Role

The Role of the WMA

to encourage individual participation in community activities and government
to provide a means for citizen contact with the municipal government
to represent and intervene when necessary at Westmount City Council meetings
to take a stand on public issues by examining all sides and determining a course of action
to do citizen surveys to allow a full range of opinion and feedback
to hold open meetings with a variety of guest speakers of interest to Westmounters
to organize sessions of Meet the Candidates Night for municipal, school board, provincial and federal elections
to recognize volunteerism through the Derek Walker Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award
to attend the Westmount Remembrance Day ceremony on behalf of all Westmount residents
to keep citizens informed of city issues of current concern
to assist citizens and groups who wish to bring issues to public attention
to serve as a consultative body of informed citizens for council to use as a sounding board