Extraordinary Resolution to Change the Name of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities

Year
2012
Number
ER1
Sponsor(s)
UBCM Executive

WHEREAS the Union of British Columbia Municipalities is incorporated pursuant to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Act, S.B.C. 2006, c. 18 for the purpose of representing in one organization the various municipalities of the Province; AND WHEREAS the Union represents and serves municipalities, regional districts, first nations and other local governments within the Province; AND WHEREAS the Union Bylaws require that any request of the Union to the Government of the Province for an amendment to the Act, and any amendments to the Union Bylaws, may only be made pursuant to Extraordinary Resolution duly adopted by the Union: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by Extraordinary Resolution that the Union requests that the provincial government amend the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Act as follows: a replace all uses, except for those uses in section 3j, of the terms municipal, municipal government and municipality with local government; b replace all uses of the term UBCM with UBCLG; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by Extraordinary Resolution that upon the above amendments to the Act coming into force that the Unions Bylaws be amended as follows: a the title of the Bylaws be changed from the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Bylaws to the Union of British Columbia Local Governments Bylaws; b in section 4d delete the term UBCM; c in sections 4k and 5d replace all uses of the phrase municipality, regional district or other membership with local government; d in section 12b, replace the phrase municipalities and regional districts with local governments; e replace the reference to Union of British Columbia Municipalities referred to in the adopting clause following section 23e with the word Union.

Convention Decision
Not Endorsed