Each Council member has specific areas of responsibility but all decisions of major impact are made by the entire Council: (The Mayor, is ex-officio on all standing committees.)
Committee Structure as of January 28, 2019
1. Standing Committee: Bylaw Enforcement Committee
• Chairperson: Iain Dunbar
• Member: Doug Osmond
2. Standing Committee: Building Committee
• Chairperson: Bob MacFarlane
• Member: Devin Harlick
3. Standing Committee: Personnel Committee
• Chairperson: Bob MacFarlane
• Member: Brad Cornelson
4. Standing Committee: Safety Committee
• Chairperson: Leroy Martens
• Member: Iain Dunbar
External Organization: Southwest Municipal Government Committee
• Representative: Ron Mathies
5. Standing Committee: Emergency and Fire Preparedness Committee (Fire, RCMP, EMO, EMR, Mutual Aid, Health)
• Chairperson: Brad Cornelson
• Member: Bob MacFarlane
External Organization: Mainline Mutual Aid
• Representative: Pam Schaitel
External Organization: EMO
• EMO Chairperson/Coordinator: Pam Schaitel
• EMO Control Group: Council as a Whole
• Plus Administrator: CAO Michelle Mackow
6. Standing Committee: Utilities and Waste Committee
• Chairperson: Doug Osmond
• Member: Iain Dunbar
• Residential Building Inspection: Licensed Building Official, Bob Hubbard
• Commercial Building Inspection: Licensed Building Official, Dan Knutson
7. Standing Committee: Transportation Committee
• Chairperson: Leroy Martens
• Member: Devin Harlick
8. Standing Committee: Recreation (Sports Complex, Swimming Pool, Ball Diamonds, Parks,
Herbert Ferry Regional Park)
External Organization: Herbert & District Recreation Board [2016 - 2020]
• Chairperson: Bob MacFarlane
• Representative: Brad Cornelson
• Member: 1 Administration Personnel - CAO Michelle Mackow
External Organization: Herbert Ferry Regional Park Board
• Representative: Iain Dunbar Representative: Cory Klassen
9. Standing Committee: Economic Development Committee (Economic Development & Tourism, Community Promotion, Library)
• Chairperson: Devin Harlick
• Member: Iain Dunbar
External Organization: Herbert Library Board & Chinook Regional Library
• Representatives: Doug Osmond