ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROPOSAL: LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURE
. - FEASIBILITY STUDY

COQUITLAM, PORT COQUITLAM, PORT
MOODY AND ELECTORAL AREA B.

1. Suggested membership of proposed Local Government Restructure Advisory
Committee:~

District of Coquitlam " 2 incumbent members of Council
City of Port Coquitlam 2 incumbent members of Council
City of Port Moody 2 incumbent members of Council
Electoral Area B Incumbent Regional Board Director
Department of Municipal (Advisor to the Committee)
Affairs

2. Suggested Committee terms of reference:—
(1) development of the scope of the study which might include -

(a) consideration of the area that might he. included
within a single municipality proposal or involved
in boundary re-alignment;

(bd). consideration of anticipated revenues and expenditures
under a single municipality proposal or boundary
re-alignment proposal, including the development of
an ‘operating budget;

consideration of the principles of a tax structure
under a single municipality proposal or a boundary
re~alignment proposal, having regard for the level of
service prevailing in the various component areas;

(a) consideration of the disposition of assets and
liabilities of the present units of local government;

(e) consideration of servicing and regulatory policies
under a single municipality proposal or a boundary
re~alignment proposal;

(£) consideration of the make-up and mode of election of |
the Council under a single municipality proposal or
boundary re-alignment proposal;

- (g) consideration of a possible boundary re-alignment
proposal to create more viable units of local
government.

_ (2) appointment of a technical sub-committee with a membership
drawn from the staff of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port
*Moody, the Department of Municipal Affairs and such other
local government agencies as deemed appropriate the function
of which will be to provide resource data and technical
information within the sccpe of the study as referred to
in item (1).

(3) direction of the study including liaison with and reporcing
to the Minister of Municipal Affairs, the present units
of local government, and other appropriate agencies.

Funding :-

The operating expenses of the Committee and the cost of the study,
which is to be completed within a twelve-month period, will be met

by the Department of Municipal Affairs. The Study results will not be
released until January 3lst, 1976.