High pay for directors is OK and direct elections not needed, says Metro Vancouver-ordered report (The Breaker)

The governance review ordered by Metro Vancouver recommends citizens not be given the right to directly elect directors to the utility, despite concluding that the regional district’s board has “become large and unwieldy.”

Deloitte, hired in February, said in its May 20 report that Metro Vancouver should adopt a hybrid board structure. It should add external directors “with appropriate skills and experience” to sit with the crop of municipal mayors and councillors appointed from local councils on the regional district’s water and sewage boards ...

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