Executive Committee Roles & Responsibilities

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Responsibilities of the Islands Trust Council 
Chair, Vice-Chairs and Executive Committee 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revised 
November 1, 2022  

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Table of Contents  
 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPOSITION ....................................................................... 3 
RESPONSIBILITES OF THE ISLANDS TRUST COUNCIL CHAIR .................................... 4 
RESPONSIBILITES OF THE ISLANDS TRUST COUNCIL VICE-CHAIRS ........................ 6 
RESPONSIBILITES OF THE ISLANDS TRUST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE...................... 7 
APPENDIX 1: .................................................................................................................... 11 
APPENDIX 2: .................................................................................................................... 13 
 
  

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPOSITION 
 
As illustrated in the following diagram, the Executive Committee (EC) consists of the Chair and 
Vice-Chairs elected by Trust Council, ‘as soon as practicable
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’ after local general elections are held 
every four years. Executive Committee members hold their seats until their replacements are 
elected after the next election.   
 
 
The Islands Trust Council has adopted Policy 2.4.3 – Executive Committee Election to guide the 
election process, which must be consistent with the Islands Trust Regulation (BC Reg 119/90).  
Section 20 of the Islands Trust Act provides further details about the composition of the EC. 
 
Some of the EC’s responsibilities and authorities come directly from Islands Trust Act, while others are 
assigned by bylaw, policy or resolution of the Islands Trust Council. Responsibilities and authorities that 
come directly from the Islands Trust Act include: 
 
PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
The Islands Trust Act sets of the purpose of the Executive Committee as follows: 
 
Section 4(1):  The trust council, executive committee, local trust committees and Islands Trust 
Conservancy are continued for the purpose of carrying out the object of the trust. 
 
Section 4(3):  The executive committee is intended to carry out the daily business of the 
trust, to review the activities of the local trust committees and to act as a local trust 
committee for that part of the trust area that is not in a local trust area or municipality. 
  
                                            
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 Islands Trust Act, s.20(4) 

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RESPONSIBILITES OF THE ISLANDS TRUST COUNCIL CHAIR 
 
The role of the Trust Council Chair comes from legislation, Trust Council bylaws, policies and resolutions. 
The role of the Chair is primarily to ensure the formal conduct of meetings is consistent with legislation, 
bylaws, policies and where those are silent on issues, consistent with Robert’s Rules of Order. The Islands 
Trust Council Chair is also the Chair of the Executive Committee, and is responsible for the same orderly 
conduct of tho

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