Day 2 of #NCLGA2022

Today is Day 2 of the 2022 North Central Local Government Association's AGM/Convention.  On the Agenda:

* AGM Business (Annual Reports and Elections)

* Presentation from UBCM regarding their Resolutions Process

* Workshops - Housing, RCMP Costs, Health Care and Forestry

* Keynote Address: Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould

Full details on this at https://www.nclga.ca/uploads/NCLGA-Program-FINAL-WEB.pdf

~SF

Day 1 of 3 -- #NCLGA2022

Good morning from a sunny Fort St John... 

Today is Day 1 of 3 of the 2022 North Central Local Government Association's AGM/Convention... 

On the Agenda:

* Tours for delegates - Energy Tour (Site C); Energy Conservation/Extraction and Tour of First Nation National Historical Site at Charlie Lake

* Welcome Reception 

Full descriptions of the tours and the Welcome Reception can be accessed at https://www.nclga.ca/uploads/NCLGA-Program-FINAL-WEB.pdf

~SF

Local Gov't Mtgs - Week of May 2-6

The following local governments' of the Cariboo-Chilcotin are meeting next week (May 2-6, 2022), as follows:

Wells - Regular Council Meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, May 3rd at 7pm.  On the Agenda:

* Unfinished Business: Barkerville Gold Mines zoning application

* Gas Tax Fund - future uses

View the full Agenda here

Quesnel - Meetings, as noted below, all on Tuesday, May 3rd in Quesnel Council Chambers (4th Floor, 410 Kinchant St).  

1) Special Closed (In-Camera) Quesnel Council Meeting at 5pm - Section 90(2b - confidential negotiations between governments and a 3rd Party) of the Community Charter.  View the Closed Meeting Notice here

2) Public Hearing at 6pm -- OCP and Zoning amendments for property located at 668 Doherty Drive.  

View the full Public Hearing Agenda here

3) Regular Council, to follow adjournment of the Public Hearing.  On the Agenda:

* Verbal Report of Mayor Simpson re: Meetings with BC Attorney/Solicitor-Generals'

* 2021 SOFI/Statement of Financial Information Report - City of Quesnel

* Quesnel Fire Hall Renovation Project

* Fire Smart Month (May 2022) in the City of Quesnel

View the full Agenda here

Finally - local elected officials (Mayors, Councillors, Area Directors') are off next week (May 2-6) to attend the 2022 North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA) AGM/Convention being held in the City of Fort St John.  You can view what is occurring at this Convention here

There are a number of Cariboo-Chilcotin local elected officials up for election to the NCLGA Board for the 2022-23 term including Cariboo RD Area "D" Director Steve Forseth as President of NCLGA; City of Williams Lake Councillor Sheila Boehm for NCLGA 1st Vice President and finally Williams Lake Councillor Marnie Brenner as a NCLGA Director at Large (1 of 3).  Cariboo RD Area "E" Director Angie Delainey has already been re-appointed to the NCLGA Board for the 2022-23 term as the representative from the Cariboo RD Board.  All elected or appointed individuals to the NCLGA Board serve for a 1 year term.  There are a total of 14 people who can serve on the NCLGA Board (President, 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents', Past President, 3 Directors' at Large and 6 Regional Reps from the NCLGA Regional Districts' (6) as well as 1 rep. from the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (Fort Nelson).  The Regional Reps also have an alternate rep appointed to attend NCLGA Board or Committee meetings, in their absence, if required... 

I will post daily reports from the 2022 NCLGA Convention.... and then a "Post Event" report upon my return from Fort St John 

~SF

PG City Council decides to proceed with Censure Motion against PG City Clr Skakun

At a meeting of Prince George City Council tonight - they voted to proceed to a hearing on a censure motion against PG City Councillor Brian Skakun after receiving a report from PG Mayor Dan Rogers and after hearing from Councillor Skakun's legal counsel.  It should be noted that Councillor Skakun left PG City Council Chambers during the discussion on this item, at the advice of his legal counsel. 

See the Opinion 250.com story here and the Prince George Citizen story here

It should be also noted, contrary to PG City Councillor Murry Krause's comments that this censure motion was the 1st in BC - in fact, it would be the 4th censure motion considered by local governments in BC during this term (2005-2008) of local government but the 1st in Prince George Council history

As well - PG City Council has agreed to consider this censure motion not later than September 14th

Finally - Interesting that, unlike the Township of Langley and the Cities of Fort St John and Quesnel who dealt with censure motions behind closed doors and then ratified in public, PG Council chose to debate the whole series of issues, relating to a possible censure motion, in public.  I wonder as well what impact that this will have on the PG City Council election in November, especially for both Councillor Brian Skakun and Mayor Dan Rogers

Season of Censure Motions

In a unprecedent move - not one, not two, not three but four local governments have now either passed or will consider passing "motions of censure"against a member of a municipal council, as follows:

September 13th, 2010 - Township of Langley Council passes a "Motion of Censure" against Township Mayor Rick Green - see here

February 28th, 2011 - Fort St John Council passes a "Motion of Censure" against Fort St John Mayor Bruce Lantz - see here

April 18th, 2011 - City of Quesnel Council passes a "Motion of Censure" against Quesnel Councillor Sushil Thapar - see here

July 25th, 2011 - City of Prince George Council is set to consider a report from PG Mayor Dan Rogers recommending that a "Motion of Censure" be considered against PG City Councillor Brian Skakun at the August 15th meeting of Prince George City Council.  See the Mayor's report here

Also - Opinion250.com reports on a possible "Motion of Censure" against PG City Councillor Brian Skakun here