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Today, the City of Hamilton is home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island (North America) and we recognize that we must do more to learn about the rich history of this land so that we can better understand our roles as residents, neighbours, partners and caretakers. Learn more about Indigenous Relations
Hamilton's Public Engagement Levels
The City of Hamilton is building a culture of excellence and innovation in the ways in which we engage you in decision-making. The City defines its commitment to public engagement within City-led projects using Hamilton’s Public Engagement Levels. Projects will declare their ‘engagement promise’ to the public at the outset of planning for engagement by selecting a level of engagement that is unique to each project. Each level of engagement helps drive consistent and meaningful expectations throughout the decision-making process.
CONSULT - Staff will get your feedback on a project/initiative.
We promise to: Keep you informed. Listen to and acknowledge your concerns or hopes for the project. Provide feedback to you on how the input received was used to inform the project.
INVOLVE - Staff will work with you throughout the project to ensure your concerns or ideas are understood and considered.
We promise to: Work with you to understand your hopes or concerns. Develop alternatives that reflect your involvement. Provide feedback to you on how your involvement contributed to the decision or recommendation.
COLLABORATE - Staff will partner with you to shape a decision for the project.
We promise to: Ask for your advise. Incorporate your advice into the project as much as possible. Provide feedback to you on how your advice contributed to the decision or recommendation.
INFORM - Along the way
We promise to: Ensure you are aware of and knowledgeable about the project. Ensure you are able to provide informed input. Ensure you are aware that a decision or recommendation has been made.
A consistent approach to public engagement is key to delivering City projects, initiatives, and policies that are reflective and responsive to the emerging interests and changing needs of residents. As an effort to be inclusive, meaningful, and authentic throughout the process of which we engage residents, public engagement is guided by five key principles:
Building Trust and Relationships - Meaningful and effective public engagement fosters mutual trust and is rooted in respectful relationships with community. Valuing and seeking community-based knowledge and experience through meaningful public engagement will contribute to a stronger, healthier, more vibrant Hamilton.
Clear, Timely and Transparent Information - The City will provide enough time and notice to support and encourage active public participation. The City will clearly explain why we are engaging, what information will be collected, and how public input will be used. Information will be easy to find, access, and understand. We will ensure that outcomes and next steps are communicated in a timely manner.
Every Voice is Valued - Public engagement will be inclusive and accessible to best serve our City by encouraging two-way conversations and strategies that reach diverse communities and ensure that people feel heard and know their input is valued.
Adapting Along the Way - The City will be flexible and open to shifting our engagement approaches based on the size and scope of our work, the needs of our community and the availability of resources.
Continuously Improving - The City will cultivate a culture of excellence in public engagement by regularly evaluating, co-creating, and embracing new and improved engagement practices.
Land Acknowledgement The City of Hamilton is situated upon the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. We further acknowledge that this land is covered by the Between the Lakes Purchase, 1792, between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
Today, the City of Hamilton is home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island (North America) and we recognize that we must do more to learn about the rich history of this land so that we can better understand our roles as residents, neighbours, partners and caretakers. Learn more about Indigenous Relations
Hamilton's Public Engagement Levels
The City of Hamilton is building a culture of excellence and innovation in the ways in which we engage you in decision-making. The City defines its commitment to public engagement within City-led projects using Hamilton’s Public Engagement Levels. Projects will declare their ‘engagement promise’ to the public at the outset of planning for engagement by selecting a level of engagement that is unique to each project. Each level of engagement helps drive consistent and meaningful expectations throughout the decision-making process.
CONSULT - Staff will get your feedback on a project/initiative.
We promise to: Keep you informed. Listen to and acknowledge your concerns or hopes for the project. Provide feedback to you on how the input received was used to inform the project.
INVOLVE - Staff will work with you throughout the project to ensure your concerns or ideas are understood and considered.
We promise to: Work with you to understand your hopes or concerns. Develop alternatives that reflect your involvement. Provide feedback to you on how your involvement contributed to the decision or recommendation.
COLLABORATE - Staff will partner with you to shape a decision for the project.
We promise to: Ask for your advise. Incorporate your advice into the project as much as possible. Provide feedback to you on how your advice contributed to the decision or recommendation.
INFORM - Along the way
We promise to: Ensure you are aware of and knowledgeable about the project. Ensure you are able to provide informed input. Ensure you are aware that a decision or recommendation has been made.
A consistent approach to public engagement is key to delivering City projects, initiatives, and policies that are reflective and responsive to the emerging interests and changing needs of residents. As an effort to be inclusive, meaningful, and authentic throughout the process of which we engage residents, public engagement is guided by five key principles:
Building Trust and Relationships - Meaningful and effective public engagement fosters mutual trust and is rooted in respectful relationships with community. Valuing and seeking community-based knowledge and experience through meaningful public engagement will contribute to a stronger, healthier, more vibrant Hamilton.
Clear, Timely and Transparent Information - The City will provide enough time and notice to support and encourage active public participation. The City will clearly explain why we are engaging, what information will be collected, and how public input will be used. Information will be easy to find, access, and understand. We will ensure that outcomes and next steps are communicated in a timely manner.
Every Voice is Valued - Public engagement will be inclusive and accessible to best serve our City by encouraging two-way conversations and strategies that reach diverse communities and ensure that people feel heard and know their input is valued.
Adapting Along the Way - The City will be flexible and open to shifting our engagement approaches based on the size and scope of our work, the needs of our community and the availability of resources.
Continuously Improving - The City will cultivate a culture of excellence in public engagement by regularly evaluating, co-creating, and embracing new and improved engagement practices.
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Public Engagement Levels
Engagement Level: Consult
Our Commitment: Staff will get your feedback on the project/initiative.
We promise to:
Keep you informed.
Listen to and acknowledge your concerns or hopes for the project.
Provide feedback to you on how the input received was used to inform the project.
Engagement Level: Involve
Engagement Level: Involve
Our Commitment: Staff will work with you throughout the project to ensure your concerns or ideas are understood and considered.
We promise to:
Work with you to understand your hopes or concerns.
Develop alternatives that reflect your involvement.
Provide feedback to you on how your involvement contributed to the decision or recommendation.
Engagement Level: Collaborate
Engagement Level: Collaborate
Our Commitment: Staff will partner with you in order to shape a decision for the project.
We promise to:
Ask for your advice.
Incorporate your advice into the project as much as possible.
Provide feedback to you on how your advice contributed to the decision or recommendation.