Board Members
All Board members are appointed by the Cabinet of the Provincial government.
The Board is lead by the Chair – who reports to the Minister of Community and Rural
Development. The Chair, two Vice-Chairs and Registrar manage the appeals, working
with the parties to seek resolution through mutual agreement. If the appeal is not
settled, it will be decided by one or more Board members who may be the Chair, Vice-Chair
or a part-time member.
Board member backgrounds:
See the links below for a summary of the current Board members’ backgrounds:
Board member remuneration:
Board members are remunerated in accordance with the Treasury Board Directive 2/11 which covers Administrative Tribunals in British Columbia. All Board members are classified under the Group 1 rates under this Directive.
Remuneration for Board members in 2011 is as follows:
| Member’s name |
Remuneration |
Full or Part-time4 |
| Rosemary Barnes |
$10,400 |
Part-time |
| Allan Beatty |
$10,962 |
Part-time |
| Patricia Begg |
$8,000 |
Part-time |
| John Bridal |
$7,737 |
Part-time |
| Valli Chettiar (Vice Chair)1 |
$29,112 |
Full-time |
| John Cockwell |
$7,237 |
Part-time |
| John Collins |
$4,925 |
Part-time |
| Mark Goodall |
$4,375 |
Part-time |
| Rob Fraser (Vice-Chair)2 |
$42,551 |
Part-time |
| Jeffrey Hand |
$2,625 |
Part-time |
| Chris Hope |
$2,087 |
Part-time |
| Bob Kasting |
$1,250 |
Part-time |
| Shiela Lange |
$3,900 |
Part-time |
| David Lee |
$23,587 |
Part-time |
| Roderick MacDonald |
$5,050 |
Part-time |
| Bruce Maitland |
$18,275 |
Part-time |
| Brian McConnell |
$16,375 |
Part-time |
| Harvey Pearson |
$8,112 |
Part-time |
| Dale Pope |
$29,900 |
Part-time |
| Don Risk |
$8,225 |
Part-time |
| Simmi Sandhu (Vice-Chair)3 |
$106,995 |
Full-time |
| Audrey Suttorp |
$22,062 |
Part-time |
| Kenneth Thornicroft |
$11,700 |
Part-time |
| Cheryl Vickers (Chair)3 |
$124,263 |
Full-time |
Note:
- Valli Chettiar’s appointment started on September 26, 2011.
- Rob Fraser’s full-time appointment expired on January 31, 2011. He continued into the year on a part-time basis to conclude appeals that were being heard.
- Simmi Sandhu and Cheryl Vickers are co-appointed to two Boards. While their salaries are paid under the Property Assessment Appeal Board, the Surface Rights Board is charged for their actual hours spent on that Board. The above remuneration figures are net of the charges to the Surface Rights Board.
- Part-time Board members are paid either an hourly rate of $50, half day of $200 or daily rate of $400, depending on the type work they are performing.