Municipal Decision Makers and the Public Hearing Process

British Columbia (Aug 15, 2012) – Municipal decision makers in British Columbia value the legally mandated public hearing process. However, many have doubts about its effectiveness in leading to the best decisions for the community and attracting a representative cross section of citizens to the process.

This survey, conducted in May 2012 takes a close look at municipal decision makers’ satisfaction with the public hearing process on several different dimensions including the value of information gathered and its role community engagement.

This research was presented at the Vancouver Urban Forum by Barb Justason, the principal of Justason Market Intelligence and Maxwell Cameron director of the University of British Columbia’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions.

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Research Notes

These are the findings of a Justason Market Intelligence online poll of 407 municipal decision makers from across British Columbia.

• Dates of research: May 14 to 30, 2012
• Sample: 407 civic leaders and senior planners
• Methodology: Online
• Margin of error: A total sample of 407, among a universe of 1,337 of British Columbian municipal decision makers, carries a margin of error of ±4.1 percentage points 19 in 20 times.
• Research Sponsors:  Justason Market Intelligence

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