The RMA Board Governance Review committee is encouraging members to complete the survey by January 21
The Rural Municipalities of Alberta undertakes a Board Governance Review process every four years. This process allows RMA members to review how the RMA Board of Directors functions and ensures it operates in the best interests of members and supports board accountability to members. The review culminates in the committee providing a report to members, with recommendations to be voted on by the membership at the RMA 2021 Spring Convention.
To facilitate this practice, the RMA has formed a Board Governance Review Committee (BGRC) comprised of one representative from each RMA district and a non-voting chairperson. The committee is comprised of the following:
- Chair: Bob Barss, Past RMA President (2012 – 2014), Reeve, MD of Wainwright
- District 1: Robin Kurpjuweit, District 1 Chair, Councillor, Cypress County
- District 2: Bruce Beattie, District 2 Chair, Reeve, Mountain View County
- District 3: Kelly Vandenberghe, District 3 Chair, Councillor, Leduc County
- District 4: Leanne Beaupre, District 4 Representative, Reeve, County of Grande Prairie
- District 5: Gene Hrabec, District 5 Chair, Deputy Reeve, Beaver County
Member feedback is an essential component to this process. To enable input, the BGRC has developed and distributed a survey focused on the following governance themes:
- Membership
- Board Structure
- Board Roles and Responsibilities
- Board Election Processes
- Member Input
- Board Compensation
The survey deadline is January 21, 2021. The survey was sent by email on December 21, 2020 to all RMA mayors / reeves and CAOs. If you have not received the link for the survey, please contact your mayor / reeve or CAO. The BGRC is asking that municipal councils work together to complete the survey, although surveys completed by individual elected officials will be accepted as well.
If you have any questions on the BGR survey, please contact RMA Policy Advisor Alex Mochid at alex@RMAlberta.com.
Alex Mochid
Policy Advisor
780.955.4085
alex@RMAlberta.com
Gerald Rhodes
Executive Director
780.955.4077
gerald@RMAlberta.com