Other Committees

The Arthur White Sports Bursary Fund Committee provides financial assistance to:

• athletes who are residents of the City of Cambridge or registered members of a relevant athletic group in the city and are deserving of financial assistance 
• any team or athletic group representing the city at the provincial, national or international level of competition and who is deserving of financial assistance 

The basic source of funds is from the interest earned from a capital fund, which is held and invested as a Trust Account by the City of Cambridge. The City issues receipts for contributions to the fund, in accordance with federal income tax requirements. 

The trustees have full authority in distributing the income of the fund. They also have the right to encroach on capital, subject to the conditions stated herein. 

Learn about the awards and bursaries related to the Arthur White Sports Bursary Fund. 

Staff Liaison: Siobhan Haughey, Recreation Coordinator - Sport

Agendas and minutes of the Arthur White Sports Bursary Fund Committee can be found on the City Calendar.

The Province of Ontario through the Municipal Act, 2001 delegates City Council the authority to set its remuneration. Each term of Council, a Citizen Committee for Council Compensation is established to act as an independent body charged with reviewing and bringing forward recommended changes on remuneration, benefits and expenses for members of Council, as well as any other additional policies for the offices of Mayor and Council. 

Recommendations made by the committee are applied to the incoming term of Council. 

The Committee of Adjustment is an independent decision-making tribunal appointed by Cambridge City Council. Visit the Committee of Adjustment page for more information.

The General Appeals Committee is comprised of five (5) citizen members that meets once per month to hear appeals made to a Property Standards Order that was issued by a Property Standards Officer of the City of Cambridge and Dog Muzzle Orders issued by an Animal Control Officer of the City of Cambridge. 

The committee operates under the authority of the Statutory Powers and Procedure Act and may confirm, modify or rescind Property Standards and Dog Muzzle Orders, or in the case of Property Standards matters, may extend the time for compliance. 

The decisions of the General Appeals Committee may be appealed to the Superior Court of Justice. 

Members of the General Appeals Committee will receive remuneration in the amount of $80 per meeting and should have experience with legal tribunal governance, land use, real estate or experience relative to the bylaw the committee will hear. 

The Grants Review Committee reviews all applications from community non-profit organizations for municipal financial assistance. The committee also recommends levels of funding, based on their assessment process, to General Committee of Council. 

For inquiries, contact cfo@cambridge.ca

Agendas and minutes of the Grants Review Committee can be found on the City Calendar.

A joint Municipal Elections Compliance Audit Committee (MECAC) has been established by the Region of Waterloo, Cities of Cambridge, Guelph, Kitchener and Waterloo, and Townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich. When an application for a compliance audit is received, a meeting is held in the applicable municipality. 

The MECAC reviews all applications filed in accordance with Section 81 of the Municipal Elections Act (MEA). Section 81 allows an elector to apply for a compliance audit of a candidate's election campaign finances if they believe that the candidate has broken any regulations outlined in the MEA. 

City meeting procedures and MEA regulations must be followed when applying for an audit. Any application which does not meet the legislative deadline for submission will not be presented to the committee for review. 

Contact clerks@cambridge.ca for more information on the terms of reference for the Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee