British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Vancouver Charter, s (O.C. 523/2021)

O.C. 523/2021

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria page 1 of 4 On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective September 29, 2021, (

a) the City of Vancouver Council Electronic Meetings Regulation, B.C. Reg. 42/2012, is repealed, and (

b) the attached City of Vancouver Council Electronic Meetings Regulation is made. Minister of Municipal Affairs 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: Vancouver Charter, S.B.C. 1953, c. 55, s. 164.1

(4) Other: OC 124/2012 R10544630 523 September 13, 2021

page 2 of 4 CITY OF VANCOUVER COUNCIL ELECTRONIC MEETINGS REGULATION Contents 1

Definitions 2 Electronic regular Council meetings 3 Electronic special Council meetings 4 Electronic Council committee meetings 5 Electronic participation by members in Council and Council committee meetings

Definitions 1 In this regulation: “Act” means the Vancouver Charter; “special Council meeting” means a Council meeting ot her than a regular meeting or an adjourned meeting. Electronic regular Council meetings 2

(1) If it is authorized by a procedure bylaw under

section 164.1 [meeting procedures] of the Act and the requirements of subsection (2) of this

section are met, regular Council meetings may be conducted by me ans of electronic or other communi- cation facilities.

(2) The following requirements apply in relation to a regular Council meeting referred to in subsection (1): (

a) the meeting must be conducted in accordance with the applicable procedure bylaw; (

b) in the procedure bylaw, the Council must (

i) provide for advance public notice of the following: (

A) the way in which the meeti ng is to be conducted by means of electronic or other communication facilities; (

B) the place where the public may attend to hear, or watch and hear, the proceedings that are open to the public, and (ii) establish the procedur es for giving that notice; (

c) the facilities must enable the meeti ng’s participants to hear, or watch and hear, the meeting; (

d) except for any part of the meeting that is closed to the public, the facilities must enable the public (

i) to hear, or watch and hear, the meeting, and (ii) to hear, or watch and hear, the meeting at the specified place, and a person designated by the city must be in attendance at the specified place.

(3) Members of Council who are participa ting in a meeting conducted in accordance with this

section are deemed to be present at the meeting.

page 3 of 4 Electronic special Council meetings 3

(1) If it is authorized by a procedure byl aw under

section 164.1 of the Act and the requirements of subsection (2) of this

section are met, special Council meetings may be conducted by means of electronic or other communication facilities.

(2) The following requirements apply in relation to a special Council meeting referred to in subsection (1): (

a) the meeting must be conducted in accordance with the applicable procedure bylaw; (

b) in the procedure bylaw, the Council must (

i) provide for advance public notice of the following: (

A) the way in which the meeti ng is to be conducted by means of electronic or other communication facilities; (

B) the place where the public may attend to hear, or watch and hear, the proceedings that are open to the public, and (ii) establish the procedur es for giving that notice; (

c) the facilities must enable the meeti ng’s participants to hear, or watch and hear, the meeting; (

d) except for any part of the meeting that is closed to the public, the facilities must enable the public to hear, or watch and hear, the meeting at the specified place, and a person designated by the city must be in attendance at the specified place.

(3) Members of Council who are participa ting in a meeting conducted in accordance with this

section are deemed to be present at the meeting. Electronic Council committee meetings 4

(1) If it is authorized by a procedure byl aw under

section 164.1 of the Act and the requirements of subsection (2) of this

section are met, Council committee meetings may be conducted by means of electronic or other communication facilities.

(2) The following requirements apply in relation to a Council committee meeting referred to in subsection (1): (

a) the meeting must be conducted in accordance with the applicable procedure bylaw; (

b) in the procedure bylaw, the Council must (

i) provide for advance public notice of the way in which the meeting is to be conducted by means of el ectronic or other communication facilities, and (ii) establish the procedur es for giving that notice; (

c) the facilities must enable the meeti ng’s participants to hear, or watch and hear, the meeting; (

d) except for any part of the meeting that is closed to the public, the facilities must enable the public to hear, or watch and hear, the meeting.

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(3) Members of a Council committee who ar e participating in a meeting conducted in accordance with this

section are deemed to be present at the meeting. Electronic participation by members in Council and Council committee meetings 5

(1) If it is authorized by a procedure byl aw under

section 164.1 of the Act and the requirements of subsection (2) of this

section are met, a member of Council or a Council committee who is unable to a ttend in person at a regular Council meeting, a special Council meeting or a Council committee meeting may participate in the meeting by means of electronic or other communication facilities.

(2) The following requirements apply in relation to a meeting referred to in subsection (1): (

a) the meeting must be conducted in accordance with the applicable procedure bylaw; (

b) the facilities must enable the meeti ng’s participants to hear, or watch and hear, the participation of the member; (

c) except for any part of the meeting that is closed to the public, the facilities must enable the public to hear, or wa tch and hear, the participation of the member.

(3) Members of Council or a Council co mmittee who are par ticipating under this

section in a meeting conducted in accordance with this

section are deemed to be present at the meeting.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 523/2021
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0523 2021
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	c8b229a74e1daff3b29f69132080c0d8a380a64b

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