Board of directors
9(1)The business and affairs of each Commission shall be directed and controlled by a board of directors in accordance with this Act.
9(2)Subject to subsection (2.2), each Board shall consist of
(a)
the mayors of each local government in a region,
(b)
if the rural district in a region has a rural district advisory committee, the chair of the advisory committee, and
(c)
the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, who shall be a non-voting member.
9(2.1)If the operation of paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) results in a Board with fewer than six voting members, the council of each local government in the region shall designate one councillor to hold office as a member, and the rural district advisory committee shall designate another member of that committee to hold office as a member.
9(2.2)If subsection (2.1) applies, a Board shall consist of the members referred to in subsection (2) and the members designated under subsection (2.1).
9(3)Repealed: 2021, c.44, s.6
9(4)If a member of the Board is absent or otherwise unable to act, an alternate member referred to in the regulations may act on behalf of that member of the Board.
9(5)Each Board shall elect a chair and vice-chair from among the members of the Board.
9(6)The vice-chair shall act when the chair is unable or unwilling to act for any reason.
9(7)Unless otherwise provided in this Act or the regulations, a quorum for the conduct of business is a majority of the members of the Board holding office.
9(8)A decision of the quorum shall be a decision of the Board.
9(9)A vacancy on a Board does not impair the capacity of the Board to act.
2017, c.20, s.161; 2021, c.44, s.6; 2022, c.31, s.1; 2022, c.56, s.1