CRD Finance/Budget Committee Highlights - March 4th mtg

Meeting held via MS Teams... 

Present: Chair J. Glassford and Directors' Sjostrom, Bachmeier, Massier, Forseth, Delainey, LeBourdais, Richmond, Wagner, Kirby, Mernett, Macdonald, Fourchalk, Simpson, Cobb and Campsall

Meeting called to order at 9:30am

The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on various Indigenous territories... 

Meeting Agenda adopted

Procedural Motion -- Close Meeting to Public Attendance:

RESOLVED -- That members of the public are not permitted to physically attend the March 4, 2021 meeting of the Finance/Budget Committee due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As per Ministerial Order from the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General the Regional District cannot, at this time, ensure the safety of staff, Committee members, and members of the public in such circumstances.  Despite this, for the purposes of Division 3 of Part 4 of the Community Charter, the meeting is not to be considered closed to the public.

Openness, transparency, accessibility, and accountability, in respect of this meeting, will be achieved by the open publishing of the minutes.

Minutes of the Committee meeting held on January 14th, 2021 were received/adopted

Business:

1) Report of the CFO re:  Provisional 2021 – 2025 Five Year Financial Plan reports

Discussion of the report of the CFO ensued thereon...

Resolved -- That the agenda item from Kevin Erickson, Chief Financial Officer, dated February 26, 2021, with attached Provisional 2021 – 2025 Five Year Financial Plan reports, be received. Further, that the 2021 Five Year Financial Plan be forwarded to the Board and that a bylaw be presented at the March 26th meeting for three readings and adoption.

The Committee agreed to adjourn at 9:49am