Council Meetings

The following meeting types are held by the Town of Cobourg Council:

• Standing Committee
• Regular Council
• Public Council
• Special Council
• Emergency Council
• Advisory Committees and Local Boards, and
• Closed Council

The public may attend any of these meetings, except Closed Council meetings. Closed meetings are held in accordance with section 239 of the Municipal Act, 2001. 

See above for information on Standing Committee and Regular Council meetings.

Public Meetings
Public Council meetings are held to provide an opportunity for Council to receive comments from the public to assist Council in making a final decision. Public meetings are generally held on the third Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m.

Public meetings are held when changes to the following are being considered:

• Certain by-laws (ie. Zoning By-law);
• Licensing and Fees;
• Master Plans (Parks, Waterfront, Parking, Transportation);
• Official Plans; and
• Other matters requiring public input.

Please view our public meetings calendar at the bottom of this page for a complete list of all open meetings including Council, Open Houses, Public Launch Events and more!

Closed Meeting Investigator
Any person can request an investigation to see if Council has met in Closed Session for a valid, legal reason.

The Town of Cobourg has an Integrity Commissioner, Closed Meeting Investigator and Ombudsman. Fill in the Request Form for Closed Meeting Investigation and send it to the Legislative Services Department with the $25 fee.

Please click here to access Council Agendas, Minutes, and By-laws.

If you wish to speak to Council regarding an Item on the Consent Agenda or Items Extracted from the Consent Agenda, you may attend the meeting in-person or electronically. Speakers may speak for up to 10 minutes of uninterrupted time and only on the matter pertaining to the item.

To speak in-person fill out a Request to Speak form at the meeting, you do not need to submit in advance, and provide it to Clerk’s staff at the meeting.

If you prefer to attend electronically via Zoom, submit a completed Request to Speak Form to clerk@cobourg.ca by 12 p.m. the business day prior to the meeting and you will be registered as a virtual speaker. For more information on speaking to Council, refer to the Request to Speak form. 

If you cannot attend a meeting, you may submit written correspondence to clerk@cobourg.ca. Correspondence received by 12 p.m. the business day prior to the meeting will be circulated to Council prior to the meeting. 

A delegation is an opportunity to appear before Council, a Committee or Board to present information not already included on the Council Agenda.  The purpose of the delegation process is to allow members of the public to make their views known to Council.  

If you are interested in appearing in person at a Council, Committee or Board meeting to present information or an opinion on a matter, you will need to:

• Fill out the Delegation Request Form (you may need to download the form in order to fill it in digitally and save)
  
• Submit the Delegation Request Form to the Clerk's Division no later than 12:00 p.m., 9 days prior to the meeting. The form can be submitted by email to clerk@cobourg.ca  or in person or by mail to 55 King Street West, Cobourg, ON K9A 2M2.
• Ensure your Delegation is no longer than ten (10) minutes.