Title
Motion with Notice: AVICC - UBCM Resolution on Regional District Chair Elections (Chair McNeil-Smith)
Recommendation
That the Regional Board endorse submission of the following resolution for consideration by the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC) and/or the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM):
WHEREAS section 215 of the Local Government Act requires annual elections for Regional District Board Chairs and Vice-Chairs;
AND WHEREAS annual leadership changes can be disruptive to a Regional Board’s operational and strategic decision-making;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Local Government Act be amended to allow for 2-year terms for Regional District Board Chairs and Vice-Chairs.
(NWA)