The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Osoyoos Irrigation District will be held on Tuesday 14 September starting at 7PM upstairs in the Osoyoos Legion Hall.
The main items on the Agenda of the 2021 AGM include:
1. Approval of the Agenda. 2. Approval and Adoption of the minutes of the 2020 AGM. 3. Introduction of current OID Board members. 4. Discussion and Approval of the 2020 Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report. 5. Reports from the Chair and from the Bailiff. 6. Matters arising from 2020 minutes. 7. Other Business. 8. Elections for two Board members for 3-year terms and one Board member for a two-year term.
Copies of the minutes of the 2020 AGM and the 2020 financial statements will be provided at the AGM.
We do need more people to attend the AGM, not only to stand for election to the Board, but also to discuss a proposal to drill a second well in order to try to move off a boil water advisory for the winter period. One of the conditions that Interior Health has specified for removing the boil water notice is that we do not use any lake water. This is impossible during the summer period in view of the extremely large volume of water required for irrigation, but it could be achieved in winter when water is just used for residential purposes if we could increase the supply of well water. The Board is confident that this additional well could be drilled without increasing water rates.
COVID-19 requirements imposed by the BC Public Health Officer (PHO) for the AGM:
(i) Based on recent announcements from the BC Government and PHO, it appears that BC Vaccination Passports, demonstrating proof of at least one COVID vaccine shot, will have to be shown at the door (Supposedly this requirement comes into force on September 13). Since it is not yet clear when or how the passports will be available, or how this passport-checking process is supposed to work, we may also accept the cards received when you had your COVID vaccination as sufficient proof.
(ii) Participation is limited to a maximum of 50 people. Based on the past few years, this should not be a constraint for us, but If more than 50 attend, the meeting will be held in parts with each part limited to 50 people.
(iii) At the AGM all participants must provide their first and last name and a contact phone number or email address to allow contact tracing by the PHO should that become necessary.
(iv) There is sufficient space in the hall for seats to be separated by two metres if needed. The wearing of face masks is also required by the PHO. Hand sanitizer will be available.
(v) It is a requirement that you do NOT attend the AGM if you are sick, have had symptoms of COVID-19 in the 10 days prior to the AGM, or are under the direction of the PHO to self-isolate.