January eh, 197

“That as | recommended in a report from Alderman P.- “Ranger, December 3rd, 1973,

the © city 2 assist in paying expenses: of the "Friends: of the Port. Coquitlam Public:

Library" to eet 1 more tizmly established | ‘in the Community, and that an amount of

$500. i) be set aside in the Provisional udget therefor. | carried,

Moved by Alderman Laking:

 @ secon: by Aiderman Teaboulay:

That the ““Retends of he Port Coquitlan Public Library” be thanked for ser-'

vices rendered during the past year. Carried.

Fron : Alderman P. r. Ranger, January and, 1974, referring te the time lag of Ald. Ranger
- re earlier
inaugural |
meeting

some two months between eleccions and taking “office, and pointing out that an
earlier _Anaugural nesting vould give re Gounett neabers a better oppor tunity to:
take” over their committee ‘appointments; prepare or revise items for inclusion
‘in tt the Provisional Budget; Conmittee Chairmen to discuss priorities with their

respective Connietees; give nesly-elected nenbers the time to familiarize them

: selves with, the previous: year! s operation; give all Council and Committee members

more ‘tine to ‘finalize the budget.

Moved by Alderman Ranger:

Seconded by! Alderman Laking:

That as reconmended in a “report from Alderman P. P.F. Ranger, January 2nd, 1974,
a resolution to establish : an . earlier inaugural meeting for Municipal Councils be
drafted and "presented to the Lower Mainland Municipal Association for consider a-
tion and. then, if approved, forwarded to the Union of British Columbia ‘Municipal -
1974 Convention for debate. “Carried.
Prior to ; passage of the foregoing resolution, a discussion ensued, and Alder-
man Laking : advised that at an Executive neeting of | the Lower Mainland Municipal
‘Association he1a on January 9th, 1th. it was recommended thar. the following Tes~
olution be presented to- the Associa ation a at. its “Annual ¢ General Meeting on February
6th, 974: | , : ee | |
That: the Minister of } Munieipal Affairs be requested to take the necessary
action in order that the inaugural, date of } Municipal Councils may be advanced from
"the Monday following the first day in January to ) the first Monday in December."
Alderman Traboulay stated that while he agreed with the views of both Alderman
Ranger and Alderman taking, it : might be wise to petition the Provincial Government
directly and ask other Mungedpa Counc i is in the Lower Mainland to send in their
_ Fequests as well, tather than wait for ‘the Lower Mainland Municipal Association.-

Alderman Keryluk, asa | newly-elected member of Council, commented that during the

‘time lapse between | his election to office and ‘taking over Lis duties as Alderman,