Like most municipalities in Metro Vancouver, last night was the inaugural council meeting for Langley City. The meeting started with a welcome and honour song from Kwantlen First Nation Chief Marilyn Gabriel, her husband Kevin Kelly, and her son Michael Kelly Gabriel.
The inaugural council meeting is a celebratory event, but it also contains a key regulatory component in which the mayor and rest of council take the oath of office. The oath of office affirms that:
- No member of council knowingly took part in vote buying or intimidation in relation to their election to the office.
- Council members will faithfully perform the duties of their office, and will not allow any private interest to influence their conduct in public matters.
- Council members will disclose any direct or indirect pecuniary interest they have in a matter and will not participate in the discussion of the matter and will not vote in respect of the matter.
A pecuniary interest means a matter that is tied to a monetary gain or loss. In local government, this generally relates to property where a decision of council could favor members of council, but not a neighbourhood as a whole. A good example would be if a member of council was selling a piece of property to the City.
The following pictures are from last night’s inaugural meeting.
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| Mayor Val van den Broek receiving the Chain of Office from former Mayor Ted Schaffer. Select image to enlarge. |
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| Council taking the Oath of Office. From left-to-right, Rudy Storteboom, Rosemary Wallace, Gayle Martin, Teri James, Nathan Pachal, Paul Albrecht. Select image to enlarge. |
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| Signing my oath of office. Select image to enlarge. |
After the meeting, a reception was held outside of the council chamber.
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