WHEREAS health authorities throughout the Province are using different software systems with no common vendor to access patient health information;

 

AND WHEREAS substantial dollars are being spent on these software systems, which operate independently of each other due to the current lack of a data-sharing agreement between health authorities;

 

AND WHEREAS this results in healthcare professionals not having appropriate access to health information for patients who experience problems when outside of the health authority’s jurisdiction in which they reside:

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Provincial Government be lobbied to draft legislation that would require a province-wide software system to provide access to patient information among healthcare professionals, which would result in an increased level of health care being provided to patients.

 

  

WHEREAS local governments are encouraged and required to consult with First Nations on land use decisions;

 

AND WHEREAS the Province has initiated Strategic Engagement Agreements with First Nations groups regarding resource support for undertaking consultations between provincial ministries and First Nations:

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Provincial Government be lobbied to include local government within the Strategic Engagement Agreements with First Nations groups and that capacity funding under the agreements include referrals from local governments.

 

  

 

 

WHEREAS illegal drug production and sales negatively impact communities and cause economic harm to residents, businesses and local governments;

 

AND WHEREAS the Civil Forfeiture Act enables the Provincial Government to seize assets purchased with the proceeds of crime:

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Provincial Government be lobbied to enact legislation that expands on the Civil Forfeiture Act, to allow local governments to share in the proceeds from property seized due to the cultivation and/or production of illegal substances on the premises or to acquire such property for community purposes at no cost.

 

  

WHEREAS The RCMP Integrated Security Unit "ISU" of the 2010 Olympic Games in Whistler has mandated that, during the 2010 Olympics, all aircraft entering Vancouver airspace must undergo certain security procedures prior to departure;

 

AND WHEREAS many small rural airports do not have the security facilities mandated by the ISU and must therefore bear significant increased costs to fly passengers to an airport with the required security equipment, or cease operation during this time period which would result in loss of business for local industries, hardship for local residents, and loss of revenues for the vital service provided by local and regional air carriers to rural British Columbia:

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Provincial Government be lobbied to allocate resources from local RCMP detachments to be utilized for security checks at small rural airports during the 2010 Olympics, or for the necessary security equipment to be supplied through the 2010 Olympics security budget on a temporary basis.

 

 

 

WHEREAS local governments are working to reduce, reuse and recycle by providing appropriate and convenient services for use by the public;

 

AND WHEREAS current industry stewardship programs operate independently of each other, with multiple depots in a community, making it difficult for residents to participate:

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the UBCM lobby the Provincial Government of British Columbia to create legislation and policies directing industries to facilitate the development of one stop depots that accept all industry stewardship products.

 

  

 

WHEREAS local governments provide public information regarding the location of recycling facilities;

 

AND WHEREAS current industry stewardship programs do not communicate the location of industry collection facilities at local government waste disposal facilities:

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the UBCM solicit the support of the British Columbia Product Stewardship Council to request that industry stewards provide funding to local governments for the advertisement of the location of industry stewardship collection facilities.

 

 

 INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

 

WHEREAS small communities with limited resources rely heavily on voluntary, non-profit organizations to operate facilities, provide recreational and social opportunities, and host community events;

 

AND WHEREAS the inability to provide increasingly costly insurance coverage for directors, officers and members is deemed to place organizations and volunteers at risk, and acts as a deterrent to the attraction of new members:

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial government and the Municipal Insurance Association investigate options for the provision of reasonably priced insurance for non-profit, community-based organizations, societies and recreation providers.

 

 

 

 

 

 ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

WHEREAS developmental disabilities affect many British Columbians;