George Harris
Former Local Trustee, Galiano Island (2014–2018)
Galiano Island · 3.9 years in office · 21 named motions in the minutes · present at 63 minuted meetings
Seats and terms
| Seat | Area | Term | How | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Trustee | Galiano Island | 2014–2018 | general election | 2014-12-03 | 2018-11-06 |
Official record
- Islands Trust — Contact Trustees —
https://islandstrust.bc.ca/contact-us/contact-trustees/ - Galiano Island Local Trust Area (Islands Trust) —
https://islandstrust.bc.ca/island-planning/galiano/ - Islands Trust Council minutes —
https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/trust-council-regular-meeting-minutes-17/
Motions and votes from the minutes
Every motion the Islands Trust's published minutes record George Harris moving, seconding, voting against or abstaining on. The wording is the minutes' own; each row links to the minutes document in the archive.
| Date | Body | No. | Motion | Their part | Outcome | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-18 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2018-088 | that Islands Trust Council adopt the amended “Policy 4.1.2 Local Trust Committee Meeting Guidelines” that includes a model local trust committee meeting agenda format. | Moved | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2018-09-18 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2018-089 | that the Islands Trust Council approves the top priorities of the Financial Planning Committee Work Program Report. | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2018-09-18 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2018-090 | that the Islands Trust Council approve the June 30, 2018 Quarterly Financial Report as presented. | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2018-09-18 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2018-099 | that the Islands Trust Council approves the top priorities of the Trust Programs Committee Work Program Report. | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2018-06-19 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2018-065 | that Trust Council request Trust Programs Committee to hire a consultant to develop a model to assess shoreline vulnerability to climate change impacts such as sea level rise and storm surge using a pilot area. TC-2018-066 It was | Seconded | — | minutes · source |
| 2017-12-05 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2017-066 | that Trust Council advocate a 3.5% increase rather than a 2% increase for the 2018/19 budget. Trustees speaking in favour brought up the following points: A more substantial increase would mean transferring less from surplus ($300,000 instead of $400,000). A higher increase would put the next Trust Council into a better position to make important decisions. Trustees opposed to the motion raised the following points: A 2% tax increase would provide enough to fund everything in the budget, but a higher increase can’t be justified. Some budget items are one-time expenditures that are appr | Seconded | DEFEATED | minutes · source |
| 2017-12-05 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2017-073 | that Islands Trust Council Bylaw No. 171, cited as “Islands Trust Council Meeting Procedures Bylaw, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 4, 2017” be read a second time. | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2017-09-11 | Galiano Island | GL-2017-075 | that the GaIiano Island Local Trust Committee request staff to provide information about whether potential rezoning supports all current industrial uses of the property. | Voted against | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2017-06-20 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2017-036 | that Islands Trust Council adopt amended Policy 4.1.ix Inter-Local Trust Committee Community Planning Bylaw Referral Policy with a change. | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2017-03-14 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2017-013 | that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 168, cited as the “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw, 2017-2018” be read a second time. | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2016-12-06 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2016-103 | that the Chair be requested to write to the Premier and the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development to present them with copies of the “Islands in Trust” DVD. | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2016-09-13 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2016-083 | that the Islands Trust Council allocate $15,000 in the 2017-18 fiscal budget to allocate one staff day (based on Grid 24/Step 2) per week to explore and if feasible, design and implement a program to hold and administer housing agreements on behalf of local trust committees. | Moved | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2016-06-14 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2016-045 | that the Islands Trust Council adopt the top priorities of the Financial Planning Committee Work Program Report. | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2015-12-08 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2015-133 | that the Islands Trust Council approve the top priorities of the Local Planning Committee Work Program Report. There was general discussion about the priority items listed in the report. The question on the motion was called, | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2015-06-23 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2015-051 | that the motion be amended to the effect “that Islands Trust Council request the Executive Committee to provide recommendations regarding potential amendments to the existing agreement with the Ministry of Community Sport and Cultural Development regarding municipal incorporation”. | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2015-06-23 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2015-060 | that the draft Strategic Plan include as an objective “to have a vision statement for Islands Trust” and remove the same from potential strategies. | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2015-06-23 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2015-064 | that we include a strategy to work with San Juan County to have a coordinated oil spill response. June 2015 Islands Trust Council Minutes Page 16 TC-2015-065 It was | Moved | — | minutes · source |
| 2015-06-23 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2015-068 | that the Islands Trust Council request the Executive Committee to facilitate public consultation regarding the draft Islands Trust Strategic Plan – Potential Objectives and Strategies as amended for 2014-2018 and forward all public input for the consideration of Council Advisory committees in August 2015 and Trust Council in September 2015. | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2015-03-10 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2015-017 | that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 159, cited as “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2015/2016” be read a second time. | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2014-12-03 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2014-112 | To nominate Trustee Laura Busheikin for the Position of Vice Chair of the Executive Committee. | Seconded | CARRIED | minutes · source |
| 2014-12-03 | Islands Trust Council | TC-2014-119 | To nominate Trustee Sue Ellen Fast for the Position of Member of the Trust Fund Board. | Moved | CARRIED | minutes · source |
Attendance per the minutes
| Year | Present | Absent or regrets |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 2 |
| 2016 | 16 | 4 |
| 2017 | 17 | 3 |
| 2018 | 12 | 2 |
Every minuted meeting (74)
- 2018-10-15 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2018-09-18 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present
- 2018-09-17 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2018-07-09 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2018-06-19 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present, Galiano Island Trustee
- 2018-06-11 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2018-05-30 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present, Local Trustee (via phone)
- 2018-05-07 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2018-04-09 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2018-03-13 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): absent
- 2018-03-05 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2018-02-21 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present, Local Trustee
- 2018-02-05 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2018-01-16 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): absent, Local Trustee
- 2017-12-05 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present
- 2017-12-04 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-11-15 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-11-06 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-10-18 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): absent, Local Trustee
- 2017-10-17 — Galiano LTC Special Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-10-02 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-09-12 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): absent
- 2017-09-11 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-08-23 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-07-10 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-06-20 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present
- 2017-06-05 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-05-01 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-04-03 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-03-21 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-03-14 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present
- 2017-03-06 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-02-28 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present, Local Trustee
- 2017-01-17 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): absent, Local Trustee
- 2016-12-06 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present
- 2016-12-05 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2016-11-16 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): absent, Local Trustee
- 2016-11-07 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2016-10-19 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present, Local Trustee
- 2016-10-01 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2016-09-19 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2016-09-13 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present
- 2016-08-29 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2016-08-24 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): absent, Local Trustee
- 2016-07-04 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2016-06-14 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present
- 2016-06-06 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2016-05-02 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2016-04-04 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2016-03-22 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): absent
- 2016-03-07 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2016-03-02 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): absent, Local Trustee
- 2016-02-01 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Trustee
- 2016-01-19 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present, Local Trustee
- 2015-12-08 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present
- 2015-12-07 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2015-11-02 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2015-10-21 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present, Local Trustee
- 2015-10-05 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2015-09-14 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2015-08-26 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): absent, Local Trustee
- 2015-06-23 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present
- 2015-06-13 — Galiano LTC Special Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2015-06-03 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): absent, Local Trustee
- 2015-06-01 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2015-05-04 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2015-04-13 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Local Trustee
- 2015-03-14 — Galiano LTC Special Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Trustee
- 2015-03-10 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present
- 2015-03-02 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Trustee
- 2015-02-18 — Financial Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present
- 2015-02-02 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present, Trustee
- 2014-12-03 — Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Islands Trust Council): present
- 2014-03-08 — Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (Galiano Island): present
Transcripts are machine-made from the Islands Trust's own recordings; each speaker attribution carries a confidence mark (certain = identified by ear or hand, probable = matched to a saved voice), and every line links to the second of the recording so it can be checked. Motions, votes and attendance are taken from the Trust's published minutes and quote them verbatim.