PROPERTY ASSESSMENT APPEAL BOARD

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 2010 is as follows:

Member’s name Remuneration Full or Part-time
Rosemary Barnes $8,488 Part-time
Allan Beatty $4,063 Part-time
Patricia Begg $12,800 Part-time
John Bridal $6,300 Part-time
John Cockwell $14,663 Part-time
John Collins $8,500 Part-time
Mark Goodall $1,200 Part-time
Rob Fraser (Vice-Chair) $102,973 Full-time
Jack Hall $2,275 Part-time
Jeffrey Hand $3,388 Part-time
Chris Hope $5,238 Part-time
Bob Kasting $2,150 Part-time
David Lee $10,688 Part-time
Roderick MacDonald $1,813 Part-time
Bruce Maitland $7,675 Part-time
Brian McConnell $3,450 Part-time
Harvey Pearson $14,575 Part-time
Dale Pope $5,500 Part-time
Don Risk $6,900 Part-time
Simmi Sandhu (Vice-Chair) $101,134 Full-time
Sheldon Seigel $2,288 Part-time
Audrey Suttorp $15,238 Part-time
Kenneth Thornicroft $15,463 Part-time
Shiela Toth $5,100 Part-time
Cheryl Vickers (Chair) $115,063 Full-time

Note:

  1. Simmi Sandhu and Cheryl Vickers are co-appointed to two Boards. Rob Fraser was also co-appointed in 2010. 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.
  2. 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.

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