New West Mayor Patrick Johnstone will be donning several hats at Metro Vancouver in 2023.
In his role as Metro Vancouver board chair, Delta mayor George Harvie has announced the Metro Vancouver standing committee and task force structure and appointments for 2023.
The board, which held its inaugural meeting on Nov. 25, has 14 standing committees and two task forces that represent the 21 member municipalities, Electoral Area A, and Tsawwassen First Nation.
Johnstone, a two-term councillor elected as New Westminster’s mayor in the Oct. 15 civic election, won’t be chairing any Metro Vancouver committees, but he will be serving on several, including the climate action committee, flood resiliency committee, Indigenous relations committee, liquid waste standing committee and regional parks standing committee.
Metro Vancouver’s standing committees consider priorities, policies, and activities for the organization, and make recommendations to the board. (Johnstone is also on the Metro Vancouver board of directors.)
Johnstone will also sit on the Mayors Committee of Metro Vancouver, a standing committee of the board. It provides advice and recommendations on issues related to the governance and operations of the Metro Vancouver Regional District, Metro Vancouver Housing, Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District and Greater Vancouver Water District, as well as Metro Vancouver’s strategic relationships with other governments, agencies and communities.
In addition, Johnstone will serve on the Council of Councils committee, a standing committee of the Metro Vancouver board that brings together elected members from all of Metro Vancouver’s member jurisdictions to discuss regional matters and to provide feedback on Metro Vancouver’s services, plans and initiatives.
Coun. Nadine Nakagawa will serve on the Metro Vancouver’s regional culture committee, which provides advice and recommendations on policies, plans, programs, budgets and issues related to the annual Metro Vancouver cultural grants program, as well as Metro Vancouver’s role in advancing culture throughout the region.
The complete list of Metro Vancouver board, committee and task force members is available at www.metrovancouver.org/boards/membership.
Metro Vancouver’s board and committee remuneration bylaw details the pay that committee members and chairs receive for serving on committees and boards.
At the top end, the Metro Vancouver board chair receives $98,076 annually and the board chair receives $49,038. Committee chairs receives $490 per month, while board and committee member receive $490 for meetings up to four hours and $980 for meetings lasting more than four hours.
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