CANDIDATE NOMINATION PACKAGE - 2018 GENERAL ELECTION - Columbia Shuswap Regional District
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
CANDIDATE NOMINATION PACKAGE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION
COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT
Nomination Package Instructions
Contents
Introduction..............................................................................................................................^
Nomination Penod...................................................................................................................2
Candidate Representatives....................................................................................................^
Campaign Financing And Advertising.....................................................................................^
List of Electors........................................................................................................................^
Voting Locations, Days, & Hours.............................................................................................2
Attendance at Voting Locations and Counting Proceedings ....................................................3
Elector Organizations..............................................................................................................3
Election Offences....................................................................................................................3
More Information.....................................................................................................................3
Nomination Paper Checklist....................................................................................................4
2018 Local General Election Calendar ....................................................................................6
Excerpts from Legislation........................................................................................................7
Local Government Act.............................................................................................................7
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act................................................................................./
Documents:
• Candidate Nomination Package
• Candidate Information Release Authorization
Other Reference Documents:
• Inside the CSRD
• Directors Remuneration Bylaw No. 5510
• General Local Government Election and Other Voting Bylaw No. 5661
• Policy - Code of Ethics
• CSRD Area Map
• Excerpts from the Local Government Act
• Excerpts from the Local elections Campaign Financing Act
CSRD
.UMBIA 5HUSWAP REGIONAL D1?TRI
COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT
Nomination Package Instructions
Introduction
Thank you for your interest in the 2018 CSRD Elections.
The nomination period begins at 9:OOAM on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 and ends at4:OOPM
on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Nomination forms are available for download on the CSRD website at www.csrd.bc.ca or you
can pick up a printed copy at the CSRD office in Salmon Arm, BC.
Nomination Period
Completed nomination documents will be received by the Chief Election Officer and Deputy
Chief Election Officer between 9 AM on Tuesday September 4th and 4 PM on Friday September
14th. Documents may be delivered in person (recommended) or by mail, fax or email.
If sent by mail, it must be received before the end of the nomination period - postmarks will not
be accepted as proof of submission by the deadline.
If sent by fax or email, the originals must be received by 4 PM on Friday September 21st or the
nomination will officially be considered withdrawn.
Candidate Representatives
Candidates are entitled to appoint one Official Agent to represent the candidate from the time of
appointment until the final determination of the election. A candidate may also appoint one
Scrutineer for each voting place where voting is being conducted to represent the candidate by
observing the conduct of voting and to observe the counting of ballots after voting closes.
Appointment forms are included in the Nomination Documents. Additional copies of the
scrutineer appointment form may be reproduced and provided to the Chief Election Officer at
any time after submitting nomination forms.
Campaign Financing And Advertising
Elections BC is responsible for administering campaign financing and advertising rules for local
elections and assent voting in British Columbia under the Local Elections Campaign Financing
Act (LECFA). Candidates are responsible for adhering to Elections BC requirements under
LECFA.
More information and related forms about campaign financing and advertising can be found on
the Elections BC website at https://elections.bc.ca/political-particiDants/Iocal-elections-
campaicin-financinq/2018-qeneral-local-elections/.
List of Electors
The CSRD does not register voters in advance so there is no voters list.
Voting Locations, Days, & Hours
Once the candidates have been declared, the locations and dates for all voting places will be
announced.
COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT
Nomination Package Instructions
Attendance at Voting Locations and Counting Proceedings
Other than for the purpose of voting, a candidate must not be present at a voting location while
voting is being conducted. Candidates may attend vote counting proceedings at one of the
voting locations.
Elector Organizations
Candidates can be endorsed by an Elector Organization with the Candidate's consent. Elector
Organizations are required to complete an Elector Organization Endorsement Package and
submit it to the Chief Election Officer by the end of the Nomination Period (4 PM on Friday
September 14th). The package is also available for download from the CSRD election website.
Election Offences
Both the Local Government Act (LGA) and the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
(LECFA) have regulations pertaining to election offences. Excerpts are included in this
information package.
In particular, please note:
• LECFA Section 45(2), which states that an individual or organization must not transmit
election advertising to the public on general voting day.
LGA Section 163(4), which states that election campaigning cannot take place within
100 metres of a voting location. This includes canvassing or soliciting votes, placement
of signs, distribution of documents/material, and carrying, wearing or supplying flags,
badges or other objects showing support for a particular candidate.
More Information
Please visit the CSRD election website for information for Candidates and Voters.
Columbia Shuswap Regional District
555 Harbourfront Drive NE
Salmon Arm, BC V1E3M1
www.csrd.bc.ca
Phone: toll-free -1-888-248-277 or 250-832-8194
Email: elections(a)csrd.bc.ca
Fax 250-832-3375
CSRD COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT
Nomination Package Instructions
Nomination Paper Checklist
Thank you for your interest in running for CSRD Electoral Area Director. Please read the
following instructions when completing Candidate Nomination forms.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS - These will be published in the CSRD website
Complete the relevant Candidate Nomination forms:
D C2 - Nomination Documents
D C3 - Other Information Provided by Candidate
D C4 - Appointment of Candidate Financial Agent (if Candidate is not acting as own
Financial Agent)
D Statement of Disclosure: Financial Disclosure Act
OPTIONAL - These will be the source of contact information for the public and media
D Candidate Information Release Authorization
IF APPLICABLE
D C5 - Appointment of Candidate Official Agent
D C6 - Appointment of Candidate Scrutineer
HOW TO SUBMIT
Return completed forms to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Chief Election Officer
during the Nomination Period:
By Mail: Columbia Shuswap Regional District
555 Harbourfront Drive NE
PO Box 978
Salmon Arm, BC V1E4P1
In Person: CSRD Office during regular business hours
555 Harbourfront Drive NE, Salmon Arm, BC
By hand, mail, fax, email, or other delivery service:
for All Electoral Areas Lynda Shykora, CEO
Columbia Shuswap Regional District
555 Harbourfront Drive NE Box 978
Salmon Arm, BC V1E4P1
elections(a)csrd.bc.ca
Fax: 250.832.3375
COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT
Nomination Package Instructions
for Electoral Area 'A' only Viv Thoss, CEO
Golden Town Office
8109thAveS Box 350
Golden, BC VOA1HO
Election.Chief(a)goiden.ca
Fax: 250.344.6577
or for Electoral Area 'B' only Dawn Low, CEO
Revelstoke City Hall
216 Mackenzie Box 170
Revelstoke, BC VOE 2SO
dawn.low(a)revelstoke.ca
Fax: 250.837.4930
or for Electoral Area 'E' only Mira Malkowsky, CEO
Sicamous District Office
446 Main Street Box 219
Sicamous, BC VOE 2VO
Fax; 250.836.4314
clm@sicamous.ca
By Fax: 250-832-3375*
By Email: elections@csrd.bc.ca*
"Original forms must be received by 4 pm on Friday, September 21, 2018 or your nomination
will be automatically withdrawn.
NOMINATION PERIOD
Completed forms will be received by the CSRD Chief Election Officer between:
9:00 am Tuesday, September 4, 2018 and 4:00 pm Friday, September 14, 2018
CSRD COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT
Nomination Package Instructions
2018 Local General Election Calendar
Legislative
Date Event "S'ectFon"
January 1 Election period begins LECFA10(1)
March 17 Last day to meet 6-month BC residency requirement for candidates LGA81(1)(c)
seeking nomination
April 20 Last day to meet 6-month BC residency requirement for voters LGA65(1)(c)
registering on general voting day
LGA66(1)(d)
September 4 Nomination period begins at 9:00 am LGA 84(1)
September 14 Nomination period closes at 4:00 pm LGA 84(1)
LGA 97(1)
All candidates who have submitted nominations are officially declared
September 18 Period to challenge candidate nomination & elector endorsements LGA91& 96
ends at 4 pm
September 21 4 pm deadline for: LGA91(9)&
96(8)
• Decision on challenge of candidate nomination
• Decision on challenge of candidate's endorsement by elector
organization
• Withdrawal of candidate
• Withdrawal of candidate endorsement by elector organization
September 22 Campaign period begins LECFA10(2)
September 24 Chief Election Officer declares election -GA 98(2)
October 1 Mail ballots issued to voters (for accepted applications)
October 10 advance voting period: 8 am to 8 pm -GA 107(1)
October 17 F3otential 2nd Required Advance Voting Date
SATURDAY, 3ENERAL VOTING DAY 8 AM to 8 PM
OCTOBER
• Campaign period ends at 8:00 pm -ECFA10(2)
20
October 24 Deadline for declaration of official election results before 4 pm -GA 146(1)
October 29 Deadline for applications for judicial recount by 4 pm .GA 148(3)
November 8 naugural Board Meeting .GA 52(2)
January 18, Deadline to file campaign financing disclosure statements with -ECFA47(1)
2019 Elections BC
February 18, Disclosure statements late filing deadline ($500 late penalty due to .ECFA47(2)
2019 Elections BC)
^SRD^ COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT
Nomination Package Instructions
Excerpts from Legislation
Local Government Act
Excerpts from the Local Government Act follow. An online copy of the entire Act can be found
at http://www.bclaws.ca
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
Excerpts from the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act follow. An online copy of the entire
Act can be found at http://www.bclaws.ca
The excerpts provided DO NOT represent all requirements for
Candidates and Elections but have been included for reference only.
CANDIDATE NOMINATION PACKAGE
Use the Candidate Cover Sheet and Checklist Form Cl to ensure that the Candidate Nomination Package is
complete and meets the legislative requirements of the Local Government Act, Local Elections Campaign
Financing Act, Financial Disclosure Act and/or Vancouver Charter.
The Candidate Cover Sheet and Checklist Form Cl serve as a guide to the forms that must be submitted by a
Candidate, their Official Agent and/or their Financial Agent to the local Chief Election Officer as part of the
nomination process.
Ensure that, for each item checked off on the Checklist Form Cl (Section B), the relevant form is completed
and attached.
The Candidate Cover Sheet and Checklist Form Cl are for the local Chief Election Officer's
reference only and do not constitute part of the Candidate Nomination Package.
Completing only the Candidate Cover Sheet and Checklist Form Cl does not constitute completion
of the Candidate Nomination Package, nor does it satisfy the legislative requirements
set out in the Local Government Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act,
Financial Disclosure Act and/or Vancouver Charter.
COMPLETION INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Record the Candidate's full name.
2. Record the office for which the Candidate is seeking election.
3. Use section B of the Cover Sheet and Checklist Form Cl to identify which forms have been completed and
are included in the Candidate Nomination Package.
4. Return the completed package to the local Chief Election Officer.
As per Local Elections Campaign Financing Act requirements, the following forms will be forwarded to
Elections BC by the local Chief Election Officer:
C2 - Nomination Documents (only page 3);
C3 - Other Information Provided by Candidate; and
C4-Appointment of Candidate Financial Agent.
After election results have been declared, please send any changes to documents
previously provided to Elections BC to:
Elections BC
PO Box 9275 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BCV8W9J6
Toll-free fax: 1-866-466-0665
Email: lecf@elections.bc.ca
CANDIDATE NOMINATION PACKAGE
Cl - Candidate Cover Sheet and Checklist Form
PLEASE PRINT IN BLOCK LETTERS
SECTION A
CANDIDATE'S LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME(S)
NAME OF OFFICE FOR WHICH CANDIDATE IS SEEKING ELECTION
SECTION B
This nomination package includes the following completed forms, appointments, consents and declarations:
Q C2 - Nomination Documents
D C3 - Other Information Provided by Candidate
C4 - Appointment of Candidate Financial Agent (if Candidate is not acting as own Financial Agent)
[_| C5 - Appointment of Candidate Official Agent (if applicable)
Q C6 - Appointment of Candidate Scrutineer (if applicable)
II Statement of Disclosure: Financial Disclosure Act (required under the Financial Disclosure Act)
Disclaimer: All attempts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the forms contained in the Candidate Nomination Package
however the forms are not a substitute for provincial legislation and/or regulations.
Please refer directly to the latest consolidation of provincial statutes at BC Laws (www.bclaws.ca)
for applicable election-related provisions and requirements.
ORIGINAL- Local Jurisdiction Cl - Page 1 of 1
PLEASE KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDSCANDIDATE NOMINATION PACKAGE
C2 - Nomination Documents
PLEASE PRINT IN BLOCK LETTERS
JURISDICTION (E.G. MUNICIPALITY, REGIONAL DISTRICT) ELECTION AREA (E.G. MUNICIPALIT/, REGIONAL DISTRICT ELECTORAL AREA)
We, the following electors of the above named jurisdiction, hereby nominate:
NOMINEE'S LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME(S)
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS (STREET ADDRESS) CITlVTOWN POSTAL CODE
MAILING ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT FROM RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS CITY/TOWN POSTAL CODE
(STREET ADDRESS/PO BOX NUMBER)
As a Candidate for the office of:
POSITION (E.G. MAYOR, COUNCILLOR, DIRECTOR) JURISDICTION (E.G. MUNICIPALITY, REGIONAL DISTRICT)
Each of us affirms that to the best of our knowledge, the above named person nominated for office:
1. Is or will be on general voting day for the election, 18 years of age or older.
2. Is a Canadian citizen.
3. Has been a resident of British Columbia, as determined in accordance with section 67 of the Local
Government Act, for the past six months immediately preceding today's date.
4. Is not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being
elected to or holding the office, or is not otherwise disqualified by law.
NOMINATOR'S NAME (FIRST, MIDDLE AND LAST NAMES) NOMINATOR'S NAME (FIRST, MIDDLE AND LAST NAMES)
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS (CIT//TOWN, STREET ADDRESS, POSTAL CODE) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS (CITl'/TOWN, STREET ADDRESS, POSTAL CODE)
IF NOMINATING AS A RESIDENT ELECTOR IF NOMINATING AS A RESIDENT ELECTOR
PROPERTY ADDRESS (CITC/TOWN, STREET ADDRESS, POSTAL CODE) PROPERTY ADDRESS (CITl'/TOWN, STREET ADDRESS, POSTAL CODE)
IF NOMINATING AS A NON-RESIDENT PROPERT/ ELECTOR IF NOMINATING AS A NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTOR
NOMINATOR'S SIGNATURE NOMINATOR'S SIGNATURE
Please see over for additional space when more than two nominators are required. For local governments
that require 25 nominators attach an additional sheet as necessary.
I consent to the above nomination for office:
NOMINEE'S SIGNATURE DATE:(YYYY/MM/DD)
ORIGINAL- Local Jurisdiction C2 - Page 1 of 3 This form is available for public inspection
PLEASE KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDSCANDIDATE NOMINATION PACKAGE
C2 - Nomination Documents
PLEASE PRINT IN BLOCK LETTERS
I do solemnly declare as follows:
1. I am qualified under section 81 of the Local Government Act to be nominated, elected and to hold the office of
POSITION (E.G. MAYOR, COUNCILLOR, DIRECTOR)
2. I am or will be on general voting day for the election, 18 years of age or older.
3. I am a Canadian citizen.
4. I have been a resident of British Columbia, as determined in accordance with section 67 of the Local Government
Act, for the past six months immediately preceding today's date.
5. I am not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being
elected to or holding the office, or otherwise disqualified by law.
6. To the best of my knowledge, the information provided in these nomination documents is true.
7. I fully intend to accept the office if elected.
8. I am aware of and understand the requirements and restrictions of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
and I intend to fully comply with those requirements and restrictions.
NOMINEE'S SIGNATURE
DECLARED BEFORE ME: CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER OR COMIVIISSIONER FOR TAKING AFFIDAVITS FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA
AT: (LOCATION) DATE:(YYYY/MM/DD)
I am acting as my own Financial A^ie nt I have appointed as my Financial Agent
NOMINEE'S SIGNATURE NANCIAL AGENT'S NAME (IF APPLICABLE)
ORIGINAL- Local Jurisdiction C2 - Page 3 of 3 This form will be provided to Elections BC
PLEASE KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDSCANDIDATE NOMINATION PACKAGE
C3 - Other Information Provided by Candidate
PLEASE PRINT IN BLOCK LETTERS
Office for which individual is a nominee:
POSITION (E.G. MAYOR, COUNCILLOR, DIRECTOR) JURISDICTION (E.G. MUNICIPALITY, ELECTION AREA
REGIONAL DISTRICT) (E.G. MUNICIPALITY, REGIONAL
DISTRICT ELECTORAL AREA)
NOMINEE'S LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME(S)
USUAL NAME OF PERSON NOMINATED IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE AND PREFERRED BY THE PERSON NOMINATED TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT
MAILING ADDRESS (STREET ADDRESS/PO BOX NUMBER) CITY/TOWN POSTAL CODE
AS PROVIDED IN THE NOMINATION DOCUMENTS
ADDRESS FOR SERVICE (STREET ADDRESS OR EMAIL ADDRESS) CITY/TOWN POSTAL CODE
TELEPHONE NUMBER EMAIL ADDRESS (IF AVAILABLE)
additional Addresses for Service Information OPTIONA
V1AILING ADDRESS (STREET ADDRESS/PO BOX NUMBER) CITY/TOWN POSTAL CODE
F EMAIL WAS PROVIDED AS ADDRESS FOR SERVICE
:AX NUMBER EMAIL ADDRESS
IF MAILING ADDRESS WAS PROVIDED AS ADDRESS FOR SERVICE
IAME OF ELECTOR ORGANIZATION ENDORSING THE CANDIDATE (IF APPLICABLE)
1 am acting as my own Financial Agent I am not acting as my own Financial Agent
Please ensure that name and mailing address information is the same as that
entered on FORM C2 - NOMINATION DOCUMENTS
ORIGINAL-Local Jurisdiction C3 - Page 1 of 1 This form will be provided to Elections BC
PLEASE KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDSCANDIDATE NOMINATION PACKAGE
C4 - Appointment of Candidate Financial Agent
PLEASE PRINT IN BLOCK LETTERS
CANDIDATE'S LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME(S)
POSITION (E.G. MAYOR, COUNCILLOR, DIRECTOR) JURISDICTION (E.G. MUNICIPALITi' ELECTION AREA
REGIONAL DISTRICT) (E.G. MUNICIPALITY, REGIONAL
DISTRICT ELECTORAL AREA)
I hereby appoint as my Financial Agent for the:
GENERAL VOTING DATE: (YYYY/ MM / DD)
General Local
By-election
Election
FINANCIAL AGENT'S LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME(S)
MAILING ADDRESS (STREET ADDRESS/PO BOX NUMBER) CITl'/TOWN POSTAL CODE
TELEPHONE NUMBER EMAIL ADDRESS (IF AVAILABLE)
EFFECTIVE DATE OF APPOINTMENT: (YYYY/ MM / DD)
CANDIDATE'S SIGNATURE DATE:(YYYY/MM/DD)
I hereby consent to act as the Financial Agent for the above named Candidate for the;
3ENERAL VOTING DATE: (YYYY/ MM / DD)
General Local
By-election
Election
:INANCIAL AGENT ADDRESS FOR SERVICE CITi'/TOWN POSTAL CODE
STREET ADDRESS OR EMAIL ADDRESS)
additional Addresses for Service Information OPTIONAL
/IAILING ADDRESS (STREET ADDRESS/PO BOX NUMBER) :m/TOWN 'OSTAL CODE
: EMAIL WAS PROVIDED AS ADDRESS FOR SERVICE
AX NUMBER ;MAIL ADDRESS
F MAILING ADDRESS WAS PROVIDED AS ADDRESS FOR SERVICE
INANCIAL AGENT'S SIGNATURE )ATE:(YYYY/MM/DD)
ORIGINAL- For candidate's records C4-Page 1 of 1 This form will be provided to Elections BC
PROVIDE A COPYTO THE tOCAL JURISDICTIONCANDIDATENOMINATION PACKAGE
C5 - Appointment of Candidate Official Agent
PLEASE PRINT IN BLOCK LETTERS
CANDIDATE'S LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME(S)
POSITION (E.G. MAYOR, COUNCILLOR, DIRECTOR) JURISDICTION (E.G. MUNICIPALITY, ELECTION AREA
REGIONAL DISTRICT) (E.G. MUNICIPALITY, REGIONAL
DISTRICT ELECTORAL AREA)
I hereby appoint as my Official Agent for the:
GENERAL VOTING DATE: (HYY / MM / DD) General Local
By-election
Election
OFFICIAL AGENT'S LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME(S)
MAILING ADDRESS (STREET ADDRESS/PO BOX NUMBER) CITl'/TOWN POSTAL CODE
I hereby delegate to the above named official agent the authority to appoint scrutineers
CANDIDATE'S SIGNATURE DATE:(YYYY/MM/DD)
ORIGINAL-Local Jurisdiction C5 - Page 1 of 1 This form is not available for public inspection
PLEASE KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDSCANDIDATE NOMINATION PACKAGE
C6 - Appointment of Candidate Scrutineer
PLEASE PRINT IN BLOCK LETTERS
CANDIDATE'S LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME(S)
POSITION (E.G. MAYOR, COUNCILLOR, DIRECTOR) JURISDICTION (E.G. MUNICIPALITY, ELECTION AREA
REGIONAL DISTRICT) (E.G. MUNICIPALITl', REGIONAL
DISTRICT ELECTORAL AREA)
I hereby appoint as my Scrutineer for the:
GENERAL VOTING DATE: (YYW / MM / DD)
General Local
By-election
Election
SCRUTINEER'S LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME(S)
MAILING ADDRESS (STREET ADDRESS/PO BOX NUMBER) CITY/TOWN POSTAL CODE
CANDIDATE'S SIGNATURE DATE:(YYYY/MM/DD)
ORIGINAL-Local Jurisdiction C6 - Page 1 of 1 This form is not available for public Inspection
PIEASE KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS.BRITISH Statement of Disclosure
I COLUMBIA Financial Disclosure Act
You must complete a Statement of Disclosure form if you are:
• a nominee for election to provincial or local government office*, as a school trustee or as a director of a francophone education authority
• an elected local government official
• an elected school trustee, or a director of a francophone education authority
• an employee designated by a local government, a francophone education authority or the board of a school district
• a public employee designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council
*("local government" includes municipalities, regional districts and the Islands Trust)
Who has access to the information on this form?
The Financial Disclosure Act requires you to disclose assets, liabilities and sources of income. Under section 6 (1) of the Act,
statements of disclosure filed by nominees or municipal officials are available for public inspection during normal business hours.
Statements filed by designated employees are not routinely available for public inspection. If you have questions about this form, please
contact your solicitor or your political party's legal counsel.
What is a trustee? - s. 5 (2)
In the following questions the term "trustee" does not mean school trustee or Islands Trust trustee. Under the Financial Disclosure Act a
trustee:
• holds a share in a corporation or an interest in land for your benefit, or is liable under the Income Tax Act (Canada) to pay income
tax on income received on the share or land interest
• has an agreement entitling him or her to acquire an interest in land for your benefit
Person making disclosure:
last name first & middle name(s)
Street, rural route, post office box: |
City: j Province: j j Postal Code:
Level of government that applies to you: ( ) provincial ( ) local government
school board/francophone education authority
If sections do not provide enough space, attach a separate sheet to continue.
Assets - s. 3 (a)
List the name of each corporation in which you hold one or more shares, including shares held by a trustee on your behalf:
r"Liabilities - s. 3 (e)
List all creditors to whom you owe a debt. Do not include residential property debt (mortgage, lease or agreement for sale), money
borrowed for household or personal living expenses, or any assets you hold in trust for another person:
creditor's namefs) creditor's address(es)
Income-s. 3 (b-d)
List each of the businesses and organizations from which you receive financial remuneration for your services and identify your
capacity as owner, part-owner, employee, trustee, partner or other (e.g. director of a company or society).
• Provincial nominees and designated employees must list all sources of income in the province.
• Local government officials, school board officials, francophone education authority directors and designated employees
must list only income sources within the regional district that includes the municipality, local trust area or school district for which the
official is elected or nominated, or where the employee holds the designated position.
your capacity name(s) of t)usiness(es)/organization(s)
Real Property - s. 3 (f)
List the legal description and address of all land in which you, or a trustee acting on your behalf, own an interest or have an
agreement which entitles you to obtain an interest. Do not include your personal residence.
• Provincial nominees and designated employees must list all applicable land holdings in the province.
• Local government officials, school board officials, francophone education authority directors and designated employees must list only
applicable land holdings within the regional district that includes the municipality, local trust area or school district for which the
official is elected or nominated, or where the employee holds the designated position.
legal descriptionfs) address(es)
L 3
E 3
^2Corporate Assets - s. 5
Do you individually, or together with your spouse, child, brother, sister, mother or father, own shares in a corporation which total more
than 30% of votes for electing directors? (Include shares held by a trustee on your behalf, but not shares you hold by way of security.)
Q no Q yes
If yes, please list the following information below & continue on a separate sheet as necessary:
• the name of each corporation and all of its subsidiaries
• in general terms, the type of business the corporation and its subsidiaries normally conduct
• a description and address of land in which the corporation, its subsidiaries or a trustee acting for the corporation, own an interest, or
have an agreement entitling any of them to acquire an interest
• a list of creditors of the corporation, including its subsidiaries. You need not include debts of less than $5,000 payable in 90 days
• a list of any other corporations in which the corporation, including its subsidiaries or trustees acting for them, holds one or more shares.
signature of person making disclosure date
Where to send this completed disclosure form:
Local government officials:
... to your local chief election officer
• with your nomination papers, and
... to the officer responsible for corporate administration
• between the 1 st and 15th of January of each year you hold office, and
• by the 15th of the month after you leave office
School board trustees/Francophone Education Authority directors:
... to the secretary treasurer or chief executive officer of the authority
• with your nomination papers, and
• between the 1st and 15th of January of each year you hold office, and
• by the 15th of the month after you leave office
Nominees for provincial office:
• with your nomination papers. If elected you will be advised of further disclosure requirements under the Members' Conflict
of Interest Act
Designated Employees:
... to the appropriate disclosure clerk (local government officer responsible for corporate administration, secretary
treasurer, or Clerk of the Legislative Assembly)
• by the 15th of the month you become a designated employee, and
• between the 1st and 15th of January of each year you are employed, and
• by the 15th of the month after you leave your position
06/2014Columbia Shuswap Regional District
CANDIDATE INFORMATION RELEASE AUTHORIZATION PLEASE PRINT
CSRD Electoral Area Director
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTE: This statement, in whole or in part, is VOLUNTARY for the candidate to complete.
Pursuant to section 73(6)(a) of the Local Government Act, candidate nomination documents are public documents and
as such are available for public inspection at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Office during regular office hours
up to 30 days after election results are declared.
During an election, the Chief Election Officer or their designate may receive a request by telephone, by email or by
facsimile by the media and/or the public requesting candidate contact information (telephone number and address). The
completion of this voluntary statement gives the Chief Election Officer or their designate the candidate's authority to
release the candidate's contact information, as appearing below, to the media and/or public, by telephone or other
electronic communication.
The information you choose to share will also be posted publicly on websites operated by Civiclnfo BC
(www.civicinfo.bc.ca) and Elections BC (www.elections.bc.ca). These are the primary sources through which the
electorate, the media, provincial government ministries, and university researchers are able to obtain province-wide local
election information.
The information you consent to release may also be used for internal purposes.
AUTHORIZATION
Candidate's Surname Given Name Other Names/lnitials
having submitted nomination documents as a candidate for the office of Director for Electoral Area of the
Columbia Shuswap Regional District in the 2018 General Local Election, hereby give my consent to share the following
information and authorize the Chief Election Officer or their designate to share said information with Civiclnfo BC and
Elections BC, the media and/or public, by fax, telephone, email, posting on a website, or by other means of electronic
communication.
Candidate's Residential Address
Telephone Number Alternate Telephone Number Email Address
Twitter Facebook Website
Date of Consent Signature of CandidateFOSRD COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT
Inside the CSRD
The CSRD has a total population of approximately 50,512 and is made up of six unincorporated
electoral areas and four member municipalities - Golden, Revelstoke, Sicamous and Salmon
Arm. The Regional District is a form of local government that provides a variety of localized
services to the electoral areas. It also provides regional services to the electoral areas and
member municipalities, such as the 9-1-1 emergency telephone response service and solid
waste management.
The CSRD Board consists of 11 Directors, one each from the municipalities of Sicamous,
Revelstoke and Golden, two from Salmon Arm, as well as one each from the six electoral
areas. The Board governs the affairs of the Regional District. It meets monthly, usually on the
third Thursday of the month.
Regional districts also functions as regional hospital districts to provide capital financing for the
building of new hospitals, improvements, major renovations, and machinery and equipment.
This cost is usually shared on a 60% provincial - 40% regional hospital district basis.
Committee Appointments
In each year, the Chair and the Board make appointments to various committees and
commissions in which the Regional District has a direct involvement.
Meeting Schedules
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District generally holds Board meetings on the third Thursday
of each month, beginning at 9:30 AM unless otherwise noted. The December meeting is
scheduled for the first Friday in December.
Committee and Commission meeting dates are scheduled as required and are held in locations
throughout the Regional District.
For information on the CSRD visit our website at _www,csrd±>c.ca.COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT
BYLAW NO. 5709
A bylaw to amend Directors Remuneration Bylaw No. 5510
WHEREAS the Board of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District has adopted Bylaw No.
5510 to provide for the payment of remuneration to the Directors and Alternate Directors and for
reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of the
Board, committee meetings or business of the Regional District specifically authorized by the Board;
AND WHEREAS the Board of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District wishes to amend
Director Remuneration Bylaw No. 5510;
NOW THEREFORE the Board of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, in open meeting
assembled, HEREBY ENACTS as follows:
1. Bylaw No. 5510, cited as "Director Remuneration Bylaw No. 5510", be amended by
Replacing Section 8. of the bylaw with the following wording:
8. The meeting stipends for Schedule A meetings referred to in Section 7 are limited to
one per day.
The meeting stipends for Schedule B meetings referred to in Section 7 may be paid in excess
of one per day to the maximum stipend authorized for a Schedule A meeting.
2. This bylaw may be cited as "Directors Remuneration Amendment Bylaw No. 5709."
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME this __19th__day of November , 2015.
ADOPTED this 19th day of November 2015.
Mil}MA^
CHAIR QHlfcF ADMINISTR/WE OFFICER
tWA. ^rpffi^
WTV^-^^ ' (M^^
CERTIFIED a true copy of
Bylaw No. 5709 as adopted.
Deputy Manager of Corporate
Administration (Secretary)COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT
BYLAW NO. 5510
A bylaw to provide for payment of
remuneration to Directors and Alternate Directors.
WHEREAS The Board of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District wishes to provide for the
payment of remuneration to the Directors and Alternate Directors and for reimbursement for reasonable
expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of the Board, committee meetings or
business of the Regional District specifically authorized by the Board;
NOW THEREFORE the Board of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, in open meeting
assembled, HEREBY ENACTS as follows:
I. Bylaw No. 5377, cited as "Directors Remuneration Bylaw No. 5377", is hereby repealed.
2. The Chair of the Regional District shall be paid at the rate of Eight Hundred Thirty Dollars ($830)
bi-weekly in addition to the Director's remuneration as detailed in Clause 5 of this bylaw.
3. The Vice Chair of the Regional District shall be paid a supplementary meeting stipend of One
Hundred Forty-two Dollars ($142) in the event that he is required to chair a Board meeting.
4. Directors or Alternate Directors shal! be paid One Hundred Seventy-six Dollars ($176^ per day for
each regular or special meeting of the Board they are required to attend.
5. (a) Electoral Area Directors shall be paid Four Hundred Dollars ($400) bi-weekly in addition to
payment for meetings to which they may be required to attend. The difference between this
amount and the Municipal Directors' remuneration identified in Clause 5 b) will be funded
from Electoral Area General Government Function.
(b) Municipal Directors shall be paid Four Hundred Dollars ($400^ bi- weekly in addition to
payment for meetings to which they may be required to attend.
6. Electoral Area Directors shall be compensated for travel and other costs incurred in their Electoral
Area at One Hundred Sixty-five Dollars ($165) bi-weekly.
...12Bylaw No. 5510 Page 2
7. Remuneration of Directors shall be made for attendance at the following scheduled meetings at the
meeting stipend rates contained herein:
SCHEDULE A - $176/meeting
Administration and Finance Committee
Labour Relations Committee
Municipal Insurance Association of BC
Ktunaxa-Kinbasket Treaty Advisory Committee
Okanagan Regional Library Board and Committees
Okanagan-Shuswap Marine Advisory Council
Milfoil Control Planning Committee
Solid Waste Management Steering Committee
Weed Control Committee
Land & Resource Management Plan (LRMP)
Fraser Basin Council
Regional Transportation Advisory Committee
Electoral Area Directors
Meetings where the Chair of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District deems the
Chair's attendance necessary, or where the Chair authorizes other Directors to attend
SCHEDULE B - $55/meeting
Revelstoke Airport Management Committee
Shuswap Regional Airport Operating Committee
Shuswap Regional Airport Commission
Shuswap Emergency Preparedness Executive Committee
Shuswap Economic Development Committee
Shuswap Tourism
Shuswap Lake Water Committee
Meetings where the Chair of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District deems the
Chair's attendance necessary, or where the Chair authorizes other Directors to attend
8. The meeting stipends referred to in Section 7 herein are limited to one per day.
9. Remuneration for Directors shall include Fifteen cents ($0.15) per kilometer, in addition to the
metrage rate as determined by Columbia Shuswap Regional District policy F-7, for travel to and
from meetings authorized under sections 4 and 7 of this bylaw.
10. In the event that staff members are not in attendance at meetings for which remuneration is
anticipated, the Director shall submit a written indication of meeting attendance for the office
accounting files or report at a Board meeting.
11. Remuneration of Directors shall be made for attendance at the following conventions at the rate
contained herein:
Scheduie C - $176/day (including day of travel to/from event)
UBCM Convention (including Regional DistricVArea Directors Seminar)
StLGA Convention
FCM Convention
Other non-specified conventions
.../3Bylaw No. 5510 Page 3
12. Remuneration of Directors and Alternate Directors shall be made for assignments, meetings, and
seminars/workshops for which attendance is authorized by Board resolution.
13. All reasonable travel and other expenses, including expenses where remuneration is provided within
this bylaw, incurred by Directors or Alternate Directors in the conducting of Regional District
business shall be reimbursed upon the submission of expense vouchers.
14. The Alternate Director shall be deemed to be the Director for the purpose of remuneration in the
event that the Director is absent or otherwise unable to serve for a period equal to or in excess of
sixteen (16) consecutive days.
This Section shall apply mutatis mutandis to Sections 5, 6, and 7 contained herein.
15. One-third of the remuneration established for each Director and Alternate Director under this bylaw
wilt be paid as an allowance for the expenses incidental to the discharge of the duties of the
Director.
16. Effective January 1, 2009 and each January 1 thereafter, all remuneration amounts contained in
this Bylaw, will be adjusted to the nearest dollar to reflect the annual British Columbia Consumer
Price index year-over-year change as reported by Statistics Canada.
17. In this bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires, the singular includes the plural and the
masculine includes the feminine gender.
18. This bylaw may be cited as "Director Remuneration Bylaw No.5510.
READ a first, second and third time this 15th day of_?v _, 2008.
RECONSIDERED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of_IVby _,2008.
y/
MANAGED OF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION CHAI^ /
SERVICES (SECRETARY) ^ /
CERTIFIED a true copy of
Bylaw No. 5510, as adopted.
Manager of Corporate Administration
Services (Secretary)COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DJSTRiCT
BYLAW N0.^661
A bylaw to provide for the determination of various procedures
for the conduct of local government elections and other voting.
WHEREAS the Board may, by bylaw, determine various procedures and requirements to be
applied to the conduct of local government elections and other voting;
AND WHEREAS the Board wishes to estabiish voting procedures and requirements under that
authority;
NOW THEREFORE, the Board of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, in open meeting
assembled, enacts as follows:
REPEAL
1, General Local Government Eiection and Other Voting Bylaw No. 5599 is hereby repealed.
DEFINITIONS
2. In this Bylaw:
"Chief Election Officer" means the person appointed by the Regional District Board to carry
out the duties under this bylaw and the Local Government Act and includes a delegation to the
person who is appointed by the Regional District Board as the Deputy Chief Election Officer.
"Elector" means a resident elector or a non-resident property elector of an electoral area of the
Regional District as defined in the Local Government Act.
"Election" means an election for the number of persons required to fill a Regional District office.
"General Voting Day" means:
(a) the date set by the Province of British Columbia for general iocal elections;
(b) the date set for a by-elecfion;
(c) the date set for an election under a Minister's order;
(d) the date set for a runoff election in the event of a tie after a judicial recount, or
(e) the date set for Other Voting.
"Other Voting" means voting on a bylaw or a matter for which assent of the electors is
authorized or required and on voting on a referendum.
"Regional District" means the Columbia Shuswap Regional District.Bylaw No. 5661 Page 2
VOTING DAY REGISTRATION
3, At each Election or Other Voting, Electors who wish to vote are required to register at the time
of voting.
4. Registration as an Elector is effective only for an Election or Other Voting for which the voting is
being conducted at that time.
ADDITIONAL ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES
5. The Chief Election Officer is authorized to estabiish additional advance voting opportunities for
each Election or Other Voting to be held in advance of Genera! Voting Day and to designate the
voting places and to establish the date and voting hours of those additional advance voting
opportunities.
ORDER OF NAMES ON BALLOT FOR AN ELECTION
6, The order of the names of candidates on the ballot for an Election will be determined by lot,
ACCESS TO ELECTION DOCUIVIENTS
7. Nomination documents may be posted on the Regional District's websife after their delivery to
the Chief Election OfRcer and until 30 days after the declaration of the Election results.
8. Disclosure statements, supplementary reports and signed declarations may be posted on the
Regional District's website after their delivery to the Chief Election Officer and until six months
after General Voting Day for the Election to which they relate.
IVSAiL BALLOT VOTING
9. Voting and Elector registration for each Election or Other Voting may be done by mail for those
Electors who:
(a) have a physical disability, illness, or injury that affects their ability to vote at another
voting opportunity; or
(b) expect to be absent from the Regional District on General Voting Day and at the times of
all advance voting opportunities; or
(c) who reside in a location accessible only by boat, aircraft or remote forest service road.
10. The Chief Election Officer is authorized to establish the time limits in relation to voting by mail
ballot,
11, An Elector wishing to vote by mail ballot must, during the time period established by the Chief
Election Officer, apply in writing to the Chief Election Officer by giving:
(a) their name; and
(b) their mailing address; and
(c) the property address where they reside if they are registering as a resident elector or the
property address for which they are registering as a non-resident property elector.Bylaw No. 5661 Page 3
12, Upon receipt of a request for a mail ballot, the Chief Election Officer will:
(a) • maij or otherwise deliver or make available in the manner requested by the Elector a
maii ballot package to the person who applied for the mail baliot if the request for a mail
baliot is delivered to the Chief Election officer before the deadline established for
distributing ballots by mail; or
(b) make the mail ballot package available to the person who applied for it, or someone
acting on their behalf, to pick up the mail baliot package at a location specified by the
Chief Election Officer if the request for a mail ballot is delivered to the Chief Election
officer after the deadline established for distributing baliots by mail; and
(c) record and, upon request, make availabie for inspection:
(i) the name and address of a person to whom the mail ballot package was issued,
and
(ii) the baliot or ballots that were issued to that person.
13. The Chief Election Officer may determine locations at which mail ballot packages may be picked
up in person.
MAIL BALLOT VOTING PROCEDURE
14. To vote using a mail ballot, the Elector will mark the bailot in accordance with the instructions
contained in the mail ballot package provided by the Chief Eiection Officer.
15. After marking the ballot, the Elector wili;
(a) place the ballot in the secrecy envelope provided and seal the secrecy enveiope;
(b) place the secrecy envelope En the certification envelope, and complete and sign the
certification printed on the certification envelope, and then seal the certification
envelope;
(c) place the certification envelope, together with a completed elector registration
application and, if applicable, the non-resident property elector consent form and proof of
property ownership in the outer envelope, and then seal the outer envelope;
(d) mail or otherwise deliver the outer envelope and its contents to the Chief Election Officer
at the address specified on the outer envelope so that it is received by the Chief Election
Officer no tater than the close of voting on General Voting Day.
MAIL BALLOT ACCEPTANCE
16. Upon receipt of the outer mail ballot envelope and its contents and in the presence of at least
one other person, the Chief Election Officer will immediately record the date of such receipt and
wiil then open the outer envelope and remove and examine the certification envelope, the
completed elector registration appijcation and other required documentation. If the Chief
Election Officer is satisfied as to:
(a) the identify and entitlement to vote of the Elector whose bailot is enclosed; and
(b) the completeness of the certification, application and any other required documentation,
the Chief EEection Officer will mark the certification envelope as "accepted".Bylaw No. 5661 Page 4
17. The unopened certification envelopes will remain in the custody of the Chief Election Officer
until the close of voting on General Voting Day. At that time, the Chief Election Officer wilt open
all accepted and unchallenged certification envelopes in the presence of at least one other
person, including any scrutineers present, and place the secrecy envelope containing the ballot
into the ballot box designated for maii in ballots,
18. As soon as possible after a!I of the secrecy envelopes have been placed in the ballot box
designated for that purpose, the ballot box wiil be opened under the supervision of the Chief
Election Officer, and in the presence of at least one other person and any scrutineers present,
the secrecy envelopes will be opened and the baliots contained therein counted in accordance
with the provisions of the Local Government Act.
MAIL BALLOT REJECTION
19. Where:
(a) upon receipt of an outer envelope, the Chief Election Officer is not satisfied as to the
identity of the elector whose ballot is enclosed; or
(b) the Elector's certification and application to register as an elector is not complete; or
(c) any required additiona! documentation is not provided or is incomplete: or
(c) the outer envelope is received by the Chief Election Officer after the close of voting on
General Voting Day,
the certification envelope will remain unopened and the Chief Election Officer will mark such
enveiope as "rejected" and will list the reasons for its rejection.
20. Any certification envelopes and their contents that have been rejected wiil remain unopened and
will be destroyed subject to the provisions of the Local Government Act.
MAIL BALLOT CHALLENGE OF ELECTOR
21. Before the close of voting on General Voting Day and prior to the Chief Election Officer opening
the certification envelope, an election officiai, a candidate representative, a candidate or an
elector of the jurisdiction may challenge the right of a person who delivered a mail baliot to the
Chief Election Officer to vote.
22, A person's right to vote may be challenged only on the basis that:
(a) that person is not entified to vote, or
(b) that person has accepted an inducement:
(i) to vote or refrain from voting, or
(ii) to vote or refrain from voting for or against a particular candidate; or
(iii) as a reward for having voted or refrained from voting as described in sections
22(b)(i) and 22(b)(ii) above.
23. Where a challenge has been received, the person asserting the right to vote must either:
(a) provide evidence satisfactory to the Chief Election Officer that the person is entitied to
vote; or
(b) make a solemn declaration to the Chief Election Officer as to person's entitlement to
vote.Bylaw No. 5661 Page 5
ELECTOR'S NAME ALREADY USED
24. Where, upon receiving a request for a mail ballot, the Chief Election Officer determines that
another person has voted or has already been issued a mail ballot in the elector's name, the
person asserting the right to vote as the named Elector must either:
(a) provide evidence satisfactory to the Chief Election Officer that the person is the named
Elector; or
(b) make a solemn declaration as to person's entitlement to vote as the named Elector.
REPLACEMENT OF SPCHLED BALLOT
25. Where an Elector unintentionally spoils a mail ballot before returning it to the Chief Election
Officer, the Elector may request a replacement ballot by advising the Chief Election Officer of
the ballot spoilage and by mailing or otherwise delivering by any appropriate means, the spoiled
ballot package in its entirety to the Chief Election Officer.
26, The Chief Election Officer will, upon receipt of the spoiled baiiot package, record such fact, and
proceed in accordance with Section 13 of this bylaw.
RESOLUTION OF TIE VOTE AFTER JUDICIAL RECOUNT
27. In the event of a tie vote after a judiciai recount, the tie vote wiii be resolved by lot,
CITATION
28. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as ."General Local Government Election and Other
Voting Bylaw No. 5661".
READ a first time this 16" day of May _, 2013.
READ a second time this 16th_ .day of May _,2013.
READ a third time this 16th -day of, May _, 2013.
ADOPTED this 16!h day of :Nay",..^ """""" ^
_,2013.
,./'
^A- ^ i(-
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER fcy.Ai ^
CERTIFIED a true copy of
Bylaw No. 5661 as adopted.
Manager of Corporate
Administration ServicesPOLICY
A-67
CODE OF ETHICS POLICY
PREAMBLE
The residents and businesses of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District are entitled to have a fair,
honest and open local government that has earned the public's full confidence for integrity. In keeping
with the Regional District values, the Regional District seeks to maintain and enhance the quality of life
for all Regional District residents through responsible, fair, community-minded and sustainable
government. To help achieve this goal, the Board of the Regional District has adopted a Code of Ethics
applicable to members of the Board ("Members") and to all persons appointed by the Board to the Boards,
committees, commissions, panels or task forces, whether they are members of the Board or not
("Appointees").
PURPOSE
The purposes of the Code of Ethics are to ensure that:
1. Public business is conducted with integrity, in a fair, honest and open manner;
2. Members and Appointees respect one another, the public and staff and recognize the unique role
and contribution each person has in making the Regional District a better place to work and live;
3. The conduct of Members and Appointees in the performance of their duties and responsibilities
with the Regional District is above reproach;
4. Decision making processes are accessible, participatory, understandable, timely and just;
5. Members and Appointees avoid any real or perceived conflict of interest; and
6. Members and Appointees respect and uphold confidentiality requirements.
APPLICATION OF THE CODE OF ETHICS
The Code of Ethics is applicable to all members of the Board ("Members") and to any person appointed
by the Board to the Boards, committees, commissions, panels or task forces, whether they are members
of the Board or not ("Appointees"). The bodies to which the Board can appoint Appointees are referred
to collectively as "Committees" throughout this Code of Ethics.
POLICY
1. Act in the Public Interest
Recognizing that the Regional District seeks to maintain and enhance the quality of life for all
Regional District residents through effective, responsive and responsible government, Members
and Appointees shall conduct their business with integrity and in a fair, honest and open
manner.
Page 1 of 62. Comply with the Law
Members and Appointees shall comply with all applicable federal, provincial, and local laws in the
performance of their public duties. These laws include, but are not limited to: Constitution Act,
1867, Criminal Code, Human Rights Code, Local Government Act, Community Charter, all laws
pertaining to financial disclosure and employer responsibilities, and relevant Regional District
bylaws and policies.
3. Conduct of Members
The conduct of Members and Appointees in the performance of their duties and responsibilities
with the Regional District shall be fair, open and honest. Members and Appointees shall refrain
from abusive conduct, personal charges or verbal attacks upon the character or motives of each
other, Regional District officers and employees, or the public.
4. Compliance with Processes
4.1 Members and Appointees shall perform their duties in accordance with the policies,
procedures and rules of order established by the Regional District Board which govern the
deliberation of public policy issues, meaningful involvement of the public, and
implementation of policy decisions of the Board by Regional District staff.
4.2 Appointees shall be aware of the mandate of their respective Committees and act in
accordance with it.
5. Conduct of Public Meetings
(a) Members and Appointees shall prepare themselves for public meetings, listen courteously
and attentively to all public discussions before the body, and focus on the business at hand.
They shall not interrupt other speakers, make personal comments not germane to the
business of the meeting, or otherwise disturb a meeting.
(b) The policy set out in paragraph 5(a) does not apply to a Member or Appointee in relation to
their role as Chair of a Board or committee meeting or of a public hearing or public meeting,
if the Chair considers it necessary to address improper conduct by a person, a breach of the
procedure bylaw by a person, a breach of the rules read by the Chair at a public hearing or
meeting, or other conduct where the Chair deems it necessary to maintain order.
6. Decisions Based on Merit
Members and Appointees shall base their decisions on the merits and substance of the matter at
hand.
Page 2 of 67. Gifts and Favours
7.1 Members shall not accept any gift, money, property, position or favour of any kind whether
to be received at the present or in the future, from a person having, or seeking to have
dealings with the Regional District, except as follows:
• where such a gift or favour is authorized by law;
• where such contributions are lawful campaign contributions; or
• subject to the Community Charter, where such gifts or favours are received as an
incident of the protocol, social obligation or common business hospitality that
accompany the duties and responsibilities of the member.
7.2 Members and Appointees may participate in Regional District programs open to the public
and may purchase Regional District property or goods offered for public sale,
8. Communication
Subject to sections 9 and 10, Members and Appointees shall publicly share substantive
information that is relevant to a matter under consideration by the Board or a Committee that they
may have received from sources outside of the public decision making process.
9. Conflict of Interest
9.1 Members shall be aware of and act in accordance with Division 6 of the Community
Charter, and shall fulfill part (c) of their Oath of Office. All Members shall be aware of
and declare, in writing where necessary, any real or perceived conflicts of interest.
9.2 Where in the opinion of the Board or a Committee, a Member is in a conflict of interest
and has not so declared, the body may ask for a review of the matter by the Corporate
Officer. The matter, if unresolved, may then be referred to legal counsel or to the Board
for review.
10. Confidential Information
Members and Appointees shall respect the confidentiality of information concerning the
property, personnel or legal affairs of the Regional District. They shall neither disclose
confidential information without proper authorization, nor use such information to advance
their personal, financial or other private interests.
11. Use of Public Resources
Members and Appointees shall not use public resources that are not available to the public
in general, such as staff time, equipment, supplies or facilities, for private gain or personal
purposes.
Page 3 of 6You can also read
