INNOVATION November-December 2018

2018 COUNCIL ELECTION AND BYLAW VOTE RESULTS Voting for Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia’s 2018/2019 Council election and bylaw vote opened September 5 and closed at noon on October 5, 2018. Online and paper ballots were available to members. Three registered members of the association—Dr. John Clague, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.), John Watson P.Eng. (Non-Practising), FEC, FGC (Hon.), and Ken Williams, P.Eng. (Non-Practising), FEC—scrutinized the electronic and paper voting processes. The online ballot was conducted securely and anonymously using systems contracted from Everyone Counts Inc.

10 paper ballots cast

4,933 electronic ballots cast

2018 COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS This year, 18.23% of registered members and limited licensees returned ballots. The election results are as follows:

27,121 eligible voters

PRESIDENT Dr. Kathy Tarnai-Lokhorst, P.Eng., FEC

VICE PRESIDENT Harlan Kelly, P.Eng.

COUNCILLORS (CONTINUING) Doug Barry, P.Eng. Dr. Catherine Hickson, P.Geo., FGC

GOVERNMENT APPOINTEES Suky Cheema, CPA, CA Ken Laloge, CPA, CA, TEP John Turner, P.Ag. (ret) David Wells, JD COUNCIL APPOINTEE Dr. Nimal Rajapakse, P.Eng.*

COUNCILLORS (ELECTED) Antigone Dixon-Warren, P.Geo. Susan MacDougall, P.Eng. Brock Nanson, P.Eng. Kevin Turner, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.) Larry Spence, P.Eng.

Lianna Mah, P.Eng., FEC Jeremy Vincent, P.Geo. Tim Watson, P.Eng.

*Appointed by Council in accordance with Section 9(7) of the Act.

BYLAW VOTING RESULTS Members also had the opportunity to vote on proposed amendments to four association bylaws. The amendments were grouped into two bylaw packages. Bylaw Package 1 included amendments to bylaws 10(c) (relating to Non-Practising Members) and 10(c.1) (relating to Life Membership or Licensure). Bylaw Package 2 included amendments to bylaw 10(c.2) (relating to Honorary Life Membership or Licensure) and bylaw 10(d) (relating to Honorary Membership). Both bylaw packages passed and the four amendments to the bylaws were ratiÅed. Bylaw amendments must achieve a two-thirds majority to pass.

For (3,783)

For (3,681)

Bylaw Package 2 Bylaw 10(c.2): Honorary Life Membership or Licensure Bylaw 10(d): Honorary Membership

Bylaw Package 1 Bylaw 10(c): Non-Practising Member Bylaw 10(c.1): Life Membership or Licensure

Against (947)

Against (1,053)

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