COUNC

APR - 8 1974

TO: Mayor and Aldermen . DATE: April 4, 1974

FROM: R.A. Freeman,
City Clerk

RE: Joint Family Division Committee

His Worship Mayor J.L. Tonn of the District of Coquitlam has invited this city
and the City of Port Moody to participate in the formation of a Joint Family
Division Committee under the provisions of the Provincial Court Act. Copies of
this correspondence together with a copy of the authorizing section, Section

18 of the Provincial Court Act, is attached.

To gain information on this matter we telephoned the Coquitlam Family Division
Committee's secretary, Mr. T. Klassen (Coquitlam's Deputy Clerk) and he informed
us that Coquitlam's Committee was now composed of the following seven persons:

Mrs. Doreen Kenmuir, Chairman

Mrs. Helene Dunlop

Mr. Art Spechen

Mrs. Shirly Nicol

Mrs. Mary Kendall

Mr. Don Good Jr.

Alderman Garrison (Deputy-—Chairman)

Mr. Klassen informs me that Probation Officer Barr and Assistant Welfare
Officer Bombardieri of the District of Coquitlam usually attend the meetings
as resource people.

In response to our suggestion Mr. Klassen agreed that representation from Port
Coquitlan. could consist of the addition of two members, one Alderman and one
other person from the community interested in Family Division matters. If
Council agrees with this approach we would suggest that a reply to His Worship
Mayor J.L. Tonn be authorized stating that the City of Port Coquitiam is

prepared to participate in a Joint Family Division Committee through the appoint-
ment of two persons from Port Coquitlam; one to be a member of Council and the
other to be an interested citizen from the City.

As a footnote we might draw to the Council's attention the fact that although
Port Coquitlam has operated for several years now without a Family Division
Committee it is really a statutory requirement that one be established and if
this is not done on a joint basis with some other municipality a separate

Committee should be formed from Port Coquitlam.

City Clerk