Long Service Awards

Each year UBCM presents Long Service Awards to eligible local elected officials at the Annual UBCM Convention.

UBCM Long Service Awards are given in recognition of 
25 years of service in local government office. The award is outlined in Section 6.6.1 of the UBCM Executive Policies as follows:

UBCM shall present Long-Service certificates to any person who has served a total of 25 years as an elected member of a council or regional board. Such service need not be continuous nor on the same council or board but must be municipal or regional district service and not on other public bodies.

Annually in June, a bulletin is sent out requesting that Corporate Administrators advise UBCM of any elected officials who qualify for the award. Applicants must meet the following criteria:

  1. The recipient must have served, as an elected member, on a BC Municipal Council or Regional District Board for a total of 25 years or more. Service can be in broken periods and on different Councils or Regional District Boards, but the time so involved must add up to at least 25 years of service.
  2. The recipient can have served as Mayor, Reeve, Alderman, Councillor, Electoral Area Director, Village Chairman, or Village Commissioner, but service on other municipal bodies or boards, etc., such as School Trustee, Hospital Board members, Library Board, etc. cannot be considered in computing the total length of elected service.
  3. The recipient can be presently in elected office or might now be retired from the field.

As with the Life Membership awards, Long Service Awards are traditionally presented at the Annual Convention.