• Mayor Alice Finall attended the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities conference in Victoria. She said she will report on it more fully at the next council meeting.
Councillor Elsie McMurphy asked Finall what the steps are to report on the UBCM. Finall said it’s up to each councillor to summarize their experiences from the event.
She said more than one councillor reporting on the UBCM offers different perspectives and is helpful.
• Council briefly discussed the Sidney North Saanich RCMP quarterly report. Mayor Finall noted that Staff Sergeant Dennis O’Gorman reported that as of April 1, 2013, funding from Transport Canada will end for two auxiliary constable posted at the Victoria International Airport.
• Council passed its 2013 meeting schedule. There will generally be two regular meetings per month, except in the event of holidays that fall on the Monday session days. Councillor Ted Daly noted there will only be one regular meeting in August and September, 2013, due to the UBCM conference in September. Mayor Final said that issues can be dealt with at a later date.
• Council passed its annual list of properties exempt from taxation. It includes churches, not-for-profit societies, museums, youth groups, Capital Regional District land (which gets the biggest exemption at around $17,000) and Town of Sidney property (McTavish Road site of the North Saanich fire hall).
