Legislative Assembly Management Committee — Issue No. 3

Legislative Assembly Management Committee

Virtual Meeting

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Issue No. 3

ISSN 1929-8676

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Membership

Chair:	Hon. Raj Chouhan (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly)
Members:	Michele Babchuk (North Island, BC NDP)
	Garry Begg (Surrey-Guildford, BC NDP)
	Stephanie Cadieux (Surrey South, BC Liberal)
	Bob D’Eith (Maple Ridge–Mission, BC NDP)
	Hon. Mike Farnworth (Port Coquitlam, BC NDP)
	Sonia Furstenau (Cowichan Valley, BC Green Party)
	Peter Milobar (Kamloops–North Thompson, BC Liberal)
Clerk:	Kate Ryan-Lloyd (Clerk of the Legislative Assembly)

CONTENTS

Approval of Agenda and Minutes

Personnel Matters

Minutes

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

4:00 p.m.

Virtual Meeting

Members Present: Hon. Raj Chouhan, MLA (Speaker and Chair); Michele Babchuk, MLA; Garry Begg, MLA; Stephanie Cadieux, MLA; Bob D’Eith, MLA; Hon. Mike Farnworth, MLA; Sonia Furstenau, MLA; Peter Milobar, MLA

Legislative Assembly Officials Present: Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly; Michael Burke, Director, Financial Services; Jamie Hanly, Chief Human Resources Officer; Suzie Seo, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel; Artour Sogomonian, Clerk Assistant, Parliamentary Services; Hilary Woodward, Executive Financial Officer

Others in Attendance: Russ Jones, Office of the Auditor General; Paul Nyquist, Office of the Auditor General

The Chair called the Committee to order at 4:00 p.m.

Resolved, that the Committee approve the agenda, as circulated. (Michele Babchuk, MLA)

Resolved, that the Committee approve the minutes of January 18, 2021, as circulated. (Garry Begg, MLA)

Resolved, that the Committee meet in camera to consider personnel matters. (Hon. Mike Farnworth, MLA)

The Committee met in camera from 4:01 p.m. to 5:38 p.m.

The Committee continued in public session at 5:38 p.m.

Resolved, that the revised Long Service Payment Framework for Constituency Assistants of Members who served in the 41st Parliament be approved, as presented. (Sonia Furstenau, MLA)

The Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair at 5:39 p.m.

Hon. Raj Chouhan, MLA
Speaker and Chair

Kate Ryan-Lloyd
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The committee met at 4 p.m.

[Mr. Speaker in the chair.]

Approval of Agenda and Minutes

Mr. Speaker: The first item on the agenda is approval of the draft agenda.

Any change to the agenda — any additions, any suggestions?

If not, could I have a motion to approve the agenda as circulated, please.

M. Babchuk: So moved.

Mr. Speaker: Okay, moved and seconded.

Motion approved.

Mr. Speaker: Now, review and approval of the draft minutes of the January 18 meeting of the Legislative Assembly Management Committee.

Any changes to the minutes? None.

If I could have a motion to approve the circulated minutes.

G. Begg: So moved.

Mr. Speaker: Moved and seconded.

Motion approved.

Personnel Matters

Mr. Speaker: Now we have some personnel matters to discuss.

May I have the motion to proceed in camera.

Hon. M. Farnworth: So moved.

Mr. Speaker: Moved and seconded.

Motion approved.

The committee continued in camera from 4:01 p.m. to 5:38 p.m.

[Mr. Speaker in the chair.]

Mr. Speaker: We are now in public session.

The motion that we have passed reads that the revised long service payment framework for constituency assistants of members who served in the 41st parliament be approved as presented.

That motion has been approved by the committee….

B. D’Eith: No, we have to vote on it, I believe.

Mr. Speaker: We have to vote on it.

S. Furstenau: So moved.

Mr. Speaker: It has been moved, seconded.

Motion approved.

Mr. Speaker: Any other business?

S. Furstenau: Motion to adjourn.

Mr. Speaker: It has been moved to adjourn.

Motion approved.

The committee adjourned at 5:39 p.m.

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