Governance Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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Governance Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
January 29, 2025 ADOPTED Page 1 of 10 
 
 
Governance Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
January 29, 2025 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Judith Gedye, Chair/Bowen Island Municipal Trustee 
Jamie Harris, Vice-Chair/Salt Spring Trustee 
 Joe Bernardo, Gambier Trustee 
 Lee Middleton, Saturna Trustee 
 Laura Patrick, Salt Spring Trustee 
 Timothy Peterson, Lasqueti Trustee 
 Kate-Louise Stamford, Gambier Trustee 
 Peter Luckham, Chair, Islands Trust Council (ex-officio) 
  
Member Regrets: Lisa Gauvreau, Chair, Islands Trust Conservancy (ex-officio) 
  
Staff Present: Rueben Bronee, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) 
 David Marlor, Director, Legislative and Information Services 
Julia Mobbs, Director, Administrative Services 
 Robert Barlow, Legislative Services Clerk/Recorder 
  
Members of the Public: One member of the public was present 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Gedye called the meeting to order at 10:01 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 document from Trustee Middleton titled “The Governance Professional: 
Governance Director” – to be added to agenda item 7.1, to be discussed with 
Recommendation #8. 
 
2.2 Approval of Agenda 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 
 
One member of the public was present but did not wish to speak. 
 

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4. DELEGATIONS 
 
None. 
 
5. CORRESPONDENCE 
 
None. 
 
6. ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION 
 
6.1 Draft Minutes of Previous Meeting 
 
6.1.1 Governance Committee minutes of November 5, 2024 
 
By general consent the Governance Committee minutes 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 2022 Governance Report Recommendations – Request For Decision 
 
Director Marlor introduced the Request For Decision, indicating that Trust Council 
assigned responsibility to the Governance Committee to review and analyze the 
recommendations in the report. It was noted that responsive actions have already been 
initiated in regards to some of the recommendations. The Committee discussed the 
attached draft Trust Council Request For Decision and made corresponding resolutions 
in regards to each of the proposed recommendations. 
 
Recommendation #1 - Election of Trust Council leadership:  
 many responsibilities and powers that have been delegated to the Executive 
Committee could be reviewed as to appropriateness or relevance 
 the Committee might wish to review previous Executive Committee discussions 
about this recommendation 
 legislation is clear about when trustees are elected to the Executive Commit

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