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Translink Governance
Translink is officially called the: "South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority"
Translink website: http://www.translink.ca
The authority is governed by the "South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act"
Find the act here: http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_98030_01
Translink is governed by a board of directors as appointed under Part 8 of the act:
In short the directors come through a process of being recommended by a screening panel to the mayors council and the mayors council selects 3 board members per year to the board.
- section 172 :
On or before June 30 of each year,
(a) the minister must appoint one eligible individual,
(b) the mayors' council on regional transportation must appoint one eligible individual,
(c) the council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia must appoint one eligible individual,
(d) the board of directors of the Vancouver Board of Trade must appoint one eligible individual, and
(e) the Greater Vancouver Gateway Society must appoint one eligible individual,
and the persons appointed under this subsection constitute a screening panel for the year in which the appointments are made.
- section 176, exception:
(2) The 2007 screening panel must provide to the mayors' council on regional transportation a list of at least 15 qualified individuals to be considered for appointment as directors of the authority.
- section 177, mayors council appoints directors:
(1) The mayors' council on regional transportation must, on or before December 31, 2007, appoint as directors of the authority 9 of the nominees named in the list provided to them under section 176 (2) as follows:
(a) three nominees to sit as directors of the authority for a term expiring at the end of the day on December 31, 2008;
(b) three nominees to sit as directors of the authority for a term expiring at the end of the day on December 31, 2009;
(c) three nominees to sit as directors of the authority for a term expiring at the end of the day on December 31, 2010.
(2) For the purpose of making appointments under this section, each member of the mayors' council on regional transportation has one vote. - section 179, subsequent directory:
Subsequent directors
(1) On or before September 15 of each year after 2007, the screening panel appointed in that year must provide to the mayors' council on regional transportation a list of at least 5 qualified individuals to be considered for appointment as directors of the authority. (2) The mayors' council on regional transportation must, within 45 days after receiving the list referred to in subsection (1), appoint 3 of those nominees as directors of the authority. (3) For the purpose of making appointments under this section, each member of the mayors' council on regional transportation has one vote. |