Metro Vancouver motion proposes reductions in directors’ compensation and fewer committees [Video]

Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West is hoping for support at Metro Vancouver’s board meeting on Friday for his motion to reduce meeting compensation for directors and cut the number of committees in half.

The motion comes as the regional government is under scrutiny for cost overruns and scope creep.

It’s part of a nearly 1,500-page meeting package that calls for the Metro Vancouver’s meeting stipend to go from $547 for four-hour meetings to $273.50 while also eliminating the additional stipend for meetings longer than four hours.

It also calls for a reduction in the total number of Metro Vancouver meetings for which a stipend is paid by at least 50 per cent from 2024 totals.

Metro Vancouver can have more than a dozen meetings in one month. It currently has 16 committees, populated by its 41 board members, which represent 21 municipalities.