The City of Ottawa says it is recruiting a "nightlife council" to aid the city's recently appointed nightlife commissioner. In June, the city appointed Mathieu Grondin to the nightlife commissioner role, as part of the Ottawa Nightlife Economy Action Plan that's focusing on leisure, live entertainment and cultural activities during the 6 p.m.
to 6 a.m. period.
In a memo to city council on Monday, Economic Development Services interim director Sheilagh Doherty said the Ottawa Nightlife Council is the next step in the Nightlife Economy Action Plan. "As a department-led working group, the Nightlife Council will provide feedback on the commercial and cultural vibrancy of Ottawa’s nightlife economy and the advancement of nightlife management best practices, policies, safety programs, and promotion," the memo says. Doherty says the nightlife council will consist of between 12 and 18 members.
Nightlife council members are volunteers and receive no remuneration. The nightlife commissioner's salary is $112,000 a year. "Six seats will be allocated to economic development and cultural industries organizations engaged in the nightlife economy.
The remaining Nightlife Council at-large members (minimum 6 seats to a maximum 12 seats) will be appointed by the Nightlife Commissioner for a two-year term. At-large members must be engaged in/interact with the nightlife economy as a resident, business owner, or worker," Doherty said. People interested in becoming a nightlife councillor-at-large.