The Governance Committee consists of seven members of Trust Council who have been elected by Trust Council and two ex-officio members. Election of the Governance Committee shall occur by the March Trust Council meeting in the calendar year following the quadrennial trustee election.
One of the two Trust Council elected members of the Islands Trust Conservancy Board is an ex-officio member of the Governance Committee, as determined by the Chair of the Islands Trust Conservancy Board. However, Trustee Gauvreau is both an elected member (with full voting rights) and also the Islands Trust Conservancy Board representative.
The Chair of Islands Trust Council is an ex-officio member of the Governance Committee.
Committee members elect a Committee Chair and Vice-Chair as required. The Chair of Trust Council may appoint an interim Council Committee Chair if required.
The Committee’s roles and responsibilities are assigned through the Islands Trust Council policy.
Roles and Responsibilities
The purpose of the Governance Committee is to provide focus upon improvement of governance, to develop and recommend to the Trust Council good governance and management approaches and frameworks, and to lead processes to support and evaluate the effectiveness of Trust Council and its committees.
The Governance Committee provides advice to the Islands Trust Council and management by undertaking the following responsibilities:
- initially reviewing the Islands Trust Governance Report dated March 8, 2022 and
submitting a prioritized list of the recommendations in that Report to Trust Council with
advice as to possible actions - identifying, evaluating and providing, on an on-going basis, advice to Trust Council on emerging governance and management issues with respect to areas of concern, best practices, and appropriate structures and procedures to allow Trust Council to function most effectively
- maintaining a committee work program to manage committee initiatives and providing
Trust Council with quarterly updates - providing recommendations to Trust Council for legislation reform initiatives to improve
Trust Council governance and management
The Governance Committee may contract external expertise to provide advice subject to funding by Trust Council and at the discretion of the committee.
The responsibilities stated apply to the following area:
Trust Council Governance and Management
Chair
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Vice-Chair
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Support Staff
Executive Coordinator
T: 1-250-405-5171
Write to: “Attention/Dear Governance Committee”
E: execadmin@islandstrust.bc.ca
Members
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Chair, Islands Trust Council (ex-officio)
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