Council
Mayor & Council
Pictured above are Councillor Robert S. Hacking, Councillor Lloyd
Christopherson, Councillor Orv Robson, Mayor Janice Perrino, Councillor Marty
Van Alphen, Councillor Bruce Hallquist, Councillor Peter F. Waterman.
The District of Summerland is governed by an elected Council comprised of a
Mayor and six Councillors. The Local Government Act and Community Charter give
Council the authority to establish policies to guide the growth, development
and operation of the District and to levy taxes to provide services.
Contacting Council
Individual members can be contacted via letter addressed to the
Administration Office, Municipal Hall, or via their respective email addresses
below. You can send a letter or comment by filling out the
email distribution form and indicating who you would like the
letter to be distributed to. Please forward any invites to
kjones@summerland.ca .
Meeting with the Mayor or Members of Council and Invites
If you wish to make an appointment to meet with the Mayor or
another member of Council individually, contact the Administration Office at
494-6451 or via email at kjones@summerland.ca.
The Administration Secretary will set up an appointment at an appropriate
time. Please forward invitations to any events to
kjones@summerland.ca.
Council Meetings
Regular Council meetings are scheduled on the second and fourth
Monday of each month at 7pm.Committee of the Whole meetings commence at 8:30
a.m. and are also on the second and fourth Monday of the month. The meetings
are open to the public and are held in Council Chambers located on the upper
floor of the Municipal Hall at 13211 Henry Avenue. This schedule may vary
during holiday periods and therefore it is advisable to check with the
Administration Department or the calendar to confirm the date for a meeting you
may wish to attend. The Agendas and Minutes of Council current and previous
Council meetings and public hearings can be found under
Agendas and Minutes.
Shaw Cable will broadcast recorded Regular Council meetings on the
Wednesday and Friday at 11:00am after the Council meeting.
Appearing Before Council as a Delegation
If you wish to address Council about a particular issue at a
Council meeting, please send a written request to the Corporate Officer,
Municipal Hall, 13211 Henry Ave., Summerland, or email your request to
info@summerland.ca. Your letter should outline the issue you will be
speaking about, and include any information you would like Council to receive
regarding the matter. Council has a very limited amount of time and normally
only deals with policy issues of broad community concern.
The Corporate Officer will contact you to confirm the date and time of the
meeting at which you have been scheduled to appear. If your matter has been
added to a Council agenda, you are asked to sit in the audience in the Council
Chamber until you are called forward at the appropriate time by the Mayor. When
speaking to the Mayor, refer to him/her as ‘Your Worship’ or as ‘Mayor _____"
(the person’s surname). Presentations should be short and concise and generally
limited to five minutes. If you are planning on using a Powerpoint
Presention please read the following
instructions to conform to the accepted format (
Powerpoint Presentation Format)
Making a submission to Council at a Public Hearing
If you wish to comment on a matter that is the subject of a public
hearing (for example, a rezoning or Official Community Plan Amendment), you are
encouraged to appear before Council and personally present your information.
After the introduction of the applicable bylaw and a presentation by the
applicant, the Mayor will ask for comments from the public. If you raise your
hand when the Mayor asks, you will be invited to come forward and address
Council. Please make sure you speak into the microphone at the lectern, and
start by giving your name and address for the record. If possible, please limit
your remarks to five minutes.
If you are unable to attend the Council meeting in person you are welcome to
make a submission by mail via the Administration Office, Municipal Hall, Box
159, Summerland BC V0H 1Z0. In your correspondence, please clearly indicate the
address of the property you are writing about. Correspondence received between
the time the public hearing is advertised in the local paper, and the date of
the hearing, is copied and circulated to Council with their agenda package and
becomes public information. When an issue is of concern to a neighbourhood,
people of either side of the issue may send a petition to Council, but the best
way to make you views known is to attend the hearing in person or to send
personal written correspondence.
Remuneration
The remuneration for Summerland’s Mayor is $26,000 per year and our
Councillors’ remuneration is $11,500 per year (one-third is an allowance for
expenses and thus non-taxable).
Council Information
 Mayor
Janice Perrino
Janice served as a Councillor from 1999-2002 and 2005-2008 before being elected
as our Mayor in 2008. She is
the Executive Director of the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical
Foundation.
Council Committees:
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Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel
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Economic Strategic Action Committee
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Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, Director
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Ex-officio member of all Committees
Contact
Mayor Perrino
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 Councillor Lloyd Christopherson
Lloyd has been a resident of Summerland since 1966 and has
owned and operated a small farm since 1980. After 32 years of teaching
High School, he retired in 1996. Lloyd served on Council for the
2008-2011 term.
Council Committees:
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Summerland Parks and Recreation Commission
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Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel, Alternate
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Heritage Advisory Commission/Museum, Alternate
Contact
Councillor Christopherson
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Councillor Robert
S. Hacking
A third-generation Summerland resident, Robert has been
involved in local retail sales since his early teens. He currently
manages a downtown electronics business. Robert is the grandson of former
Councillor, Art Sewell.
Council Committees:
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Finance Committee
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Summerland Chamber of Economic Development & Tourism
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Design Committee
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Economic Strategic Action Committee
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Summerland Parks and Recreation Commission, Alternate
Contact Councillor Hacking
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 Councillor Orv Robson
Orv transferred to the Summerland RCMP in 1992 as the Detachment Commander. He
retirement in 2004 after 35 years of service. He has been active in the
community with volunteer service and as a member of many organizations.
Council Committees:
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Protective
Services
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Finance
Committee
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Community Cultural
Development Committee, Alternate
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Design Committee,
Alternate
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Library Board &
Friends of the Library, Alternate
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Regional District
Okanagan Similkameen, Alternat
Contact
Councillor Robson
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Councillor
Bruce Hallquist
Born and raised in Summerland, Bruce has been a successful retail businessman in
Summerland for over 35 years. He was first elected to Summerland
Municipal Council in 1974 at the age of 24 and has now served as a Councillor
for 5 terms.
Council Committees:
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Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, Director
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Finance Committee, Chair
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Finance Department Liaison
Contact
Councillor Hallquist
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Councillor Marty
Van Alphen
Marty has been a resident of Summerland for over 23
years. He took up farming after
owning a successful Summerland business for 15 years. Marty has
served on many boards
and is a past President of
the Summerland Chamber of Economic Development and Tourism.
Council Committees:
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Economic Strategic Action Committee
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Community Cultural Development Committee
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Engineering and Public Works Liaison
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Summerland Chamber of Economic Development & Tourism, Alternate
Contact
Councillor Van Alphen
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Councillor Peter
F. Waterman
Peter worked for the Ministry of
Agriculture & Food for 25 years until 1997. He ran his own orchard from
1989-2005. Peter has been a resident of Summerland since 1978 and in 2005
he served a term as a Summerland Councillor.
Council Committees:
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Heritage Advisory Commission/Museum
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Library Board & Friends of the Library
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Development Services Liaison
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Protective Services, Alternate
Contact
Councillor Waterman
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