City Approves New Committee Structure & Names, Cutting Public Seats on One Committee

Owen Sound council approved a new 2027 structure including "Resilient," "Sustainable" and "Vibrant" advisory committees, with one key committee no longer offering seats to public members.

Owen Sound council has approved a new committee structure for 2027 that will remove public members from a committee responsible for budget and internal operations, while renaming existing committees and consolidating some functions into a council-only body.

The changes passed Monday night in a recorded 6–2 vote, with Councillors Jon Farmer and Carol Mert…