Electoral Area Directors Forum – Virtual Meeting
2021 UBCM Electoral Area Director Forum — the following topics were covered:
* Addresses by UBCM 2020-21 President Brian Frenkel and BC Municipal Affairs Minister Josie Osborne
* Rural Broadband
* Conventional Bus Transit in Electoral Areas
* Food Security in Electoral Areas
* Role of RD’s in relation to its’ relationship with EMBC during Emergencies (ie: Floods/Wildfires)
* Open Mic Session — formula for COVID-19 Safe Restart Funding not be equitable for Electoral Areas; feeling that Electoral Areas being ignored by UBCM/Province (time for BC Electoral Area Directors’ Society?); Municipal Directors’ voting on matters like COVID-19 Safe Restart Funds/Community Works Funds (Corporate – Weighted vote) when it should be voting by Electoral Area Directors’ ONLY as it is RD Money only (Stakeholder (EA’s) Vote – Weighted)
