Statement of Disclosure Updates

Whereas professional regulatory bodies, such as CPABC, BC Law Society, APEGBC, and others, have conflict of interest and ethics rules for their members, under which appearance of conflict of interest is disallowed; And whereas the public expects elected representatives to act to a professional standard of conduct; And whereas the scope of decisions and responsibilities of an elected representative can be broad and encompass a variety of issues: Therefore be it resolved that the Statement of Disclosure for municipal nominees and elected representatives be updated to additionally include a spouses assets; a spouses liabilities; and real property, other than their primary residence, held singly or jointly by a spouse, child, brother, sister, mother or father, to the best knowledge of the candidate. Further, within 60 days of being sworn in, to file a confidential financial disclosure statement to a non-partisan Municipal Conflict of Interest Commissioner.