PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Public Service Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 385, s. 15 Other: OIC 289/2024 O10942096 On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with th e advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that (

a) the appointment of Garth Martens as a Manage r, Community Engagement, Government Communications and Public Engagement, Ministry of Finance, made by Order in Council 289/2024, is rescinded, (

b) Garth Martens is appointed as a Senior Digital Communications Officer, Government Communications and Public Engagement, Ministry of Finance, (

c) Garth Martens is to be paid in accordance with the band classification set out in the British Columbia Management Classification and Compensation Framework administered by the Public Service Agency, and (

d) terms and conditions of employmen t equivalent to those established for category A appointees in the “Terms and Conditions for Excluded Employees and Appointees” administered by the Public Service Agency apply to the appointment of Garth Martens. 518 November 18, 2025