Mayor and Council April 20, 1979

3. Conferences
I received requests for the following conferences:

(1) B.C. Fire Chiefs Annual College -

This conference will be held in Richmond May 6th to the 1Oth and the Fire
Chief has requested authority to attend. Bill will be commuting daily so
that expenses would be limited to the registration and perdiem costs for meals.

L would recommend that Bill be authorized to attend and that his expenses be
paid.

Provincial Recreation Conference ~-

There is a Provincial Recreation Conference planned for U.B.C. and this will
run from May 10th to 13th. The Recreation Director has asked for authority
to attend. The conference consists of a one day pre-conference seminar on
regional recreation and sports and community recreation followed by three days
of conference sessions on a variety of recreation topics.

Janna Taylor has asked for permission to attend the seminar. She has also
asked for authority to send Darlene Cross to the pre-conference seminar

on Thursday, May 10th and to send Mike Reddington to the three days of general
conference sessions. In the case of Darlene and Mike their expenses would be
Limited to the registration cost and out cf pocket expense for meals as they
would commute to the sessions, Registration fees would be $25.00 and $45.00
respectively.

This is in accordance with our previous practice where conferences have been
held in the Lower Mainland region and I recommend that approval be pranted.

Marion Whaliey -— Superannuation Contribution

A short time ago Council in Committee approved a contribution of $5,000. to the
superannuation tund on behalf of. our employee Marion Whalley. This was approved on
the basis that Mrs. Whalley had teen eligible for superannuation contributions but
has never been enrolled, although she has been an employee for some twenty years.

Council had approved contributions subject to it being to the employee's advantage
and subject to the Superannuation Branch accepting this.

I can now advise that such a contribution can be used to purchase past service
benefits and preliminary arrangements have been made with the Superannuation Branch.
Mrs. Whalley is prepared to contribute the matching amount.

The Superannuation Branch require a resolution of Council requesting the purchase
of the additional service end I would ask the Council to approve the purchase at
this time.

LDP ida