Grand Forks Governmental Information
GRAND FORKS CITY GOVERNMENT
Form (Structure): City-Municipal Council Headed by Mayor
No. of elected officials: 7
Mayor: Brian Taylor
Council Members: Gary Smith, Bob Kendel, Patrick O’Doherty, Neil Krog, Michael Wirischagin and Cher Wyers. City Council Page
Year Elected: 2011
Next Election Year: 2014
City Management
Chief Administrative Officer: Lynne Burch
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Financial Officer: Cecile Arnott
Corporate Officer: Diane Heinrich
Manager of Operations: Hal Wright
Manager of Technical Services & Utilities: Sasha Bird
Manager of Environmental and Building Construction Services: Wayne Kopan
Fire Chief: Dale Heriot
REGIONAL DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
Kootenay Boundary Regional District
Form (Structure): Board of Directors
No. of Elected Officials: The Regional District is comprised of five Electoral Areas and eight municipalities. The five Electoral Area Directors are elected directly to the Board by residents of the Area. The eight municipalities each appoint a Director from the elected councillors. These appointments are for a one-year term and are renewed at the Statutory Meeting in December each year.
Chairperson: Marguerite Rotvold
Senior Staff
Chief Administrative Officer/Director of Corporate Administration: John McLean
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATION
Total Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA’s): 1
MLA’s by Electoral District
Electoral District Name: West Kootenay-Boundary
Name of MLA: John Slater
Party Affiliation: Liberal
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATION
Total Members of Parliament (MPs): 1
MP’s by Electoral District
Riding Name: British Columbia Southern Interior
Name of MP: Alex Atamanenko
Party Affiliation: New Democratic Party
