The City of Toronto is currently seeking applications from community minded, enthusiastic, and engaged individuals to join the Sign Variance Committee.

The Sign Variance Committee is a City of Toronto board that hears appeals of the Chief Building Official's decisions on variance applications for first party signs and makes decisions on variance applications for third party signs.

COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Committee conducts itself in accordance with a procedures by-law and is also governed by the provisions of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 694 - Signs, General.

In addition to participating as a Committee member, the Chair is responsible for:

ensuring fair and timely public meetings

addressing matters concerning the operation and conduct of the 4 other public members

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: To be eligible for appointment, you must be:

a resident of the City of Toronto; and
at least 18 years old

Public members are ineligible for appointment to the Committee if they are an owner, employee, or agent of an advertising, communications, or media relations agency or a business which owns, controls, or has shares in a media outlet.

Former Council members who served in the immediately preceding term of Council are ineligible for appointment as public members.

TERM OF OFFICE: The term of office is 4 years.
COMPOSITION: The Committee is composed of 5 public members.
QUALIFICATIONS:

In addition to the general eligibility requirements in the Public Appointments Policy, public members should collectively bring the following skills and expertise:

demonstrate a strong interest in the complexities and challenges of city building

bring an understanding of the diverse neighbourhoods and communities across

the City

have knowledge in one or more areas of: law, planning, architecture, government, economic development, community development, land development, or citizen advocacy

demonstrate decision-making, communication, and mediation skills to facilitate an open and fair meeting process

at least 3 public members should have adjudication experience and 2 public members should have public speaking and organization skills to be able to chair public meetings and maintain order in conflict situations

MEETINGS:

Meetings are generally scheduled every 4 weeks depending on the application volume, and are held at Toronto City Hall.

 
REMUNERATION:

Chair: $750 annually, plus $250 per hearing attended

Members: $250 per hearing attended

 
RELATED LINKS:
·Sign Variance Committee agendas and minutes
·Toronto Building - Sign Variance website

APPLICATION PROCESS AND DEADLINE:

To apply, visit https://secure.toronto.ca/pa/decisionBody/78.do and scroll to the bottom of the page where you can conveniently apply online.

The application deadline for this opportunity is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Please note that your application will stay on file for three years from the date you submitted it to be considered for future vacancies on this board.

QUESTIONS?

Contact the Public Appointments Secretariat at 416-397-0088 or appoint@toronto.ca.