Nominations for Convention 2024
A Call for Nominations has been issued to local elected officials wishing to serve on the 2024-2025 UBCM Executive. The deadline for all nominations is Wednesday July 31, 2024 at 4:00pm.
The Call for Nominations package is now available: Memo, Nominations Form (Appendix A), Background Information (Appendix B), Nominations and Elections Procedures (Appendix C) and relevant extracts from UBCM Bylaws (Appendix D).
UBCM constitutes a Nominating Committee to oversee the nominations process for the UBCM Executive. As per the UBCM Bylaws, the 2024 Nominating Committee will consist of a Past President and a representative from each of the five Area Associations. The members of the 2024 Nominating Committee are:
- Councillor Laurey-Anne Roodenburg, Past President, UBCM, Chair
- Director Judy Greenaway, North Central Local Government Association
- Councillor Louise Wallace-Richmond, Southern Interior Local Government Association
- Councillor Keith Page, Association of Kootenay & Boundary Local Governments
- Councillor Paul Albrecht, Lower Mainland Local Government Association
- Councillor Ben Geselbracht Association of Vancouver Island & Coastal Communities
As part of the nominations process, the Committee issues a Call for Nominations and reviews the qualifications of each candidate.
Nominations are accepted for the following 13 elected positions on the UBCM Executive:
- President
- First Vice-President
- Second Vice-President
- Third Vice-President
- Director at Large (5 positions)
- Small Community Representative
- Electoral Area Representative
- Vancouver Metro Area Representative (2 positions)
Following the advance nominations process, the Committee issues a report compiling all nominations received by the nominations deadline of Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 4:00pm. Candidates meeting the advance nominations deadline will also have the opportunity to submit a 2-minute video message that will be uploaded to the UBCM website for viewing by Convention delegates. Parameters for these video messages are outlined in the Call for Nominations memo.
Candidates who do not meet the advance nominations deadline, will still have an opportunity to run ‘off the floor’ during Convention. Candidates are asked to review the final Convention program to confirm the designated time to run ‘off the floor’.
Elections are held at the Annual Convention.