Selected highlights from the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen held Thursday, July 17. Complete minutes of the meeting will be made available to the public following adoption at the next scheduled Board meeting August 7, 2014.

The Loose Bay campground requires additional washroom and shower facilities to accommodate the influx of campground users in the busy season.  Gas Tax funds are set up in a separate reserve for each electoral area and can be only removed by Bylaw.  This project meets the eligibility criteria for gas tax funds.  Bylaw No. 2667, 2014 Electoral Area “C” Community Works (Gas Tax) Reserve Fund Expenditure Bylaw was adopted by the Regional Board in order to fund the project.

The Regional Board adopted bylaw No. 2650.01, 2014 RDOS Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw.  Fee and charge changes are to Temporary Use Permit applications submitted between July 1, 2014 and July 1, 2015 to be charged a reduced fee of $350.00.  After July 1, 2015 the application fee would go back to $700.00.  Building permit fee changes will be to title and on-line document searches costing $50.00, and non-electronic documents from Land Titles Office will be $100.00.

Bylaw 2602, 2014 RDOS Mosquito Control Extended Services Amendment bylaw was adopted by the Regional Board.  The Regional Board gave the first three readings of the bylaw in February which would amend the funding formula within the existing bylaw which currently provides a formula for the Mosquito Control program based on the field time spent averaged over the previous three years.  With the inclusion of 2011 figures which include Provincial West Nile funding, the 2014 taxation would no represent the intent of the formula.  Administration recommended that for 2014 only, the formula for funding the Mosquito Control program based on the 2012 and 2013 field time average.

Bylaw No. 2654, 2014 Electoral Area “D” Transit System Service Establishment Bylaw received three readings in May, and has been approved by the Inspector of Municipalities.  Before the Board can adopt the bylaw it must receive approval from the Electoral Area voters.  An alternative approval process is now underway.

For further information, please contact Christy Malden, Manager of Legislative Services, at (250) 492-0237 or info@rdos.bc.ca.