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 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:

  1. Valli Chettiar’s appointment started on September 26, 2011.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

About the Board
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