina Hotz
Committee Member Nathan Marshall 
Committee Member Selina Quast
Committee Member Paul Wettlaufer 

The Elma Logan Arena Committee provides advice and recommendations to Council on recreational policies and programs specifically related to the Elma Logan Recreation Complex. 

Committee Representatives 

Representative Councilor Dean Trentowsky 
Representative Nathan Marshall 

The Environment, Forestry & Trails Committee is an advisory committee that provides information, advice and assistance to Council and staff on issues relative to environmental issues, forestry, trails, passive parks, and wetlands, as aligned with Corporate Strategic Plans impacting the Municipality of West Perth. 

Terms of Reference 

Committee Members 

Chair Councilor Murray Rose
Committee Member Anne Melady 
Committee Member Bert Vorstenbosch Sr. 
Committee Member Don Jones 
Committee Member Patty Kehl 
Committee Member Rita Christie 

The Environmental Services Committee advises and assists the Council with respect to all matters pertaining to drinking water systems, wastewater collection and treatment systems and solid waste management sites within the Municipality of West Perth. This committee also advises and assists Council with ensuring compliance with regulations governing the operation of those aforementioned municipal services. 

Terms of Reference 

Committee Members 

Chair Councilor Cheryl Matheson 
Committee Member Mayor Walter McKenzie 
Committee Member Deputy Mayor Doug Eidt 
Committee Member Councilor Steve Herold 
Committee Member Councilor Dean Trentowsky 

The Fullarton Conservation Area Committee manages the trails, pavilion and pond leased to the Municipality by the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. 

Committee Members

Chair Councilor Cheri Bell
Committee Member George Burkholder 
Committee Member Ross McIntosh
Committee Member Bert Vorstenbosch Jr.  

The West Perth Heritage & Culture Committee is an advisory committee that provides information, advice and assistance to Council and staff of the Municipality of West Perth on heritage related matters impacting the Municipality. 

Terms of Reference

Committee Members 

Committee Member Jesse Britton 
Committee Member Christopher Creighton

The West Perth Public Library Board manages the operation of the West Perth Public Library under the Public Libraries Act.

Board Members 

Chair Jesse Britton

Vice Chair Jacqueline C. Timmermans 
Board Member Councilor Annamarie Murray 

Board Member Nancy Cameron
Board Member Anne Melady 
Board Member John Mogk
Board Member Schultz
Board Member Bert Vorstenbosch Jr.

Board Member Sydney Wettlaufer

Board Member Kim Wolf

The West Perth Municipal Cemetery Committee is a Statutory Board established by Council with specific authority granted by the Province of Ontario under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, c33. 

 The Cemetery Board must: 

• Comply with the West Perth Cemetery Rules and Regulations adopted by the Municipality of West Perth; 
• Take responsible precautions to protect the property of interment rights holders, but they assume no liability or responsibility from the loss of, damage to, or any resulting injury from any article of any type that is placed on any lot or plot.

Committee Members

Chair Councilor Dean Trentowsky 

The West Perth Police Services Board is established by the Police Services Act to:

1. Determine objectives and priorities for police services, after consultation with the Detachment Commander;
2. Establish local policies for police services, after consultation with the Detachment Commander;
3. Monitor the performance of the Detachment Commander;
4. Receive reports from the Detachment Commander on any secondary activities by police officers in the detachment;
5. Review the Detachment Commander's administration of the complaints system established by the Police Services Act for dealing with complaints made by any member of the public about the policies of or the services provided by the police force.

Board Members 

Chair Councilor Steve Herold 
Board Member Mayor Walter McKenzie 

Community Member June Demerling

Provincial Appointee John Mogk 

Provincial Appointee Paul Wettlaufer

The Property Standards Committee has the full delegation of the authority in the Building Code Act and the Municipal Act to hear appeals from property owners/occupants who have been served with a Property Standards Order to which they have taken issue with such Order. (Section 15.3(1) BCA)

Committee Members 

Committee Member Councilor Annamarie Murray 
Committee Member Councilor Nicholas Vink 
Committee Member Alvin Dow 
Committee Member Jesse Britton 

The Seaforth & District Community Centre Committee provides advice and recommendations to Council on recreational policies and programs specifically related to the Seaforth Recreation Centre. 

Committee Representatives 

Representative Councilor Cheri Bell 
Representative Alvin Dow 

 Mitchell 150 Homecoming Committee

The Council of the Municipality of West Perth is considering the possibility of having a Homecoming in 2024 to recognize the sesquicentennial (150 years) of the now ward of Mitchell and the 26th birthday and anniversary of the Municipality of West Perth.

We are seeking interested individuals to join a planning committee for the Mitchell Homecoming in 2024. If you have a passion for community, history, and celebration, please submit your name and interest to the Municipal Office for consideration.

Fill out the volunteer form here