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 511/2021 O10770943 On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective March 4, 2024, (

a) the appointment of George Joseph Roberts Smith as Director of Communications, Office of the Premier, made by Order in Council 511/2021, is rescinded, (

b) George Joseph Roberts Smith is appointed as Ex ecutive Director, Strategic Communications - Crowns, Government Communications and Public Engagement, Mi nistry of Finance, for a term ending January 3, 2025, (

c) George Joseph Roberts Smith is to be paid in acco rdance with the band classification set out in the British Columbia Management Classification and Compensati on 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 George Joseph Roberts Smith. 89 February 28, 2024