
Under the new initiative, Vernon will have three votes

Kanester fears numbers will work in favour of Vernon. “I think there will be nothing but problems. I’m not very
pleased with the set up,” he said. The agricultural sector has had a vote since GVSC was formed to ensure its interests were considered when it came to water. The loss of a vote came as a surprise. “I’m not sure why it’s changed,” said Tom Ouchi, the alternate agricultural representative.

Another scenario regarding voting patterns is an agenda item could die in a tie with three directors on one side and the remaining three directors on the other. “I wouldn’t hope that will be an issue. We’re usually all on the same page,” said Gary Corner, Coldstream director. Jerry Oglow, the North Okanagan Regional District chairman who made the appointments, isn’t worried GVSC activities will grind to a halt because of tie votes. “It’s an incentive for consensus,” he said.
In terms of Coldstream losing a vote under the committee model, that was done to reflect the long-standing voting structure at the NORD board. “It was a concern at first but this is the most efficient way to deal with GVSC,” said Corner. The conflict over governance has been simmering for more than a year and it reached a head in December when NORD scrapped GVSC’s delegated authority, turning it from a commission to a committee.

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Old CK and I do mean old, thinks that he should be able to dictate what happens in the Vernon area. We may be able to move into the 21st century once he and Field have gone.
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