Governance Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Governance Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
November 3, 2025 ADOPTED Page 1 of 6 
 
 
Governance Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
November 3, 2025 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Judith Gedye, Bowen Island Municipality (Chair) 
Jamie Harris, Salt Spring Island Local Trust Area (Vice-Chair) 
 Joe Bernardo, Gambier Island Local Trust Area 
 Sam Borthwick, Denman Island Local Trust Area 
 Lee Middleton, Saturna Island Local Trust Area 
 Timothy Peterson, Lasqueti Island Local Trust Area 
 Laura Patrick, Salt Spring Island Local Trust Area, and  
 Islands Trust Council Chair, (ex-officio) 
  
Member Absent: Kate-Louise Stamford, Gambier Island Local Trust Area 
 Lisa Gauvreau, Galiano Island Local Trust Area, and 
 Islands Trust Conservancy Chair, (ex-officio) 
  
Staff Present: Rueben Bronee, Chief Administrative Officer 
 David Marlor, Director, Legislative Services 
Stefan Cermak, Director, Planning Services 
 Robert Barlow, Legislative Services Clerk/Recorder 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Gedye called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. and provided a territorial 
acknowledgement. 
 
2. AGENDA 
 
2.1 New Items and Re-Ordering of the Agenda 
 
The following addition to the agenda was presented for consideration: 
 a revised work matrix from Chair Gedye to be addressed at agenda item 10 – 
Work Program 
 
2.2 Approval of Agenda 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 
 
No member of the public was present. 
 
4. DELEGATIONS 

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Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
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None. 
 
5. CORRESPONDENCE 
 
None. 
 
6. ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION 
 
6.1 Draft Minutes of Previous Meeting 
 
6.1.1 Governance Committee minutes of August 13, 2025 
 
By general consent the Governance Committee minutes of August 13, 2025 
were approved as presented. 
 
6.2 Resolutions Without Meeting 
 
None. 
 
6.3 Follow up Action List 
 
Received for information. 
 
7. BUSINESS - WORK PROGRAM ITEMS 
 
7.1 Trust Council Direction on 2022 Governance Report Recommendations - 
Briefing  
 
Chair Gedye introduced the topic. Committee discussion included: 
 CAO Bronee will be working on the corporate planning process project with a 
group of trustees, some of whom are members of the Governance Committee. 
 The Committee noted the top three priorities as set by Trust Council. 
 
7.2 Trust Council Policy 7.2.1 (Trustee Remuneration) – Verbal Update 
 
Director Marlor provided a verbal update, indicating that the Request For Proposal 
for a Trustee Remuneration Policy Review was published on Friday, October 31, 
2025 with a closing date of November 24, 2025. He noted that the expected timing 
of the completion of that work may require the Governance Committee to set a 
special meeting in order to review the resulting consultant’s report as it would not 
be expected to be completed by the time of the Governance Committee’s Janua

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