Vernon to enter into a "Scheme" with Kelowna, Westbank and Penticton.

THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF VERNON BYLAW NUMBER 5154 (p107) Agenda Package - 10.4MB
A bylaw to establish an intermunicipal services scheme.
WHEREAS the Intermunicipal Participants, for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Okanagan, have agreed to establish an intermunicipal scheme in relation to a number of matters for which they have authority under the Community Charter or the Local Government Act

FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD READINGS Agenda - 228Kb
(ii) THAT Bylaw #5154, ‘Intermunicipal Service and Regulation Bylaw Number 5154, 2008” – a bylaw to establish an intermunicipal services scheme, be read a first, second and
third time. (P. 107)

• Memo dated July 23, 2008, from Mr. Leon Gous, Chief Administrative Officer, re: Intermunicipal Service and Regulation Bylaw. (P. 120) Agenda Package - 10.4MB

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Don Quixote Note: This part of the Agenda caught my eye when the word "scheme" was used. The Miriam Oxford dictionary has several definitions of this word and I choose to believe that my Council is using the ' a systematic or organized configuration' definition rather than the one most of us automatically think of i.e. 'a plan or program of action; especially : a crafty or secret one'

I checked with the Community Charter and the words are there. 'Under Division 3 of Part 2, two or more municipalities may, by bylaw of each participating council, establish an inter-municipal scheme. The scheme may provide for certain functions of one municipality to be exercised in another municipality, such as a service or regulation.' It is in the Partnering with Local Government section.

Our CEO Mr. Gous in his letter to council on Page 120 was more circumspect and careful with his choice of language to describe this Political Arrangement.

'Council, at the May 12th meeting, passed the following resolution after a discussion regarding the benefits of an inter-municipal partnership with Kelowna, Westside and Penticton:
"That Council supports entering into an Intermunicipal Service and Regulatory Authority Bylaw with the City of Kelowna, the City of Penticton and the District of Westside, for affordable housing, Climate Action, Sustainable Development, Transit and Harmonization of Regulations."
Since that time, the four CAOs have been working to develop a bylaw that would meet the goals of the proposed partnership and the Mayors have met to discuss ongoing issues that fall under the intended scope of the partnership.'