Annual General Meeting 2017

We've had a good deal of water under the bridge, so to speak, since I last posted.  I guess it's a case of events taking over the agenda.  Over the past year and a half, the system has had to deal with a couple of major leaks, the startup of a medical marijuana grow operation in the subdivision, some equipment issues, over 25% of the properties changing hands....  Let's just say that it's been busy.

First, however, let's deal with the AGM held in late September 2017.

Aside from the usual business, there were two special resolutions that had to be dealt with.

First, was a general rate increase.  Our last increase was in 2011.  Since then, it goes without saying, the cost of everything we purchase has increased: hydro, water treatment materials, repair parts.  The proposal to generally increase rates by about 10% was approved by the membership.

One feature of the new rate structure was the addition of a 4th Rate Tier.  Because of one major issue of excessive water use (as described in another post), and as suggested during a meeting with a representative from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources (MoFLNR), it was decided that the most expedient way to deal with gross waste of water would  be to incorporate a 4th rate level that would be, simply put, punitive.  Accordingly, anything over 200 m3 in a quarter would be charged at a rate of $4/m3.

Partly because of this waste of water issue and also the need to move our bylaws online to meet requirements of the BC Societies Act, it was decided that we needed a re-write of our bylaws.  There was a proposal put forward to the membership, but it was deemed to have too many residual difficulties and so a committee was set up which would do the re-write and present that to the membership.  

The remainder of the meeting was devoted to welcoming new members to the subdivision, electing a Board of Directors, receiving various reports and having some general chit chat.