Scheduled 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Delta Burnaby Hotel
Present
Robert MacDonald (Regional Director)
Phil Mantler (Chair)
Karim Chaggani (Vice Chair)
Karen Hall (Secretary)
Pete MacDougall (Treasurer, Chair Training Committee)
Carl Cahoon (Chair, Awards Committee)
Wanda Aschacher (Member at Large)
Carol-Ann Lonsdale (Member at Large)
Regrets
Summary of Action Items
- P Mantler to email invoice for facilitator
- P Mantler to circulate resolution carried over from 2016 Regional Council before April 17th deadline
- K Hall to draft a resolution on gender neutral language and circulate
- P Mantler to contact the selected Chair and suggested Parliamentarian
- CA Lonsdale to contact the BC Cancer Society
- K Hall to contact HQ to inquire about an additional “Policies” tab on webpage
- R MacDonald to get demographic data on “young workers” in region
Carry forward to future agendas
- Regional Youth Committee (future)
- Resolutions for 2017 Regional Council (June)
- Mentorship in the region (Future)
- Possibility of Annual Retreat for Executive (June)
Meeting called to order – 8:40 am
1. Approval of Agenda (All)
- Motion to approve the agenda
- M/S R MacDonald/K Chaggani– carried
- No additions or changes to the agenda were proposed
2. Approval of Previous Minutes (All)
- Motion to approve the February 17, 2017 Minutes
- M/S R MacDonald/K Chaggani– carried
3. Business Arising from February 17th Minutes (All)
- All items were moved forward into the agenda by the Chair
4. Regional Executive Chair Report (P Mantler)
- Arrangements were made for the Executive Strengthening session which occurred on Apirl 4th
- Those present agreed that the facilitator was good but not sure it met the original goal of those that requested the session
- Suggestion that maybe that become an annual event and extend to a full day
- P Mantler provided a verbal report on the Professional Requirements and Qualifications Committee
5. Regional Director Report (R. MacDonald)
- Motion to accept the Regional Director Report February 16th to April 4th 2017
- M/S C Cahoon/Pete MacDougall –carried
- Report is attached
- Update on BC/Yukon Region Rep to CLC Convention
- Regional Executive had online discussion and did not support funding travel from our budget
- HQ volunteered to fund one spot because Regional Director was not going but no one stepped forward
6. Financial Report (P. MacDougall)
- Motion to accept the Treasurer Report
- M/S R MacDonald/K Chaggani– carried
- P MacDougall provided a brief report about the finances of the Regional Executive
7. Regional Training Committee Report (P MacDougall)
- P MacDougall provided a verbal report
- National Training program being restructured
- Lots of Discussion at national level on who and how members/volunteers are trained
- Regionally they are reviewing the relationship between other Regional Training Committees and Regional Offices
- Next meeting will be held prior to Regional Council
8. Business Arising from 2016 Regional Council
- Resolution re: Cancellation of Union Meeting
- This was sent back to the Regional Executive from Council to strengthen draft wording
- P. Mantler will circulate the resolution for online discussion
9. Regional Council
- Appointment of Chair
- 2 expressions of interest received
- Selection made; P Mantler to contact member
- Appointment of Parliamentarian
- Executive discussed during the meeting but decided that this will also be sent out next year as an expression of interest
- P Mantler will contact the individual thought best to take on this task to see about availability
- Request by Glen Maxwell, Chair of Advisory Council
- Seeking 45 minutes to explain the Advisory Council - Supported
- Charity to support
- Executive chose to support the BC Cancer Society in memory of one of our members we lost this last year
- CA Lonsdale will contact the charity and invite them to present
10. New Business/Round Table
- Points from Marriott bookings into Regional Bank (W. Aschancher)
- How these points are collected/used is being looked at nationally
- BC/Yukon Policies – Who is caretaker? Where are they kept/ (W. Aschancher)
- K Hall will explore getting a “policies” tab on BC/Yukon Region webpage
- Regional Executive members that have policies should send to K Hall for posting
- Discussion occurred around developing a process to review policies
- Mentorship program for BC/Yukon Region (W. Aschacher)
- Question put forward to executive is this is something the region would like to be proactive on – left with executive to think about
- Executive would like to better understand the demographics in the region – specifically how many “young workers” we have in region
- R MacDonald to seek this data out
- Better Together Mobilizers (W. Aschacher)
- Question on if we should be looking to recruit new Better Together Mobilizers
- R MacDonald the only one in Region
- R MacDonald will be working with a regional group in May to see what may emerge regarding mobilization in the Region
11. Next Meeting(s)
- June 1st pm – Executive Meeting Prior to Regional Council (Burnaby)
- P Mantler will determine if a full day is required based on a review of the resolutions received by April 17
- August – Executive Meeting (teleconference)
- October 19th – Executive Meeting prior to Steward Council
- December – Executive Meeting (possibly by teleconference)
12. Adjournment @ 11:30 am
- m/s R MacDonald/Pete MacDougall – carried