ANNUAL REPORT 2008/09 - BC Transit

service levels, fares, and local taxes for transit purposes.It reviews and is responsible for raising the local share ofthe annual cost of transit in the region. Its meetings areopen to the public.For transit service in other areas of BC Transit’s jurisdiction,service plans and budgets are approved each year in opensessions by municipal councils or regional district boardswho also set fares and raise the local government share oftransit costs.No shifts were made to the core business areas or programdelivery since the previous year.Governanceand Board ActivityBC Transit is governed by a seven member Board of Directorsappointed by the Province according to the British ColumbiaTransit Act (Section 4.1). The Act requires four of the Boardmembers to be municipally elected representatives. TheBoard of Directors, through the Chair, reports to the Ministerof Transportation and Infrastructure (designated as theMinister responsible for BC Transit). The Board is governedaccording to the Province of B.C.’s Best Practices GuidelinesGovernance and Disclosure Guidelines for Governing Boardsof B.C. Public Sector Organizations.Board of Directors, as of March 2009Mayor Terry Lake, City of Kamloops (to November 2008)Mayor Mary Sjostrom, City of Quesnel,(appointed March 2009)The BC Transit Board of Directors took a very active role insetting organizational expectations. Financial controls, capitalinvestment and contracting processes were of particularinterest to the Board.To support the transit program during the year, the Boardof Directors visited the Sea to Sky region to meet with localgovernment partners and operating contractors, and to tourtransit facilities. As it has in past years, the Board consultedwith local government partners at a well-attended transitforum at the annual Union of British Columbia Municipalitiesconference held in Penticton in September.The Audit Committee meets either as a Committee of theWhole or as the full Board in regular session. More informationabout BC Transit’s corporate governance is available atwww.bctransit.com/corporate/general_info/governance.cfm.BC Transit Senior Leadership TeamManuel Achadinha, President and CEOTony Sharp, Vice-President, Chief Financial OfficerMike Davis, Vice-President, Business DevelopmentRon Drolet, Vice-President, PlanningSteve New, Vice-President, Chief Operating OfficerDebbie Nussbaum, Vice-President, Human ResourcesMr. Kevin Mahoney (Chair), North VancouverMayor Don Amos, Town of Sidney (to November 2008)Mayor James Atebe, District of Mission(appointed March 2009)Councillor Susan Brice, District of Saanich(appointed March 2009)Mr. Kelly Cairns, KelownaMayor Christopher Causton, District of Oak BayMr. Bob De Clark, Nanoose BayMayor Colin Kinsley, City of Prince George(to November 2008)5BC TRANSIT 2008/09 ANNUAL REPORT