Surrey mayor ‘temporarily absent’ from duties as chair of police board
Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum will be “temporarily absent” from his duties as chair of the Surrey Police Board pending the outcome of October’s municipal election.
A statement from the Surrey Police Board explains the Board and McCallum agreed the Mayor will be absent from all board meetings “for the next few months.”
With controversy around Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum, he and Surrey Police Board decided he will no longer attend Police Board meetings for the 'next few months' until the municipal election in October. The board will select a current member as Chair. #SurreyBC More @CityNewsVAN https://t.co/h152vDqGWR
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— Tarnjit Kaur Parmar (@Tarnjitkparmar) June 2, 2022
The Police Act prevents McCallum from stepping down from the role however a temporary chair can be elected to fill that spot.
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A current board member will be elected to that role until after the municipal election.
