INNOVATION November-December 2015

Annual General Meeting in Review APEGBC’s 96 th Annual General Meeting was held October 17, in Kelowna, BC. Delegates included 108 members and licensees, and 54 guests and members-in-training. The association’s 2014/2015 President Dr. John Clague, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.), chaired the meeting. After viewing greetings from the BC Government, Clague reviewed Council’s role. A motion to approve the meeting agenda was carried. Parliamentarian Eli Mina reviewed the meeting rules. A motion to approve the meeting rules was carried. Clague then introduced and recognized the volunteers and contributors who give their time and expertise to enhance the guidance and standards available to members. He also thanked the association’s past presidents, deans of BC’s educational institutions, student representatives, and officials of other associations. Clague noted that the minutes of the 2013 AGM were printed in the 2014/2015 Annual Report , with copies available at the meeting registration desk. A motion to approve the minutes of the 2014 AGM was carried. Election and Bylaw Vote Results APEGBC’s Chief Scrutineer, Paul Blanchard, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.), explained the process applied for the 2014/2015 Council election and bylaw vote. Blanchard stated that he and his fellow scrutineers were satisfied that the election and vote were conducted in a confidential, fair and impartial manner. Council election and bylaw vote results were announced (see previous page). A motion to destroy the paper and electronic ballots for the Council election and bylaw vote at the end of three months was carried. Annual Report Presented Clague and CEO and Registrar Ann English, P.Eng., reported on APEGBC activities and achievements for 2014/2015. Councillor and Audit Committee Chair Ken Laloge, CP, CA, TEP, reviewed the association’s financial statements, reported on the results of the audit, and affirmed the committee’s view that the financial statements and notes contained in the 2014/2015 Annual Report fairly and accurately represent the association’s financial dealings for the year ending June 30, 2015. After each presentation, Clague, English, Laloge, and APEGBC Finance staff responded to questions from delegates. The assembly then passed a motion to appoint PriceWaterhouse Coopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, as APEGBC’s auditor for the new fiscal year, ending June 30, 2016. Greetings from Geoscientists Canada and Engineers Canada Geoscientists Canada President George Eynon, P.Geo., and Engineers Canada President Digvir Jayas, P.Eng., brought greetings to the assembly. In Memoriam The assembly observed a minute of silence to remember association members who had passed away during the previous year. Commemorative booklets containing the names of these members were provided.

Presentation on Corporate Practice President Designate Michael Wrinch reported on engineering and geoscience corporate practice in Canada (see page 34). Motions Members and licensees presented motions for consideration by Council: Motion 1: That Council consider publishing in the financial reports the total compensation (the sum of salaries and benefits) for all staff who receive over $100,000 per annum, as well as their reimbursed expenses. Carried Motion 2: That Council consider adopting a policy, via a directive to the Discipline Committee, that Special Costs no longer be charged to prosecuted members, and that the cost be in accordance with civil litigation rules, with the costs to be fixed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court, at the request of either the association or the prosecuted member. Ruled Out of Order, and withdrawn Motion 3: That Council consider recommending to the Discipline Committee that no further fines be imposed on prosecuted members. Withdrawn Motion 4: That Council consider the inclusion of territorial acknowledgement in all meetings. Carried Motion 5: That Council consider withdrawing its request to the Government of British Columbia for an amendment to the Engineers and Geoscientists Act that would require all council members to take an oath of office, whereby, if a council member were found to have breached the oath, they could be removed by two-thirds majority vote of the remaining members of council. Defeated Motion 6: That Council consider increasing its transparency and accountability to members, whereby all members may access the association’s website, in an easy and timely way, in order to view all agendas and supporting materials of Council meetings that are deemed “open.” Carried Motion 7: That Council consider revising the current voluntary CPD tracking guidelines and the online system to better reflect the simplified tracking as recommended by the CPD committee. Carried 2015/2016 Council Induction President Clague introduced the president for the 2015/2016 Council, Dr. Michael Wrinch, P.Eng., FEC. Wrinch took the oath of office, introduced Council for 2015/2016, and presented the Gold Foil Life Member disc to Clague. Signing of MOU President Wrinch introduced the Memorandum of Understanding between APEGBC and the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of BC. The MOU was signed. Clague announced the association’s 2016 Annual General Meeting in Victoria, BC, on October 22, 2016, and adjourned the meeting.

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