Accessibility Advisory Committee Member

3 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada City of Edmonton Full time

**Description**

**3 Vacancies 2024-2026 Term**

**Mandate**

The mandate of the Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) will be to provide advice and recommendations to City Council about facilities and other infrastructure, programs, services, activities and policies, for the purpose of improving the City's livability, inclusiveness and accessibility for individuals with disabilities.

**Current Committee Activities**
- Implementation of Policy C602 Accessibility for People with Disabilities: consultation with City of Edmonton Administration.
- Past Events: Accessible Parking Awareness Week, National AccessAbility Week, City Hall School Presentations, Mayor’s Awards - will be transitioning to Edmonton Awards (TBD), accessibility presentations to public and other stakeholders.
- Providing advice to City of Edmonton Administration and City Council on accessibility of projects and initiatives, e.g. snow and ice removal, accessible taxis, bus network redesign, waste management, DATS, accessible and affordable housing.
- Review of internal City of Edmonton guidelines.
- Increasing social media presence.

Under Bylaw 18156 - Council Committees Bylaw, if approved to do so by Council, a Council Committee [AAC] may establish sub-committees to conduct research, obtain and summarize public input, or to obtain specialized expertise and provide reports on those matters to the Council Committee [AAC].

**Governing Bylaws and Policies for City Agencies**

**Honoraria and Expenses**

Honoraria and expenses are available to Members who are appointed by City Council in accordance with Procedure C628 Honoraria and Expenses for City Agencies (members may opt out of receiving an honoraria if they choose).

Honoraria for Advisory and Decision-Making Bodies

Position

Meeting Up to and Including 5 Hours

Meeting Over 5 Hours

Member

$100

$200

Chair

$125

$250

Members appointed to City agencies may be compensated for out-of-pocket receipted expenses, such as parking, transit and care-giving expenses to attend regular meetings. Mileage is not paid for attendance at meetings.

**Council Committees Code of Conduct**

Council appointed members of Council Committees are required to abide by Bylaw 19870 Council Committee Code of Conduct Bylaw.

**Publicly Accessible Meetings**

All Council Committee meetings will be publicly accessible, which includes being live streamed via the Committee's YouTube channel. This aligns with Bylaw 18155 Council Procedures Bylaw requirement to have a live audio and video view of Council Committee meetings and _Municipal Government Act_ requirements.

**Appointment Term**
- AAC members are appointed for two-year terms from May 1 to April 30, renewable to a maximum of eight consecutive years.
- Civic agency members eligible for reappointment will be evaluated as per Procedure C575D, Agencies, Boards, Committees and Commissions.

**To Apply**
- Edmonton City Council values the diverse voices of citizens in local governance and commits to appointing individuals that are reflective of the population of the City and that have been recruited through a fair, equitable and inclusive process.

**Application Process Timeline**

The Community and Public Services Committee serves as the Selection Committee for AAC Members. It is anticipated that selection processes will take place on the following dates:

- January 14, 2024 - Posting closes
- March 6, 2024 - Applicant Shortlisting
- April 17/19, 2024 - Applicant Interviews
- April 23, 2024 - Appointments made by City Council

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**Qualifications**
- Significant, direct experience with a disability, a disability organization or personal lived experience.
- Experience helping people understand issues related to disabilities, including but not limited to infrastructure, programs, services, and best practices for inclusion.
- The ability to network and collaborate respectfully with other committee members, disability-related organizations, City Council and/or City of Edmonton Administration with tact and diplomacy.

The following skills are assets:

- Recent board or committee member experience.
- Leadership abilities: active listener/learner, respectful, accountable, responsive, positive attitude, passionate, good communicator, strategic thinker/planner.
- Experience building relationships.
- The ability to synthesize information contained in reports and other documents.
- Good writing skills and experience with letter and report writing.
- Understanding the role of social media as a professional communication tool and the importance of online etiquette.
- Experience with policy development and review.
- Public engagement experience.
- Ability to think strategically, or “big picture” perspective on all disabilities.
- The ability to use Google Suite tools.

**Time Commitment**

The ability to commit to the following:

- A minimum of **8-12 hours per month** on Committee-related activities, which may include attendance at workshops, conferences and other eve

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