George Harris

Former Local Trustee, Galiano Island (2014–2018)

Galiano Island · 3.9 years in office · 21 named motions in the minutes · 63 present attendance records

Seats and terms

SeatAreaTermHowFromTo
Local TrusteeGaliano Island2014–2018general election2014-12-032018-11-06

Motions and votes from the minutes

Named motion roles extracted from the available minutes for George Harris — moves, seconds and any explicit individual votes. This is an incomplete extraction, not a complete voting record; each row links to its source.

DateBodyNo.MotionTheir partOutcomeMinutes
2018-09-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-088that 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.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2018-09-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-089that the Islands Trust Council approves the top priorities of the Financial Planning Committee Work Program Report.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2018-09-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-090that the Islands Trust Council approve the June 30, 2018 Quarterly Financial Report as presented.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2018-09-18Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-099that the Islands Trust Council approves the top priorities of the Trust Programs Committee Work Program Report.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2018-06-19Islands Trust CouncilTC-2018-065that 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 wasSeconded—minutes · source
2017-12-05Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-066that 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 apprSecondedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2017-12-05Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-073that 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.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-09-11Galiano IslandGL-2017-075that the GaIiano Island Local Trust Committee request staff to provide information about whether potential rezoning supports all current industrial uses of the property.Voted againstCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-06-20Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-036that Islands Trust Council adopt amended Policy 4.1.ix Inter-Local Trust Committee Community Planning Bylaw Referral Policy with a change.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2017-03-14Islands Trust CouncilTC-2017-013that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 168, cited as the “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw, 2017-2018” be read a second time.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-12-06Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-103that 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.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-09-13Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-083that 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.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2016-06-14Islands Trust CouncilTC-2016-045that the Islands Trust Council adopt the top priorities of the Financial Planning Committee Work Program Report.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-12-08Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-133that 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,SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-06-23Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-051that 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”.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-06-23Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-060that the draft Strategic Plan include as an objective “to have a vision statement for Islands Trust” and remove the same from potential strategies.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-06-23Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-064that 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 wasMoved—minutes · source
2015-06-23Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-068that 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.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2015-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2015-017that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 159, cited as “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2015/2016” be read a second time.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-112To nominate Trustee Laura Busheikin for the Position of Vice Chair of the Executive Committee.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2014-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2014-119To nominate Trustee Sue Ellen Fast for the Position of Member of the Trust Fund Board.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source

Attendance records from the minutes

YearPresentAbsent or regrets
201420
2015162
2016164
2017173
2018122
Archived attendance records (74)

Transcripts are machine-made from the Trust's recordings. Speaker confidence labels are archive metadata, not independent authentication, and errors can occur even in labels marked certain. Check the original recording before relying on a quotation. Named motion roles and attendance are extracted from published minutes; coverage is incomplete and source documents can duplicate a meeting. A move or second is not a complete personal voting record.