Policies

1. Islands Trust Policy Statement

The following two policies and procedures spell out how Trust Council reviews, amends and implements the Islands Trust Policy Statement:

Policy 1.2.1 Policy Statement Amendment

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Policy 1.3.1 Policy Statement Implementation

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2. Trust Council and its Committees

General

Policy 2.1.1 Statutory Rules of Conduct

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Policy 2.1.2 Standards of Conduct

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Policy 2.1.3 Governance Principles

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Policy 2.1.4 Coordination Agreements Process

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Policy 2.1.6 Legal Advice

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Policy 2.1.7 Trust-Wide Administrative Procedures

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Policy 2.1.9 Meeting Procedures Guidelines

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Policy 2.1.10 Administration of Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Program

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Policy 2.1.11 Administration of the Community Stewardship Awards Program

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Policy 2.1.12 Administration of the Crown Land Acquisition Initiative

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Policy 2.1.13 Acquisition and Disposal of Land Held by Trust Council

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Policy 2.1.14 History and Heritage Conservation Grants-in-aid

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Policy 2.1.15 Secretariat Services

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Policy 2.1.16 Guidelines for EC sponsored or ITC Initiated NAPTEP Applications

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Trust Council Meetings

Policy 2.2.1 Requests for Decisions

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Policy 2.2.2 Council Meeting Preparation

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Policy 2.2.3 Trust Council Resolutions Without Meeting

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Council Committees

Policy 2.3.1 Council Committee System

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Executive Committee

Policy 2.4.1 Executive Committee Terms of Reference

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Policy 2.4.2 Executive Committee & Islands Trust Conservancy Board Resolutions Without Meetings

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Policy 2.4.3 Executive Committee Election

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Policy 2.4.4 Executive Committee Legislative Role

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Policy 2.4.6 Executive Committee Meeting Preparation

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3. Islands Trust Conservancy

These policies are adopted by the Islands Trust Conservancy Board except Policy 2.4.2 which is mutually held by Trust Council and the Islands Trust Conservancy Board.

Organizational

Policy 1.1 Islands Trust Conservancy Board Member Appointments, Reappointments and Elections

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Policy 1.2 Board and Committee Elections

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Policy 1.3 Islands Trust Conservancy Board Roles and Responsibilities

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Policy 1.4 Board Standards of Conduct

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Policy 1.5 Board Member Attendance and Participation and Member Removal

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Policy 1.6 Annual Budget Submissions

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Policy 1.7 Fundraising and Donations

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Policy 1.9 Funds for Partnership Acquisition Projects

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Policy 2.4.2 Executive Committee & Islands Trust Conservancy Board Resolutions Without Meetings

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Land Transactions and Property Management

Policy 2.1 Board Approval of Projects and Transactions

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Policy 2.2 Assessing Conservation Proposals

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Policy 2.3 Acquisition and Management of Land

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Policy 2.4 Conservation Covenants

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Policy 2.5 Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Covenants

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Policy 2.6 Heritage Forest Land Acquisition and Protection

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Policy 2.7 Disposition of Land

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Policy 2.8 Covenant Enforcement

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Policy 2.9 Management Plan Costs

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Communications, Cooperation and Liaison

Policy 3.1 Islands Trust Conservancy and Local Planning Services Coordination

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Policy 3.2 Communicating Information Regarding Covenant and Acquisition Projects

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Policy 3.3 Relationships with External Groups

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Policy 3.4 Islands Trust Conservancy Board Role in Partnership Acquisition Projects

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Policy 3.5 Policy on Consulting Trust Council, Local Trust Committees, Island Municipalities, and Local Trustees on Trust Conservancy Board Matter

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Policy 3.6 Research

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Policy 3.7 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy - Routinely Released Information

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4. Local Trust Committees, Advisory Commissions and Advisory Groups

General

Policy 4.1.1 Local Trust Committee Chair Guidelines

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Policy 4.1.2 Local Trust Committee Meeting Guidelines

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Policy 4.1.3 Model Local Trust Committee Meetings Procedures Bylaw

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Policy 4.1.4 Model Local Trust Committee Development Procedures Bylaw

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Policy 4.1.5 Local Trust Committee Section 26 Resolutions Without Meeting

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Policy 4.1.9 Inter-Local Trust Committee Community Planning Bylaw Referral

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Policy 4.1.11 Local Trust Committee Referendum Guidelines

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Policy 4.1.13 Guidelines for Executive Committee Sponsored or Local Trust Committee Initiated Development Applications

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Policy 4.1.14 Model Development Permit Guidelines for Eagle, Raptor and Heron Habitat Protection

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Policy 4.1.15 Delegation of Land Use Permits

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Advisory Planning Commissions

Policy 4.2.1 Advisory Planning Commission Terms of Reference

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Policy 4.2.2 Advisory Planning Commission Operating Guidelines

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5. Land Use Planning, Bylaws and Mapping

Community Planning

Policy 5.3.1 Holding Covenants and Rights of Way

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Policy 5.3.2 Transfer of Density

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Policy 5.3.3 Acquisition of Community Park Land under Section 510 of the Local Government Act

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Policy 5.3.5 LTCs in Holding Conservation Covenants

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Land Use Regulation

Policy 5.4.1 Land Use Regulation Guidelines

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Policy 5.4.2 Procedural Fairness in Rezonings

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Policy 5.4.3 Amenity Bonus Tools

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Policy 5.4.4 Heritage Designation Bylaws

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Bylaw Investigation

Policy 5.5.1 Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement

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Applications

Policy 5.6.1 Application Processing Services

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Bylaw Amendments

Policy 5.7.1 Policy Statement Directives Checklist

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Mapping

Policy 5.8.1 Digital Information Distribution

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Best Management Practices

Policy 5.9.1 Best Management Practices for Delivery of Local Planning Services to Local Trust Committees

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Policy 5.9.2 Planning, Regulation and Advocacy Initiatives: Outer Boundary of the Islands Trust Area

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6. Operations, the Budget Process, Elections and Communications

General

Policy 6.1.1 First Nations Engagement Principles

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Organizational Planning

Policy 6.2.1 Priority Setting/Review Guidelines

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Budget Process

Policy 6.3.1 Budget Process

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Policy 6.3.2 Special Property Tax Requisition

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Financial Management

Policy 6.5.1 Reserves and Surplus

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Policy 6.5.2 Budget Control & Adjustment Authority

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Policy 6.5.3 Procurement

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Policy 6.5.4 Grants and Donations Administration

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Elections

Policy 6.6.1 By-Election Funding

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Work Programming

Policy 6.7.1 Work Program, Follow-up Action List and Priorities Matrix

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Legal Services

Policy 6.9.2 Legal Services Access and Management

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Communications

Policy 6.10.1 Annual Report

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Policy 6.10.2 Communications

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Policy 6.10.3 Advocacy

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Policy 6.10.4 Islands Trust/Islands Trust Conservancy Board Communications

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Training and Development

Policy 6.12.1 Trustee Training/Conference Attendance

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Policy 6.12.2 UBCM/AVICC Membership & Resolutions

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Policy 6.12.3 Voluntary Staff Travel to Islands

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Islands Trust Minutes Guidelines

Policy 6.13 Islands Trust Minutes Guidelines

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7. Administrative Activities Such as Finance and Freedom of Information

General

Policy 7.1.1 Administrative Fairness Principles

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Policy 7.1.2 Handling of Administrative Fairness Complaints

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Policy 7.1.3 Use of Local Trustee Letterhead

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Policy 7.1.6 Corporate Logo

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Policy 7.1.7 Receipt of Confidential Information from External Government Organizations and Agencies

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Financial

Policy 7.2.1 Trustee Remuneration

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Policy 7.2.2 Administrative Service Charges

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Policy 7.2.3 Trustee Travel

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Policy 7.2.4 Application Fee Refunds

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Policy 7.2.5 Incorporation Study Cost Allocations

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Policy 7.2.6 Municipal Tax Requsition Calculation

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Office Operations

Policy 7.4.1 Incoming Local Trust Committee Correspondence: General

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Policy 7.4.2 Chair and Executive Committee Correspondence

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Policy 7.4.4 On-Island Trustee Offices

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Policy 7.4.5 Carbon Neutral Operations

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Computer Systems

Policy 7.5.1 Trustee Equipment Allocation

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Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy

Policy 7.6.1 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy

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Policy 7.6.2 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Procedure

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8. Human Resources

Policy 8.2.1 Staff Training/Conference Attendance

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Policy 8.4.1 Chief Administrative Officer Contingency Succession Plan

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