Meetings are held as required, and will be held weekdays, Monday to Friday at 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Committee is comprised of up to 13 members as follows:

a) Two members of Council and one alternate

b) Interior Health Representative

c) BC Housing Representative

d) Builder Representatives (2)

e) Seniors (55+) Representative

f) Community at Large Representatives (2)

g) Social Planning Council Representative

h) Habitat For Humanity Representative

i) Not-for-Profit Housing Providers Representatives (2)

j) City of Vernon Planning Representative (Non-Voting)

k) Member municipalities of the North Okanagan Regional District may appoint an elected official to sit as a non-voting representative.

The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee currently has 12 occupied positions, and quorum is 7 members.

The mandate of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee is to:

a) collect data on rental housing needs in the City of Vernon and surrounding areas.

b) advise Council on affordable rental housing needs within the City.

c) provide Council with comments and recommendations concerning development applications involving a Housing Agreement, as provided for in the City’s Zoning Bylaw.

d) monitor the implementation of the City’s Housing Action Plan.

e) hear and consider representations by any individual organization or delegation of citizens with respect to housing and make recommendations considered to be in the interest of the City as a whole, arising there from to Council.

f) act as a liaison between Council and any community organization concerned with the provision of housing.

The term length for members is 2 years, with a maximum of 2 consecutive terms. 

Roy Nuriel, General Manager, City Planning - rnuriel@vernon.ca

Committee Clerk - committees@vernon.ca 

Councillor Durning

Councillor Quiring

Councillor Gares (Alternate)