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1 RESOLUTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE 2013 ANNUAL CONVENTION VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE VANCOUVER, BC TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 TO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 THE RESOLUTIONS SESSIONS ARE PRESENTLY SCHEDULED FOR: WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 18, :30 a.m.* PRINCIPAL POLICY SESSION ON RESOLUTIONS Policy Paper, Extraordinary Resolution, Section A resolutions, and Section B resolutions as time allows THURSDAY 8:55 a.m.* SECTION B RESOLUTIONS SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 Resolutions Session continues FRIDAY 8:00 a.m.* CONSIDERATION OF: SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 Report on Resolutions Received after the Deadline Section B resolutions (as time allows) * Subject to change - please check Convention Program to confirm start times.

2 Report of the 2013 Resolutions Committee Members submitted 155 resolutions before the June 30 deadline, the lowest number of resolutions since Lower numbers of resolutions submitted indicate a focusing of local government interest on selected important issues. Because of the number of high-profile issues to be debated, there will be a lot of work to do during Convention policy sessions. In 2013, members are proposing a broad variety of resolutions that reflect local government contexts and concerns, and respond to provincial and federal initiatives and legislation. Members concerns centre on flood mitigation, emergency management and emergency preparedness. In addition, members seek clarity about the conflict of interest provisions that apply to local government elected officials. As in years past, Section A resolutions feature priority issues and will continue to be debated first at Convention. The intent is to highlight some of the key areas of concern around the province. This year, 81% of resolutions were submitted to the five Area Associations prior to being submitted to UBCM - significantly greater than the past few years. The Resolutions Committee salutes members for submitting resolutions to their Area Associations for consideration at annual spring conferences, and reminds members that Area Association endorsement lends weight to a resolution when it is presented at UBCM. The Resolutions Committee recommends using the sample resolution and related resources from the UBCM website to help distill resolution and ensure that appropriate background information accompanies each resolution. Many members contact UBCM staff for assistance drafting resolutions, and UBCM staff work with members to produce a clear and succinct resolution, with one or two Whereas clauses and a clear enactment request. Time and again, member feedback has been that a resolution brief and to the point is easier to understand than a lengthy, complicated or rambling request. The majority of the three Convention morning sessions are dedicated to resolutions and policy papers. Nevertheless, completing debate remains a challenge. If time constraints prevent all resolutions from being heard, policies enable the Chair to seek member permission to enter the Section B3 resolutions as a block. See the Conference Rules and Procedures for more information on this policy. The Resolutions Committee is committed to facilitating efficient and effective policy sessions. Members are encouraged to come prepared to participate in setting UBCM s policy direction for the coming year. Resolution sponsors should be ready to speak to their resolution and provide any information that might assist the debate. Delegates are also respectfully reminded to limit repetitive debate in order to make it possible to consider all of this year s resolutions. This year, 156 resolutions appear in the Resolutions Book. Area Associations considered the highest percentage of resolutions in the past 5 years, with 81% of resolutions first debated at Association conferences. In total, the Area Associations considered 125 resolutions. AREA ASSOCIATION CONSIDERATION GROWS Areas Resolutions from area Considerd by Area Assoc. % Presented to Area Association Convention AVICC % 39% 54% 34% 52% LMLGA % 60% 34% 55% 76% AKBLG % 64% 82% 70% 88% SILGA % 53% 71% 82% 71% NCLGA % 59% 67% 80% 79% Overall % 54% 61% 61% 65% i

3 CONFORMITY TO DRAFTING GUIDELINES IMPROVES I n , 7 5 % o f resolutions conform to the recommended model of two or fewer recital ( Whereas ) clauses. This percentage remains consistent with the past few years. The sample resolution available on the UBCM website is meant to assist members to write clear, concise and well-focused resolutions. Even though a significant number of resolutions were submitted in 2013 that Resolutions Submitted to Each Area Association: ! 100%! 90%! 80%! 70%! 60%! 50%! 40%! 30%! 20%! 10%! 0%! AVICC! LMLGA! AKBLG! SILGA! NCLGA! Overall! 2013! 2012! 2011! 2010! 2009! Percentage of Resolutions Conforming to Guidelines! followed the guidelines, a number of resolutions were still submitted with two or more enactment requests ( Therefore be it resolved clauses). Members are encouraged to be equally concise in their enactment requests REDUCTION IN RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED The UBCM received 155 resolutions before the June 30 deadline in 2013, the fewest since the early 2000 s. Section A comprises 3% of the 2013 resolutions. The following table provides a comparative look at these numbers over the past 15 years. ii

4 TRENDS IN THE NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS YEAR TOTAL RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TOTAL SECTION A RESOLUTIONS SECTION A % OF TOTAL % % % % % % % % % % % All resolutions received by the June 30 deadline have been printed in the Resolutions Book and are indexed both by title and by sponsor. Resolutions that are received after the deadline are classified as late resolutions under the applicable guidelines and printed in Policy Book 2, which is distributed to members with on-site Convention materials. (See Conference Rules and Procedures, or contact the UBCM office for further information.) 2013 UBCM RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE Mayor Sharon Gaetz, Chair, Chilliwack Councillor Sav Dhaliwal, Burnaby Chair Joe Stanhope, Nanaimo RD Councillor Claire Moglove, Campbell River SPECIAL NOTES ON TIMING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS 1. Section A Resolutions will be considered at the session on the morning of Wednesday, September Section B resolutions will be dealt with after debate on Section A resolutions has concluded on Wednesday, September 18 and again on the morning of Thursday, September 19. Section B resolutions will be dealt with in the order they are presented in the Annual Report and Resolutions Book. Delegates are reminded of the process in place for handling Section B resolutions. B resolutions are divided into three sections: Part 1 - resolutions supporting UBCM policy; and Parts 2 and 3 - resolutions introducing new policy. Please consult the Conference Rules and Procedures for full details. 3. Late Resolutions will be considered on the morning of Friday, September 20. iii

5 RESOLUTIONS BOOK - POLICY FORMAT Outlined below are the guidelines used to classify resolutions into the subject areas used in the Resolutions Book. The policies for categorizing resolutions into Section A, B1, B2, B3 or C are outlined under point #18 in the Conference Rules and Procedures. LEGISLATIVE Resolutions that focus on amendments to the Community Charter, the Local Government Act or other pieces of legislation that impact local government. COMMUNITY SAFETY Resolutions that focus on legal matters related to the provision of court services; the delivery of police services and the costs associated with providing these services; as well as the general administration of justice, protective and emergency services in Canada (e.g., smoke alarms, traffic fines, police costs, court delays, young offenders, firefighting, flood protection, etc.). ELECTIONS Resolutions that request changes in the election procedures outlined in the Local Government Act or are related to the election process used by local government (e.g., election dates, voting on bylaws etc.). TRANSPORTATION Resolutions that request changes to issues related to transportation (e.g., trucking, highway policy, roads, all-terrain vehicles, bicycles, etc.). TAXATION Resolutions that deal with specific charges and taxes used by local governments in their operations (e.g., tax sale interest, liquor tax, tax on the transfer of property, partnership programs, school taxes, home owner grant, etc.). FINANCE Resolutions of broad financial impact that involve the Province and/or other agencies and local government (e.g., federal grants-in-lieu, federal sales tax, frontage tax notices, sewage treatment grants, frontage tax notices, infrastructure funding, provincial funding for health care, gasoline taxes, tourism promotion, etc.) ENVIRONMENT Resolutions that focus on environmental issues of direct interest to local governments and that are seen as having a major impact on their operations (e.g., beverage container deposits, water/air quality, solid waste management, streamside protection, etc.). LAND USE Resolutions that relate to planning issues such as housing, parkland, development cost charges, siting, agricultural land reserve, Crown lands, etc. and issues related to Part 26 of the Local Government Act. COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Resolutions that relate to regional sustainability and economic development opportunities for local governments, as well as to the concerns of resource-dependent communities (e.g., forest policy, working forests, and allocation/reallocation of land, energy policy, mining, agriculture, community transition, etc.). REGIONAL DISTRICTS Resolutions that cover issues or propose changes to legislation related specifically to regional districts (e.g., regional hospital districts hospital funding, land use in rural areas, issues related to Part 24 of the Local Government Act, etc.). HEALTH Resolutions that relate to health and health policy (e.g., health capital, health care services, home support, ambulance service, hospitals, foreign doctors, etc.). SELECTED ISSUES Resolutions of a general nature that are not well categorized in the above sections or that are of interest to local governments but may not affect them directly (e.g., library services, gaming, social issues, free trade, etc.). ASSESSMENT Resolutions that relate to property assessment, the assessibility of certain types of property, alternatives to market value and changes to the current assessment system (e.g., Assessment Act, BC Assessment, assessment appeal boards, residential or industrial property tax rates, etc.). iv

6 CONFERENCE RULES & PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING RESOLUTIONS GENERAL RULES 1. Sessions will begin and end promptly at the scheduled hours. 2. Delegates will use the floor microphones when speaking. 3. All Mayors, Councillors and elected Directors of member municipalities and regional districts attending the Annual Convention of the Union shall be delegates entitled to participate in debates and to vote on any matter before the Convention. Officials of member municipalities and regional districts may attend a Convention as guest delegates and shall not be entitled to the privilege of the floor unless authorized by the Convention and in any case shall not be entitled to vote [Bylaw s. 11]. Guest speakers may be permitted at the discretion of the Executive. [Bylaw s. 14e] 4. At all business sessions of the Convention, fifty delegates shall constitute a quorum. [Bylaw s. 12h] VOTING RULES 5. Only elected representatives from member municipalities and regional districts are entitled to vote. [Bylaw s. 11] 6. Voting on ordinary resolutions normally shall be by a show of voting cards or by electronic voting keypad, as determined by the Chair. In cases where the number of votes for or against a motion is difficult to discern using a show of voting cards, the Chair may at his or her discretion call for a vote using electronic voting keypads. The results of a vote using electronic voting keypads are final. Following a show of voting cards, the Chair s decision as to whether a motion is won or lost is final, unless immediately upon the decision of the Chair being declared, ten or more voting delegates then present, by standing, demand an electronic vote, whereupon the Chair shall again put the same question to the Convention to be decided by a vote using electronic voting keypads. The results of a vote using electronic voting keypads are final. In the event that electronic voting keypads are not available or not functioning, the Chair may call for a standing vote, whereupon the Chair shall again put the same question to the Convention to be decided by a count of those standing in favour of and against the motion. In the event that the result of the standing vote is questioned by fifty or more voting delegates then present, or at any time at the discretion of the Chair, the Chair shall order that the matter before the Convention be determined by ballot, and the reusult of such ballot shall be final. [Bylaw s. 13a] 7. Where voting is by ballot, scrutineers shall be appointed by the Chair to distribute the ballot, collect the same, and to count and report the vote. [Bylaw s. 13b] 8. In all cases, where the votes of delegates then present, including the vote of the Chair, are equal for and against a question, the question shall be negatived, and it shall be the duty of the Chair to so declare. [Bylaw s. 13c] 9. No vote by proxy shall be recognized or allowed. [Bylaw s. 13d] 10. When voting by show of hands all delegates shall hold their voting card. In the case of a ballot, the voting card must be presented and initialed by the scrutineers before a ballot is issued. RULES OF PROCEDURE 11. The fundamental principles of Roberts Rules of Order shall govern the proceedings of the Union so far as they may be applicable without coming in conflict with the Constitution and Bylaws. [Bylaw s. 22a] 12. The Chair shall enforce order and strict observance of the Bylaws. Subject to an appeal to the meeting sustained by a majority vote of delegates present, the Chair shall have the right to decide all questions of order and the Chair s rulings in this regard shall be final. [Bylaw s. 22b] 13. A delegate wishing to move, second or speak to a motion shall arise and address the Chair and shall wait until he or she is recognized before speaking. The delegate must announce his or her name, municipal or regional office and municipality or regional district or other qualifications each time he or she rises to speak. [Bylaw s. 22c] v

7 14. Delegates must confine their remarks to a maximum speaking period of two minutes. The introducer of a motion is permitted three minutes. [Bylaw s. 22d] 15. No delegate may speak more than once on any one question unless and until all other delegates desiring to speak have been heard. [Bylaw s. 22e] 16. Any amendment and any motion to withdraw any resolution from consideration of the meeting or to refer the same to the Resolutions Committee, or to any other committee, and any motion affecting the resolution must be moved and seconded from the Convention Floor. [Bylaw s. 23e] 17. Should discussion continue on any resolution for an undue length of time without reasonable agreement being reached, the resolution may be cleared from the floor by a favourable vote to refer the resolution to the UBCM Executive for further consideration and report. [Bylaw s. 23f] HANDLING OF RESOLUTIONS: STEP-BY-STEP RULES PRECEDENCE OF RESOLUTIONS 18. A special resolution of the UBCM passed in 1982 authorizes the Executive to separate resolutions into three sections and sets out the order in which resolutions will be considered: SECTION A Those which will be placed before the Convention for Plenary debate. These are prefixed A and are printed in the first section of the Resolutions Book. Section A will feature new issues of interest to all members. Section A may also highlight issues from the Area Associations. SECTION B These resolutions will be divided into three categories and shall be brought to the Convention floor with the approval of the delegates after all resolutions in Section A have been considered. Such resolutions are prefixed B and are printed in the second section of the Resolutions Book. The UBCM Executive has set the following criteria: SECTION B shall be divided into three parts: Part 1 - Resolutions Supporting Existing Policy These resolutions include: previously considered and endorsed resolutions; or resolutions in keeping with the UBCM policy, including previously approved policy papers or other documents. Part 2 and Part 3 - Resolutions Proposing New Policy These resolutions include: resolutions on topics not previously considered; previously considered but not endorsed resolutions; topics of local or regional significance; or topics of national significance and recommended, as appropriate, for consideration by FCM. The Resolutions Committee has discretion in classifying these resolutions for Individual Consideration as: Part 2: those issues considered within the jurisdiction of local government. Part 3: those resolutions on matters of interest to local communities that are considered not within the jurisdiction of local government. Resolutions under Parts 2 and 3 that have not been debated by the Convention will be submitted to the Executive for appropriate action [note that the recommendation is printed in the Resolutions Book] and the sponsors advised of the Executive action. Part 2 resolutions will be grouped as follows: a. resolutions recommended to be endorsed or endorsed with proposed amendment, sorted by subject b. all other resolutions, sorted by subject Part 3 resolutions will be grouped as follows: a. resolutions recommended to be endorsed or endorsed with proposed amendment, sorted by subject b. all other resolutions, sorted by subject B resolutions will be dealt with on the Convention floor in the order in which they appear in the Resolution Book. SECTION C Those resolutions which have been: consolidated or grouped and referred to a similar resolution in Section A or B; referred to a Special Resolution to be put forward at Convention; incorporated into a policy paper to be presented during Convention; or referred to a special session at Convention (e.g. Regional District Day, Small Talk Forum) vi

8 These are prefixed C and are printed in the third section of the Resolutions Book and cross-referenced for the delegates information. Sponsors will be notified of the action taken regarding the resolution with which their resolution was consolidated. FOR RESOLUTIONS PRINTED IN SECTION A OF THE RESOLUTIONS BOOK 19. The Chair will cause the title of the resolution to be dealt with by the Convention to be read. 20. The resolution will after reading be properly before the Convention and will not require a mover or a seconder. [Bylaw s. 23b] 21. A spokesperson for the Resolutions Committee will then give the views of the Resolutions Committee together with any suggestions and reasons therefore. [Bylaw s. 23c] 22. The Chair shall then call on a delegate from the sponsoring municipality or regional district to introduce the resolution. 23. The sponsor is permitted three minutes to introduce the resolution. 24. The Chair will then call for discussion from the floor. [Bylaw s. 23d] 25. If there are no speakers opposed to the motion, the Chair may call the question. Discussion shall proceed in accordance with the Rules of Procedure (Steps 11 to 17). Delegates must confine their remarks to a maximum speaking period of two minutes. [Bylaw s. 22d] Voting on the resolution shall proceed in accordance with the Voting Rules (Steps 5 to 10). Vo t i n g i s o n t h e re s o l u t i o n, N O T o n t h e recommendation of the Resolutions Committee. FOR RESOLUTIONS PRINTED IN SECTION B OF THE RESOLUTIONS BOOK 26. After Section A resolutions have been considered, Section B resolutions may be entered for discussion with the approval of the Convention. [1982 Special Resolution] B resolutions will be dealt with on the Convention floor in the order in which they appear in the Resolutions Book. They will be divided into three sections: Part 1 - Resolutions Supporting Existing Policy and Parts 2 and 3 - Resolutions Proposing New Policy. 27. The Chair will introduce a motion to adopt the Resolutions Committee s recommendations for all Section B - Part 1 resolutions as a block. i) A voting delegate who wishes to have a Section B - Part 1 resolution entered for individual discussion shall, after being recognized by the Chair, put forward a motion to remove the resolution from the block and have the resolution entered for discussion. ii) If duly seconded, the Chair shall put the question - Shall the resolution be removed from the block and admitted for discussion? - and such question shall require a three-fifths majority vote before the motion can be put forward for discussion by the Convention. [Bylaw s. 14c] iii) If the motion passes, then the Chair will remove the resolution from the block and it will be considered immediately following the Section B - Part 1 block of resolutions. iv) The Chair will ask for the endorsement of the Section B - Part 1 block as amended. v) After the Section B - Part 1 block has been considered, those resolutions removed for individual consideration will be entered for consideration. 28. After Section B - Part 1 resolutions have been considered, the Chair will introduce a motion to enter all Section B - Part 2 and 3 resolutions for individual consideration in the order in which they appear in the Resolutions Book. If a delegate wishes to have a Section B - Part 2 or Part 3 resolution removed from discussion he or she shall, after being recognized by the Chair, put forward a motion to withdraw the resolution. 29. If the motion to enter all Section B - Part 2 and Part 3 resolutions for consideration passes, the Chair will cause the title and enactment clause of each resolution to be read by a spokesperson for the Resolutions Committee and consideration will proceed as set out for Section A resolutions (Steps 20-25). vii

9 In the course of consideration of Section B - Part 2 and Part 3 resolutions, the Chair will introduce a motion to adopt the Resolutions Committee s recommendations for Section B - Part 2-a resolutions as a block; and will later introduce a similar motion for Section B - Part 3-a resolutions. Consideration of the B2-a and B3-a blocks will proceed as set out for Section B - Part 1 resolutions (Step 27). 30. In the event of time constraints, the Chair may introduce a motion to adopt the Resolutions Committee s recommendations for all Section B - Part 3 resolutions (resolutions not within the jurisdiction of local government) as a block. This motion can be amended if there is a resolution in the block that a voting delegate wishes to withdraw for individual consideration, following the procedures as for Step 27. If the motion, or motion as amended, is carried, those resolutions withdrawn from the block will be debated individually after the motion on the block is considered. If the motion on the main block is approved, the recommendations of the Resolutions Committee to endorse or not endorse will hold. Resolutions on which the Resolutions Committee has made no recommendation or has referred, will be referred to the Executive for consideration. FOR RESOLUTIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE 31. Resolutions submitted following the expiry of the regular deadline shall be considered late and shall comply with all other submission requirements, except that a copy of the resolution shall be provided to the UBCM by the Friday noon preceding the date of the Annual Conference. 32. Resolutions received after the deadline shall be available for discussion after Section A resolutions have been considered but not before the time printed in the Convention Program for consideration of such resolutions. 33. Resolutions received after the deadline shall be examined by the Resolutions Committee and shall be separated into the following categories: (a) Emergency Resolutions recommended to be placed before the Convention for Plenary discussion. (b) Resolutions recommended to be referred to the Executive for appropriate action (note that the recommendation of the Resolutions Committee on the appropriate action will be printed in the Resolutions Committee report). (c) Resolutions not recommended to be admitted for Plenary discussion or to be referred to the Executive. 34. Resolutions received after the deadline are classified as Emergency and therefore appropriate for Plenary discussion only if the topic is such that it has arisen since the regular deadline date for submission of resolutions. Resolutions received after the deadline are appropriate to be referred to the Executive if the topic is such that it has arisen since the regular submission of resolutions and, in the opinion of the Resolutions Committee, the topic is non-controversial and in keeping with UBCM policy. Resolutions received after the deadline are not appropriate for Plenary discussion or referral if they concern a topic that had arisen or was known before the regular deadline for resolutions. 35. The Chair shall put forward a motion that contains the recommendations of the Resolutions Committee on entering Resolutions Received after the Deadline for discussion which, if duly seconded, will be dealt with as follows: the Chair shall put the question - Shall the report of the Resolutions Committee and the recommendations therein be adopted? - and such question shall require a threefifths majority vote. 36. Only Emergency Resolutions shall be dealt with and they shall be dealt with in the order presented in the Resolutions Committee Report on Resolutions Received after the Deadline. 37. Copies of the Resolutions Committee Report on Resolutions Received after the Deadline shall be produced by UBCM with sufficient copies for distribution to the Convention and the sponsor may be billed for the cost of printing. 38. The Chair will cause the title and enactment clause of the Emergency Resolution to be read by a spokesperson for the Resolutions Committee. 39. The Emergency Resolution will after reading be properly before the Convention and the procedures for handling Section A will apply (Steps 20 to 25). FOR RESOLUTIONS NOT PRINTED IN THE RESOLUTIONS BOOK 40. Any delegate may, during a Convention, put forward any motion which, if duly seconded, shall be dealt with as follows: the Chair shall put the question - Shall the motion before the meeting be admitted for discussion? - and such question shall require a three-fifths majority vote before the motion can be put forward for discussion by the Convention. viii

10 The Chair, at his or her discretion, may require that any such motion be submitted in writing and may require that copies be provided to all delegates present before consideration thereof. [Bylaw s. 14c] 41. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may submit any matters not requiring Extraordinary Resolution to any Convention for consideration or action at any time. [Bylaw s. 14d] FOR EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTIONS 42. All resolutions originating at a Convention workshop or seminar (including the regional district seminars) that is not held as a regular Plenary session shall be referred to the Executive unless handled pursuant to Step 40 or AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION: Any amendments to the Bylaws may only be made pursuant to Extraordinary Resolution duly adopted by the Union. [Bylaw s. 19] 44. EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTIONS: Notice of Extraordinary Resolutions intended to be submitted for consideration shall be given in writing to the Executive Director not later than seventy-five (75) days prior to the date fixed for the Annual Convention, and shall be included in the printed material sent to member municipalities and regional districts by the Executive Director at least thirty (30) days prior to the Convention. A favourable threefifths majority vote at an Annual Convention of the delegates then present shall be necessary to adopt an Extraordinary Resolution. [Bylaw s. 20] ix

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12 TABLE OF CONTENTS No. Title Sponsor Page SECTION ER EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION ER1 EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE UBCM Executive 3 UBCM BYLAWS TO CHANGE THE FISCAL YEAR SECTION A COMMUNITY SAFETY A1 FLOOD MANAGEMENT Columbia Shuswap RD 6 North Okanagan RD A2 REGIONAL INTEGRATED APPROACH TO FLOOD Chilliwack 6 MANAGEMENT A3 EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION Skeena-Queen Charlotte 7 RD SELECTED ISSUES A4 CONFLICT OF INTEREST AVICC Executive 8 SECTION B PART 1 LEGISLATIVE B1 USE OF ELECTRONIC MAIL Surrey 13 B2 REDUCED LIABILITY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Burnaby 14 IN CONDUCTING BUILDING INSPECTIONS B3 ELECTOR APPROVAL OF BOUNDARY EXTENSIONS Cowichan Valley RD 14 COMMUNITY SAFETY B4 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Port McNeill 15 B5 SEARCH & RESCUE SQUAD FUNDING Alberni-Clayoquot RD 16 B6 RCMP SMALL MUNICIPALITY DETACHMENTS Sayward 16 B7 RURAL POLICING Barriere 17 xi

13 No. Title Sponsor Page B8 FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO HIGHWAY Barriere 18 ACCIDENTS B9 FEDERAL MEDICINAL GROW LICENSES Mission 18 B10 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE Vernon 19 TRANSPORTATION B11 REGULATIONS FOR MOTORIZED MOBILITY AIDS Sidney 20 B12 COASTAL FERRIES: FISCAL FAIRNESS & LONG Skeena-Queen Charlotte 21 TERM STRATEGY RD B13 TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY UPGRADES Revelstoke 22 B14 REVIEW OF BC ROAD MAINTENANCE Kitimat-Stikine RD 22 STANDARDS B15 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Vanderhoof 23 TAXATION B16 PST LEGISLATION IMPACTS TO DISTRICT ENERGY Richmond 24 UTILITIES B17 PST TAX EXEMPTION REQUEST LMLGA Executive 25 FINANCE B18 SMALL COMMUNITY GRANT INDEXING Queen Charlotte 26 B19 INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS FOR SMALL Sayward 26 MUNICIPALITIES B20 OTHER GOVERNMENT GRANT PROGRAMS NOT Grand Forks 27 WORKING B21 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Sicamous 28 B22 SHORT TERM BORROWING LIMIT Coldstream 28 B23 PROVINCIAL PRISONER COST RECOVERY West Kelowna 29 B24 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS Squamish 29 NEGOTIATIONS B25 DRINKING WATER APPROVAL PROCESS Harrison Hot Springs 30 xii

14 No. Title Sponsor Page ASSESSMENT B26 ASSESSMENT OF CONTAMINATED LAND Kimberley 31 ENVIRONMENT B27 URBAN UNGULATES Invermere 32 B28 FISH HABITAT PROTECTION Strathcona RD 32 B29 STREAMKEEPERS - WORKS IN STREAMS Nanaimo RD 33 B30 DERELICT & ABANDONED VESSELS Islands Trust 34 Bowen Island B31 SCOTCH BROOM Parksville 34 B32 ENFORCEMENT OF SOURCE WATER PROTECTION Lake Country 35 B33 BROWNFIELDS Vanderhoof 36 LAND USE B34 PROVINCIAL COMMUNICATION WITH LOCAL Nanaimo RD 37 GOVERNMENT REGARDING LICENSES & PERMITS B35 AGRICULTURAL LAND COMMISSION LAND Merritt 37 DETERMINATION B36 PROVINCIALLY FUNDED SUPPORT PROGRAMS Delta 38 B37 CONTAMINATED SOIL FACILITY - THREAT TO Cowichan Valley RD 39 DRINKING WATER WATERSHED COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT B38 FARM GATE SALES Cranbrook 40 B39 SUPPORT FOR RURAL BC PROJECT Cariboo RD 41 B40 CANADA-EUROPEAN COMPREHENSIVE Cumberland 42 ECONOMIC & TRADE AGREEMENT B41 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING EDUCATION Prince George 43 B42 CLEAN ENERGY Richmond 44 xiii

15 No. Title Sponsor Page HEALTH B43 ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES Kaslo 44 B44 AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES Northern Rockies RM 45 B45 HEALTH SERVICE CONSULTATION Stewart 46 B46 HEALTH CARE FOR BRITISH COLUMBIANS Lake Cowichan 47 B47 RURAL DOCTOR SHORTAGE Powll River RD 48 B48 FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HOSPICE & RESPITE Sechelt District 49 BEDS SELECTED ISSUES B49 EVALUATION OF RESOLUTION EFFECTIVENESS Sunshine Coast RD 49 B50 JOINT TASK FORCE ON SCHOOL FUNDING Rossland 50 FORMULA B51 SCHOOL CREATIVE SOLUTIONS Rossland 51 B52 PROVINCIAL FUNDING OF SOCIAL SERVICE & Trail 52 HOUSING PROGRAMS B53 REQUEST TO AMEND THE SAFER PROGRAM Vancouver 52 B54 SOCIAL HOUSING Burnaby 53 B55 INCREASE IN SOCIAL ASSISTANCE RATES Prince Rupert 54 B56 ENSURE FOOD SECURITY Victoria 54 B57 INDEPENDENCE OF THE OFFICE OF THE Maple Ridge 55 SENIORS ADVOCATE B58 ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES Lytton 56 B59 CANADA POST DISTRIBUTION OF Greenwood 56 UNADDRESSED MAIL REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES B60 ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES Lantzville 57 B61 EXPANSION OF BROADBAND SERVICES Kitimat-Stikine RD 58 xiv

16 No. Title Sponsor Page SECTION B PART 2-a COMMUNITY SAFETY B62 TRAPPING OF ANIMALS Central Kootenay RD 61 B63 POLICE OFFICER RECRUITMENT FUND West Kelowna 62 B64 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR DAMS Peace River RD 62 IN BC B65 TELEPHONE & INTERNET SERVICE DURING AN Stewart 63 EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION B66 BIKE LANES ON PROVINCIAL ROAD RIGHTS- Sunshine Coast RD 63 OF-WAY B67 PROHIBITING EXCESSIVE VEHICLE NOISE Kelowna 64 FINANCE B68 LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN ICBC Delta 65 LITIGATION ENVIRONMENT B69 UNDERGROUND AQUIFER MAPPING FOR Cumberland 65 PROPOSED MINING PROJECTS B70 RIPARIAN AREA REGULATIONS Squamish-Lillooet RD 66 B71 COORDINATED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Delta 67 PROCESS B72 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PLANTS & ANIMALS Metchosin 67 B73 BEAR AWARE FUNDING Sunshine Coast RD 68 B74 FUNDING FOR DEER MANAGEMENT North Saanich 69 EDUCATION B75 CARBON SEQUESTRATION OFFSETS - LOCAL Port Alberni 69 GOVERNMENT OWNED TREES B76 INVASIVE ZEBRA & QUAGGA MUSSELS Okanagan-Similkameen 70 RD xv

17 No. Title Sponsor Page B77 MAJOR APPLIANCE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Okanagan-Similkameen 71 RD LAND USE B78 FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN EXTENSION Squamish-Lillooet RD 72 B79 FOREST STEWARDSHIP & INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY Squamish-Lillooet RD 72 B80 MINERAL TENURE ACT MODERNIZATION Tofino 73 COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT B81 GREEN JOBS PLAN FOR BC Vancouver 74 B82 SUPPORT FOR BC ASSOCIATION OF Maple Ridge 74 AGRICULTURAL FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS HEALTH B83 MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT INTAKE PROCEDURES Delta 75 & FACILITIES B84 HOARDING & ITS IMPACTS ON LOCAL New Westminster 76 GOVERNMENTS SELECTED ISSUES B85 TIERED ELECTRICITY RATES Greenwood 76 SECTION B PART 2-b LEGISLATIVE B86 PERSONAL INFORMATION OF ELECTED New Westminster 78 OFFICIALS B87 WORKPLACE BULLYING & HARASSMENT Central Coast RD 78 B88 SHADOW POPULATIONS NCLGA Executive 79 COMMUNITY SAFETY B89 TWO-TIERED POLICE FORCE Cranbrook 79 xvi

18 No. Title Sponsor Page B90 EMERGENCY SOCIAL SERVICES & TEMPORARY East Kootenay RD 81 DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR SECOND HOME OWNERS & TEMPORARY RESIDENTS B91 PHOTO RADAR IN SCHOOL ZONES Penticton 81 B92 REQUIREMENT FOR WORKING SMOKE ALARMS Cariboo RD 82 ELECTIONS B93 OTHER VOTING Barriere 83 B94 CIVIC ELECTION TERM LENGTH IN BC LMLGA Executive 83 B95 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CAMPAIGN Vancouver 84 FINANCE RULES TRANSPORTATION B96 REDUCING DEFAULT SPEED LIMITS FOR Victoria 86 MUNICIPAL ROADS B97 ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE OPERATION ON PUBLIC Wells 86 ROADS TAXATION B98 COMMUNITY CHARTER/LOCAL GOVERNMENT Prince Rupert 87 ACT AMENDMENT FINANCE B99 PROVINCIAL FUEL TAX FUNDING FOR ACTIVE Vernon 88 TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE B100 HOST LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHARE OF CASINO Vernon 89 REVENUES ASSESSMENT B101 NEW PROPERTY CLASS FOR LARGE COMMERCIAL Courtenay 90 ENTITIES B102 MEDICAL MARIHUANA LAND USE ASSESSMENT Chilliwack 90 & TAXATION B103 ASSESSMENT OF WINE & CIDER PRODUCERS North Cowichan 91 xvii

19 No. Title Sponsor Page ENVIRONMENT B104 COASTAL DOUGLAS FIR PARTNERSHIP Sunshine Coast RD 92 B105 WATERSHED PROTECTION Port Alberni 92 B106 REMOVAL OF CARBON TAX FROM BIOFUELS Highlands 93 B107 GOOSE POPULATION CONTROL Osoyoos 94 B108 NOXIOUS WEEDS & RANGE LANDS Cariboo RD 95 LAND USE B109 AGRICULTURAL LAND COMMISSION Merritt 96 APPLICATIONS B110 AGRICULTURAL LAND - SECOND DWELLING Spallumcheen 96 B111 REGULATION OF FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF North Saanich 98 FARMLAND B112 PRIVATE MANAGED FOREST LAND ASSESSMENT Cumberland 98 & CONSULTATION B113 LANDSCAPE SECURITY Cowichan Valley RD 99 B114 REVIEW OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT East Kootenay RD 100 LEGISLATION COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT B115 RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSES IN THE Okanagan-Similkameen 100 AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE RD B116 COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT ZONE FOR Cranbrook 101 WILDFIRE HAZARD REDUCTION REGIONAL DISTRICTS B117 GROW-OP BYLAW AUTHORITY West Kelowna 102 HEALTH B118 THIRD PARTY MONITORING OF SEWERAGE North Cowichan 103 INSTALLATIONS ABUTTING FARMLAND xviii

20 No. Title Sponsor Page B119 WATER QUALITY TESTING Kelowna 104 B120 EARLY INTERVENTION CENTRES FOR MENTAL Delta 104 HEALTH & ADDICTION B121 REINSTATING RIVERVIEW Maple Ridge 105 B122 FUNDING FOR HOSPICE CARE Cowichan Valley RD 106 SELECTED ISSUES B123 ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Squamish-Lillooet RD 106 B124 PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Taylor 107 B125 COMPULSORY LABELLING OF FOOD CONTAINING Quesnel 108 GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS Williams Lake B126 TETHERING OF DOGS Surrey 109 B127 MEMORIAL FOR FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS Central Kootenay RD 109 SECTION B PART 3-a TRANSPORTATION B128 MAINTAINING ACCESS TO OUR PROVINCIAL Slocan 113 PARK SYSTEM COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT B129 SPORT HALIBUT FISHING Mount Waddington RD 113 SELECTED ISSUES B130 SUPPORT FOR RAISE THE RATES COALITION Vancouver 114 B131 WORKPLACE BULLYING & HARASSMENT Duncan 115 SECTION B PART 3-b COMMUNITY SAFETY B132 PROLIFIC OFFENDERS Williams Lake 117 xix

21 No. Title Sponsor Page TAXATION B133 BARE TRUST CORPORATIONS Cowichan Valley RD 117 COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT B134 MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Peace River RD 118 HEALTH B135 MENINGITIS VACCINATIONS IN BC Kitimat 118 B136 ANNUAL STATEMENTS FOR BC MEDICAL Thompson-Nicola RD 119 SERVICES PLAN BENEFICIARIES SELECTED ISSUES B137 MINISTRY NAMES Sicamous 120 B138 TAX REVENUE FOR THE PROTECTION OF Cariboo RD 120 ANIMALS B139 HERITAGE WEEK Cariboo RD 121 B140 STANDARDIZATION OF SOCIAL ASSISTANCE Prince Rupert 121 RATES B141 FIRE INSURANCE RATES Central Kootenay RD 122 SECTION C PART 1 RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO POLICY PAPERS AND/OR SPECIAL SESSIONS AT CONVENTION Note: No resolutions are referred to policy papers or special sessions at Convention in SECTION C PART 2 RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO OTHER RESOLUTIONS IN THE RESOLUTIONS BOOK C1 CONFLICT OF INTEREST Okanagan-Similkameen 125 RD C2 CONFLICT OF INTEREST NCLGA Executive 125 xx

22 No. Title Sponsor Page C3 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN BRITISH Parksville 126 COLUMBIA C4 TSUNAMI WARNINGS Nanaimo RD 126 C5 DISASTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Sicamous 126 C6 BC FERRY FARES Powell River RD 127 C7 REMOVAL OF BC HYDRO STEPPED RATES IN Thompson-Nicola RD 127 AREAS WITHOUT NATURAL GAS C8 RATE STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRICITY Keremeos 128 SECTION C PART 3 RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO AREA ASSOCIATIONS DUE TO BEING OF A REGIONAL NATURE C9 HIGHWAY 16 WINTER MAINTENANCE Kitimat-Stikine RD 129 CLASSIFICATION C10 HIGHWAY 16 UPGRADES & IMPROVEMENTS Port Edward 129 Vanderhoof xxi

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24 SPONSOR INDEX OF 2013 RESOLUTIONS Alberni-Clayoquot RD... B5 AVICC Executive... A4 Barriere... B7, B8, B93 Bowen Island... B30 Burnaby...B2, B54 Cariboo RD... B39, B92, B108, B138, B139 Central Coast RD... B87 Central Kootenay RD... B62, B127, B141 Chilliwack...A2, B102 Coldstream... B22 Columbia Shuswap RD... A1 Courtenay... B101 Cowichan Valley RD...B3, B37, B113, B122,... B133 Cranbrook... B38, B89, B116 Cumberland... B40, B69, B112 Delta... B36, B68, B71, B83, B120 Duncan... B131 East Kootenay RD...B90, B114 Grand Forks... B20 Greenwood...B59, B85 Harrison Hot Springs... B25 Highlands... B106 Invermere... B27 Islands Trust... B30 Kaslo... B43 Kelowna...B67, B119 Keremeos...C8 Kimberley... B26 Kitimat... B135 Kitimat-Stikine RD...B14, B61, C9 Lake Country... B32 Lake Cowichan... B46 Lantzville... B60 LMLGA Executive...B17, B94 Lytton... B58 Maple Ridge... B57, B82, B121 Merritt...B35, B109 Metchosin... B72 Mission... B9 Mount Waddington RD... B129 Nanaimo RD...B29, B34, C4 NCLGA Executive... B88, C2 New Westminster...B84, B86 North Cowichan...B103, B118 North Okanagan RD... A1 North Saanich... B74, B111 Northern Rockies RM... B44 Okanagan-Similkameen RD... B76, B77, B115...C1 Osoyoos... B107 Parksville... B31, C3 Peace River RD...B64, B134 Penticton... B91 Port Alberni...B75, B105 Port Edward...C10 Port McNeill... B4 Powell River RD... B47, C6 Prince George... B41 Prince Rupert... B55, B98, B140 Queen Charlotte... B18 Quesnel... B125 Revelstoke... B13 Richmond...B16, B42 Rossland...B50, B51 Sayward...B6, B19 Sechelt (District)... B48 Sicamous...B21, B137, C5 Sidney... B11 Skeena-Queen Charlotte RD...A3, B12 Slocan... B128 Spallumcheen... B110 Squamish... B24 Squamish-Lillooet RD...B70, B78, B79, B123 Stewart...B45, B65 Strathcona RD... B28 Sunshine Coast RD...B49, B66, B73, B104 Surrey...B1, B126 Taylor... B124 Thompson-Nicola RD... B136, C7 Tofino... B80 Trail... B52 UBCM Executive... ER1 Vancouver...B53, B81, B95, B130 Vanderhoof...B15, B33, C10 Vernon... B10, B99, B100 Victoria...B56, B96 Wells... B97 West Kelowna... B23, B63, B117 Williams Lake...B125, B132 xxiii

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26 SECTION ER EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTIONS Section ER contains resolutions submitted by the Union of BC Municipalities Executive that pertain to proposed amendments of the UBCM Bylaws. 1

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28 SECTION ER EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTIONS ER1 EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE UBCM UBCM Executive BYLAWS TO CHANGE THE FISCAL YEAR WHEREAS Section 21(b) of the Bylaws of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) presently sets the fiscal year-end as June 30, which in practice means that UBCM staff have a limited timeframe to complete year-end and prepare for a full external audit including preparation of draft financial statements for the mid-july meeting of the UBCM Executive; AND WHEREAS a fiscal year-end set one month earlier would alleviate the compression of the accounting and auditing timeline without any financial impact on the membership, while enabling UBCM to continue to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Annual Convention and still meet the statutory requirement for UBCM to hold an AGM within six months of the fiscal year-end: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Section 21(b) of the Bylaws of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities be amended to read: The fiscal year-end of the Union shall be May 31. 3

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30 SECTION A RESOLUTIONS Section A contains those resolutions that pertain to new policy matters not previously discussed by the membership and/or priority issues that have broad application for all UBCM members. Section A may also contain select resolutions endorsed and forwarded by the Area Associations on policy matters that have broad application for all UBCM members and highlight issues of concern around the province. 5

31 SECTION A COMMUNITY SAFETY A1 FLOOD MANAGEMENT Columbia Shuswap RD North Okanagan RD WHEREAS the Province of British Columbia assumes incident command and provides on-site response for wildland interface fires; AND WHEREAS within the province of British Columbia there are a large number of waterways subject to periodic, sudden and extensive flooding; AND WHEREAS overland flooding has potentially profound adverse consequences in terms of life safety, private and public property interests, economic prosperity and public infrastructure; AND WHEREAS the Province of British Columbia is the steward of the water resources within the province; AND WHEREAS local authorities lack the mandate, statutory jurisdiction, financial and technical resources, equipment and staff necessary to provide emergency site response, mitigation and flood remediation works: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Province of British Columbia take immediate and direct responsibility for flood management including but not limited to: identification of flood related hazards; remediation of stream channels so as to mitigate future flooding; monitoring of stream flows and levels in waterways posing a risk to life, safety or property; responding to sudden cessation of stream flows or reports of debris dams; executing tactical evacuations when warranted; and communicating with the Emergency Operations Centre. ENDORSED BY THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION The Resolutions Committee notes that the UBCM membership has consistently endorsed resolutions regarding the need for increased funding to deal with emergency preparedness, such as flood protection measures most recently 2007-A1; 2006-B18; 2006-B19; 2004-A11; 2004-B16; 2003-B21 and 2003-B82. A2 REGIONAL INTEGRATED APPROACH TO FLOOD Chilliwack MANAGEMENT WHEREAS many communities in the Lower Mainland face similar economic, environmental and/or social challenges with respect to mitigating flood risk, and significant efficiencies can be realized by 6

32 working to address flood mitigation on a regional basis; AND WHEREAS the Fraser Basin Council is preparing a business plan for a regional flood management strategy for the Lower Mainland to mitigate flood risk associated with sea level rise, storm surge and rivers; AND WHEREAS other coastal and inland communities in BC may benefit and learn from a regional approach to flood mitigation in the Lower Mainland: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM support a regional integrated approach to flood management in the province, and advocate for dedicated multi-year senior government flood protection funding for associated studies and capital works that result from the program. ENDORSED BY THE LOWER MAINLAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION The Resolutions Committee notes that the UBCM membership has consistently endorsed resolutions highlighting the need for an integrated approach to flood management and for ongoing funding from the federal and provincial governments for floodplain management (2011-B11; 2007-A1; 2006-B18; 2002-B16; 2001-B26; 2000-B24; 2000-LR24; 1997-A7). UBCM has a long standing policy position that the provincial government should provide local government with financial assistance to maintain and upgrade the existing dike system and to undertake the studies needed to improve the system. A3 EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION Skeena-Queen Charlotte RD WHEREAS the system of mass emergency and hazard notification in the province of BC is slow and ineffective, as demonstrated by Emergency Management BC s slow notification response times for two recent tsunami warnings; AND WHEREAS fast and wide reaching emergency and hazard notification systems are proven to save lives, while slow and ineffective ones inevitably cost lives; AND WHEREAS some communities have access to effective hazard and emergency mass notification systems, while others do not; AND WHEREAS the technology and financial capacity needed to establish a world-class system of emergency and hazard notification province-wide are available: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM and FCM urge the provincial and federal governments to establish a world-class emergency and hazard mass notification system, including the following: the establishment of a province-wide, all-hazard radio system by expanding Weatheradio Canada coverage, with Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) protocols, to 100% of the populated areas in British Columbia by the end of 2014; and the establishment of a federal/provincial/local government cost-shared funding program 7

33 with the purpose of ensuring that all of the communities in BC are able to establish mass notification systems that meet local needs. ENDORSED BY THE NORTH CENTRAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION with Proposed Amendment THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM and FCM urge the provincial and federal governments to establish a world-class emergency and hazard mass notification system, including the following: the establishment of a province-wide, all-hazard radio system by expanding Weatheradio Canada coverage, with Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) protocols, to 100% of the populated areas in British Columbia by the end of 2014; the establishment of a federal/provincial/local government cost-shared funding program with the purpose of ensuring that all of the communities in BC are able to establish mass notification systems that meet local needs; and the distribution of information from the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Centre (WCATSC) immediately upon receipt of a tsunami warning, with follow up notifications as necessary. The Resolutions Committee advises that the UBCM membership has not previously considered a resolution requesting that the federal and provincial governments upgrade emergency response technology so that they are able to notify local governments about earthquakes and tsunami in a more timely fashion. The Committee can also advise that UBCM members have not previously considered a resolution calling on the federal and provincial governments to provide funding to assist local government in developing an emergency and hazard mass notification system to notify local residents. Several UBCM members submitted resolutions regarding emergency response technology, and funding for upgrades. An amendment is proposed for clarity, to include the requests from all of these resolutions in one single resolution. See also resolutions C3 and C4. SELECTED ISSUES A4 CONFLICT OF INTEREST AVICC Executive WHEREAS the recent Court of Appeal decision in Schlenker v. Torgrimson, 2013 BCCA 9 broadened the interpretation of the conflict of interest provisions under sections 100 and 101 of the Community Charter, determining that a local government elected official who also serves on the board of directors of a nonprofit organization is deemed to have an indirect pecuniary conflict of interest when voting on grants offered by the local government to non-profit organizations; AND WHEREAS this broadened interpretation of the conflict of interest provisions has significant implications for those local government elected officials who also serve on the board of a non-profit organization, since contravention of the conflict of interest provisions could result in disqualification 8

34 from local government elected office: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Province work with UBCM to identify a remedy that clarifies the responsibilities and suggested conduct of local government elected officials who serve on the boards of non-profit organizations as appointed elected officials, so that they may continue to serve in both positions concurrently, without fear of disqualification from local government elected office due to conflict of interest. ENDORSED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF VANCOUVER ISLAND & COASTAL COMMUNITIES The Resolutions Committee advises that the UBCM membership has not previously considered a resolution asking the provincial government to work with UBCM to identify a remedy that clarifies the responsibilities and suggested conduct of local government elected officials who serve on the boards of non-profit organizations. See also resolutions C1 and C2. 9