Chair M. Wagner/Vice Chair M. Neufeld; Directors Sjostrom, Bachmeier, Massier, Forseth, LeBourdais, Richmond, Glassford, Pare (via phone), Anderson, De Vries, Paull, and Rathor
Meeting called to order at 9:30am
The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional, unceded territory of Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw
Meeting Agenda approved (as amended: Report of CFIB/Canadian Federation of Independent Business re: Regional District Expenditures)
Minutes of the previous Committee of the Whole meeting were adopted
Business:
The Committee discussed the following matters:
* 2025 Cariboo Regional District Board Conference Expenses to date
* Conference Travel Costs (flying vs driving)
* Future of "Board on the Road"
* Strategic Plan Update
* 2026-2030 Board Orientation Discussion
* Report of CFIB/Canadian Federation of Ind. Business entitled Bureaucracy over Basics: An examination of Regional District spending growth
Following discussion, the Committee provided the following recommendations to the Regional Board for consideration of endorsement
1) That staff be directed to prepare a 5-year comparison of Board member conference attendance costs, and report back and that this report be brought forward on an annual basis going forward.
2) That staff be directed to prepare a report back on the feasibility of Board on the Road events to potentially be discontinued and replaced by town hall-style events in the electoral areas.
And then the Committee adjourned at 12:27pm
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