INNOVATION May-June 2017

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AGMMotions Addressed Council addressed motions brought forward at the 2016 AGM:

Three-Year Budget Approved Council approved the operating and capital budget for the 2017/2018 fiscal year, and the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 pro forma budget. This year’s budget sees no increase to members’ annual licensing fee. Under the Council-approved budget guidelines, the proposed three-year budget was to include no more than a two percent ($7.60) membership-fee increase. However, with membership increases holding steady, this would affect the association’s ability to fund for inflationary increases to operational expenses and initiatives key to the strategic plan. In light of this, efficiencies and savings were found within the base budget, totalling $449K in Year 1, $397K in Year 2, and $321K in Year 3. Recommendations on Regulation of Companies Approved A review of the issue of corporate practice and regulation in BC has been underway since early 2016. Council received the report of the Advisory Task Force on Corporate Practice and approved the following motions: • that APEGBC seek regulatory authority over corporate practice, • that a corporate regulatory model be developed which demonstrates positive impacts to protect the public interest and the environment, and provides benefit to the regulated organizations and professionals they employ, • that the corporate regulatory model be scaled according to the size and nature of the organization and be administratively efficient (see Page 13).

APRIL 28, 2017 Expedited Review of Engineers-in-Training, AccreditedMIT Pilot ProgramExtended Council approved extending the Accredited Employer Member-in- Training Pilot Program by a year in order to better assess its effectiveness, as well as updated a policy to enable expedited review of graduates of the association’s Accredited Employer MIT Program and Enhanced Member-in-Training Program—considered to be applicants with low-risk profile due to advanced preparation and guidance in completion of their competency-based assessments. P.Tech. to Eng.L. Bridging Strategy Approved Council approved a strategy for bridging from the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians British Columbia’s Professional Technologist (P.Tech.) to the APEGBC Engineering Licensee (Eng.L.) designations. The P.Tech. competency assessment will not be taken into account for Eng.L. applicants, and specifies that Eng.L. applicants should complete an APEGBC competency-based assessment that addresses their competence to practise in the proposed limited scope. throughout the year to conduct the business of association governance. More information about Council meetings can be viewed at apeg.b.c.ca/ Council-Schedule-Minutes. APEGBC’s Council of elected members and government representatives meets

Motion 1: That Council consider developing a proactive guideline that will require all members to take into consideration options to achieve net zero emissions in their professional practice. Based on input from the Climate Change Advisory Group, Council confirmed that the current work being carried out under the direction of this group should continue as it meets the intent of the above AGM motion. Motion 2: That Council consider reporting the results of membership voting by branch, which then would be aggregated to the total returns. On the recommendation of the Governance Committee, Council approved publishing voter turnout by branch periodically during the election period as a improved openness and transparency with the membership and the public, Council consider implementing a policy of publishing, both in Innovation and by broadcasting to the membership by email, any received written request signed by 25 members at the earliest possible opportunity. Council’s Executive committee determined that significant legal risk as well as operational cost to APEGBC exist should Council implement a policy that requires publication of all 25-member petitions received regardless as to their appropriateness or validity. Council approved a motion to endeavour to publish as many petitions as possible, but retain the ability to exercise discretion in determination of whether to publicize 25-member petitions. Council Meeting Guest Policy Approved With information from Canadian engineering and geoscience regulatory counterparts on how they deal with requests by guests to address a Council meeting, Council approved a policy that allows reasonable requests to address Council, specifies a time limit, and denies requests that are in contravention of existing Council policy on investigation and discipline matters. v pilot for the 2017/2018 election. Motion 3: That, in the interest of

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