Metro Vancouver Board members met on Friday to discuss a motion on slashing meeting fees.
At the meeting, the board decided to continue two programs and initiatives delivered through the area of “Other Regional District Services” and seek opportunities to reduce costs through the remainder of the budgeting process.
The two programs are the Housing Development Fund and Zero Waste Collaboration Initiatives.
The board said it will next review department-by-department potential operational cost savings, including for the Metro Vancouver Water District, Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, the Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation, and the Metro Vancouver Regional District.
At the Friday meeting, Metro Vancouver Board Chair Mike Hurley said that it has selected Deloitte to lead the governance review.
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“This is a significant step in moving this review forward in a timely manner,” Hurley said in a statement.
“This review will examine Board and committee structure and composition, remuneration, and Board decision-making processes. Our goal is to ensure transparency and accountability throughout that process.”
The Metro Vancouver Board is proceeding with a governance review, in partnership with the province.
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Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West previously proposed a motion that would eliminate the double pay bonus for meetings that exceed four hours and cap director pay on a per-meeting basis.
The board is already facing a roughly $4-billion cost overrun on the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant and criticism over spending on staff travel and catered networking events.
West said putting a stop to the creeping costs of meetings is a good start to cutting costs.
“It also allows for what I think is probably an even better approach, which is to move away from the per-meeting fee model of remuneration altogether,” West said.
“I think that that model is flawed. It leads to, I think, an increase in meetings that are unnecessary.”
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West’s motion also seeks to slash at least half of Metro Vancouver’s committees to cut down on spending.
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