Title
Bylaw 4441: Contribution Service Establishment for the Pender Islands Health Care Centre
Recommendation
The Electoral Areas Committee recommends to the Capital Regional District Board that:
1. Bylaw No. 4441, “Pender Islands Health Care Centre Contribution Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1, 2021”, be introduced and read a first, second, and third time;
2. That CRD staff be directed to implement the elector approval process by way of referendum;
3. That Kristen Morley be appointed Chief Election Officer with the power to appoint one or more Deputy Chief Election Officer(s);
4. That the wording of the referendum question for the purposes of the ballot shall be as follows:
Are you in favour of the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board adopting Bylaw No. 4441, “Pender Islands Health Care Centre Contribution Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1, 2021”, authorizing the CRD to establish a service to contribute to the costs incurred by the Pender Islands Health Care Society in operating the Pender Islands Health Care Centre and to raise a maximum annual requisition up to the greater of TWO HUNDRED and THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($235,000) or $0.1803 per ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) of taxable land and improvements for the purpose of funding the operating costs of the service.
YES or NO?
5. That general voting be held on Saturday, November 20, 2021, with Advance Voting opportunities held on dates and voting places to be determined by the Chief Election Officer;
6. That the synopsis of Bylaw No. 4441, attached as Appendix B, be approved for advertising purposes.
(NWA)