Agenda Package - City of Vernon

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Ref: 134885
JAN 2 g 2010
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His Worship Mayor Wayne Lippert
and Members of Council
City of Vernon
3400 30th Street
Vernon. BC V1T 5E6
Dear Mayor Lippert and Councillors:
The Local Government Elections Task Force is currently seeking written comments from your
local government, and from organizations and individuals in your community, to assist in its
review of local government election issues.
Announced at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) 2009 Convention, the
Local Government Elections Task Force is a joint, consensus-based group of provincial and
UBCM members. The Task Force co-chairs are Honourable Bill Bennett, Minister of
Community and Rural Development, and Chair Hany Nyce, President of the UBCM. Other
Task Force members are:
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Surrey Councillor, Barbara Steele, first vice-president, UBCM;
. Quesnel Mayor, Mary Sjostrom, third vice-president, UBCM;
o Donna Barnett, MLA, Cariboo-Chilcotin; and
o Douglas Horne, MLA, Coquitlam-Burke Mountain.
Recognizing the importznce of hearing from local goveÍnments thloughout British Colu¡übia. the
Task Force invites you to submit the comments of your local government on any or all of the
following topics:
o Campaign finance, including contribution/spending disclosure and limits, and tax
credits;
o Enforcement processes and outcomes;
o Role of the British Columbia Chief Electoral Officer in local govemment elections;
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Ministry of Community
and Rural Development
Office of the Min¡ster
PO Box 9056 Stn Prov Govt
Vic{oria BC V8W 9E2
Phone: 250 387-2283
Fax: 250387-4312
www.gov.bc.calcd
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