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“The
fo
unda
tion
of
a
dem
ocra
tic
soci
ety”
REPR
ESEN
TATI
ON
MEM
BER
SER
VICE
S
Wha
t do a
villa
ge of
500 p
eople
and a
city
of ov
er 50
0,000
or a
highly
urba
nized
metr
opoli
tan re
gion a
nd a
rural
distr
ict ha
ve in
com
mon
?
They
share
a ne
ed fo
r eff e
ctive
and a
ccou
ntab
le loc
al go
vern
men
t - th
e fou
ndati
on of
a de
moc
ratic
socie
ty. T
hey
want
a wa
y of m
eetin
g the
need
s of t
heir c
omm
unitie
s in t
he
best
way p
ossib
le.
One o
f the
way
s loc
al go
vern
men
ts ca
n wor
k tow
ard ge
tting
th
e “to
ols” t
o do t
heir j
ob is
by jo
ining
toge
ther
with
othe
r loc
al go
vern
men
ts. Si
nce 1
905 t
he co
mm
on in
teres
ts of
local
gove
rnm
ent in
B.C.
have
been
brou
ght t
ogeth
er in
the U
nion
of Br
itish C
olum
bia M
unici
paliti
es (U
BCM
).
Mem
bersh
ip in
the U
BCM
is vo
luntar
y - bu
t all m
unici
paliti
es
and r
egion
al dis
tricts
are m
embe
rs. U
BCM
wor
ks in
two
ways
to m
eet t
he ne
eds o
f mem
bers:
REPR
ESEN
TATI
ON of
loca
l gov
ernm
ent c
once
rns t
o ot
her o
rders
of go
vern
men
t.
MEM
BER
SERV
ICES
that
are pr
ovide
d to a
ll mem
bers
and
som
e ser
vices
that
mem
bers
selec
t to p
artic
ipate
in.
Deleg
ates f
rom m
embe
r mun
icipa
lities
and r
egion
al dis
tricts
pr
ovide
the b
road d
irecti
on fo
r the
UBC
M at
its an
nual
conv
entio
n. Re
spon
sibilit
y to c
arry o
ut th
at dir
ectio
n is g
iven
to an
Exe
cutiv
e Boa
rd th
at inc
ludes
repr
esen
tative
s of t
he
fi ve a
rea as
socia
tions
.
The U
BCM
has g
rown a
nd be
com
e inv
olved
in m
ore ac
tivitie
s th
an w
hen i
t was
estab
lishe
d in 1
905,
but t
he tr
aditio
n of
build
ing lo
cal g
overn
men
t tha
t can
best
serve
our
com
mun
ities r
emain
s.
“A c
omm
on v
oice
for
loca
l gov
ernm
ent
in
Brit
ish
Colu
mbi
a”
UB
CM O
FFER
S TW
O T
YPES
O
F M
EMB
ER
SER
VIC
ES
• G
ENER
AL
SER
VIC
ES
- prov
ided t
o all m
embe
rs.
• O
PTI
ON
AL
SER
VIC
ES
- mem
bers
selec
t to p
artic
ipate
in an
d pa
y for
sepa
rately
.
GEN
ERA
L M
EMB
ER
SER
VIC
ES
PU
BLI
CATI
ON
SIf y
ou ne
ed to
know
who
’s who
or ho
w loc
al go
vern
men
t ope
rates
then
you n
eed:
• UB
CM N
et•wo
rk•bo
ok•
Loca
l Gov
ernm
ent in
B.C.
- in 1
60 pa
ges
If you
need
to kn
ow m
ore a
bout
UBC
M yo
u ne
ed:
• Sta
temen
t of G
enera
l Poli
cies
• M
inutes
of A
nnua
l Con
vent
ions
• UB
CM An
nual
Repo
rt an
d Res
olutio
ns Bo
ok
COM
MU
NIC
ATIO
NS
BU
LLET
INS
If you
wan
t to k
now
abou
t cur
rent a
ctivit
ies:
• U
BC
M N
ews
Distr
ibuted
four
times
a ye
ar to
all e
lected
offi
cials
in B.
C. an
d to s
ubsc
ribers
.
• Ci
rcu
lars
Timely
infor
mati
on on
curre
nt iss
ues a
nd
even
ts.
• In
th
e H
ouse
Up to
date
infor
mati
on on
activ
ities i
n the
Br
itish C
olum
bia le
gislat
ure;
with
som
e ke
y fed
eral u
pdate
s.
• M
emb
er R
elea
seUp
dates
mem
bers
on th
e Exe
cutiv
e’s
activ
ities a
nd ot
her p
olicy
issu
es aff
ectin
g loc
al go
vern
men
t.
• U
BC
M U
pd
ates
Outlin
es U
BCM
activ
ities i
n a nu
mbe
r of
polic
y area
s per
tainin
g to l
ocal
gove
rnm
ent.
CIV
ICN
ETTM
Chec
k out
the UB
CM w
ebsit
e at w
ww.ci
vicne
t.bc
.ca w
hich i
nclud
es in
form
ation
such
as:
• Ab
out U
BCM
• Se
rvice
s and
Surve
ys•
Publi
catio
ns•
Reso
lution
s and
polic
y•
Conv
entio
n•
Links
to lo
cal g
overn
men
ts an
d oth
er rel
ated s
ites
TRA
ININ
G•
Sem
inar
sSe
mina
rs for
newl
y elec
ted offi
cial
s and
ot
her is
sue-
relate
d sem
inars.
• Pr
ofes
sion
al D
evel
opm
ent
Throu
gh th
e Boa
rd of
Exam
iners.
• UB
CM C
omm
emor
ativ
e an
d Je
ff M
cKel
vey
Scho
lars
hip
prog
ram
s.
LEG
AL
ASS
ISTA
NCE
• Li
brar
y of
Byl
aws
• Fi
nanc
ial A
ssis
tanc
eIn
appe
als of
cour
t cas
es of
gene
ral
appli
catio
n to a
ll loc
al go
vern
men
ts.
RES
EAR
CH/S
UR
VEYS
• An
nual
Surve
ys on
a va
riety
of fi n
ancia
l m
atters
.
• On
going
Prog
ram of
Rese
arch o
n top
ics of
cu
rrent
inter
est.
INFO
RM
ATIO
N “
HO
T-LI
NE”
• Ad
vice a
nd in
form
ation
alwa
ys av
ailab
le.
ME
MB
ER
SE
RV
ICE
S
The U
BCM
was
form
ed to
pro
vide a
com
mon
voice
for
loca
l gov
ernm
ent a
nd th
is ro
le is
as im
porta
nt to
day
as it
was
whe
n es
tabl
ished
year
s ago
. The
UBC
M
refle
cts t
he tr
uth
in th
e ada
ges “
stren
gth
in n
umbe
rs”
- “un
ited
we st
and
- divi
ded
we fa
ll.”
The U
BCM
Conv
entio
n co
ntin
ues t
o be
the m
ain fo
rum
fo
r pol
icy-m
akin
g. It
pro
vides
an o
ppor
tuni
ty fo
r loc
al go
vern
men
ts of
all s
izes a
nd fr
om al
l are
as o
f the
pro
vince
to
com
e tog
ethe
r, sh
are t
heir
expe
rienc
es an
d ta
ke a
unite
d po
sitio
n.
Posit
ions
dev
elope
d by
the m
embe
rs ar
e car
ried
to th
e pr
ovin
cial a
nd fe
dera
l gov
ernm
ents
and
othe
rs in
volve
d in
loca
l affa
irs. P
olicy
impl
emen
tatio
n ac
tiviti
es h
ave
expa
nded
from
annu
al pr
esen
tatio
ns to
the C
abin
et, t
o th
e pr
esen
t day
whe
re U
BCM
is in
volve
d in
inte
rgov
ernm
enta
l co
mm
ittee
s, re
gular
mee
tings
with
Min
ister
s and
cont
act
on a
daily
bas
is w
ith o
ther
ord
ers o
f gov
ernm
ent.
Direc
tion
prov
ided b
y mem
bers
is ca
rried
forw
ard by
an Ex
ecut
ive bo
ard
and s
taff s
ecret
ariat.
In to
day’s
ever
-cha
ngin
g wo
rld, w
here
shift
s in
othe
r or
ders
of g
over
nmen
t pol
icies
, or i
n ec
onom
ic, so
cial o
r po
litica
l con
ditio
ns ca
n ha
ve an
imm
ediat
e effe
ct o
n lo
cal
gove
rnm
ent,
UBCM
stan
ds as
a “li
steni
ng p
ost.”
UBC
M
initi
ates
, mon
itors,
inte
rpre
ts an
d re
acts
whe
re su
ch
chan
ges c
ould
hav
e an
effe
ct o
n lo
cal g
over
nmen
ts an
d th
e co
mm
uniti
es th
ey se
rve.
The r
esul
t is t
hat l
ocal
gove
rnm
ent i
s mor
e effe
ctive
and
B.C.’
s com
mun
ities
are t
he re
al w
inne
rs. Th
roug
h th
e UB
CM lo
cal g
over
nmen
t has
man
y ach
ievem
ents,
and
the
pote
ntial
is th
ere t
o ac
hiev
e eve
n m
ore i
n th
e fut
ure.
MEM
BER
SEL
ECT
SER
VIC
ES
GR
OU
P B
ENEF
ITS
PRO
GR
AMPr
ovid
es:
Grou
p Life
Insu
rance
; Acc
ident
al De
ath an
d Di
smem
berm
ent In
suran
ce; O
ption
al Gr
oup
Life I
nsur
ance
; Dep
ende
nt Li
fe Ins
uran
ce;
Wee
kly In
dem
nity (
Shor
t Term
) and
Long
Term
Di
sabil
ity In
suran
ce; D
ental
and E
xtend
ed
Healt
h Ben
efi ts.
Nea
rly 28
00 em
ploye
es ar
e co
vered
, as w
ell as
som
e elec
ted offi
cial
s, in
over
110 m
unici
paliti
es an
d reg
ional
distri
cts.
VOTE
RS
LIST
SM
unici
pal a
nd Re
giona
l Dist
rict v
oters
lists
from
the p
rovinc
ial vo
ters l
ist.
COM
MER
CIAL
VEH
ICLE
LI
CEN
CES
Adm
iniste
red on
beha
lf of o
ver 1
00
parti
cipati
ng m
embe
rs th
e prog
ram
distri
butes
appr
oxim
ately
$1 m
illion
annu
ally.
GR
OU
P PU
RCH
ASIN
G P
RO
GR
AMIs
targe
ted to
save
loca
l gov
ernm
ents
mon
ey
by us
ing th
e com
bined
purch
asing
powe
r of
local
gove
rnm
ent.
ASSO
CIAT
ION
SER
VICE
SPro
vides
adm
inistr
ative
serv
ices r
elated
to
asso
ciatio
n man
agem
ent t
o allie
d grou
ps.
LOCA
L G
OVE
RN
MEN
T PL
ANN
ERS
& W
ALL
CALE
ND
ARS
If yo
u ne
ed to
know
key l
ocal
gove
rnm
ent
date
s.
“Str
engt
h in
nu
mbe
rs”
RE
PR
ES
EN
TAT
ION
• Re
cogn
ition
Of L
ocal
Gove
rnm
ent
As A
n Or
der O
f Gov
ernm
ent –
A
First
In Ca
nada
• Co
mm
unity
Char
ter
• Ac
tual
Valu
e Ass
essm
ent/
Annu
al As
sess
men
ts
• Va
riabl
e Tax
Rat
e Sys
tem
• So
cial A
ssist
ance
Costs
Dro
pped
Fr
om Th
e Pro
perty
Tax
• M
unici
pal In
sura
nce A
ssoc
iatio
n Of
B.
C.UB
CM
AC
CO
MP
LIS
HM
EN
TS
H
AV
E C
HA
NG
ED
TH
E C
IVIC
L
AN
DS
CA
PE
OF
BC
Cour
tesy o
f VPD
• Th
ree -
Year
Elec
tions
Cycle
• M
unici
pal T
icket
ing A
nd B
ylaw
Di
sput
e Adj
udica
tion
• Lo
cal G
over
nmen
t Rep
rese
ntat
ion
On Pr
ovin
cial N
egot
iatin
g Tea
ms
For A
borig
inal
Treat
y Neg
otiat
ions
• Pr
emier
’s Dire
ctive
That
Crow
n Co
rpor
atio
ns W
ill R
espe
ct Lo
cal
Land
Us
e Byla
ws
• Tw
enty
- Yea
r RCM
P Con
tract
Re
newa
l
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