September 2018 Board Meeting - Minutes

Meeting Document Type
Minutes

Board Members Present:

Gary McNamara, Joe Bachetti, Mark Carrick, Dr. Deborah Kane, Judy Lund, Richard Meloche, Gord Queen, Ed Sleiman, John Scott, Michelle Watters

Board Member Regrets:

Dr. Ken Blanchette, Paul Borrelli, Bill Marra, Dr. Carlin Miller, Hilary Payne

Administration Present:

Dr. Wajid Ahmed, Lorie Gregg, Theresa Marentette, Kristy McBeth, Dan Sibley, Lee Anne Damphouse

Administration Regrets: 

Nicole Dupuis

Guests: 

J. Lee, A. Wesley-James, S. Pulickal (Colliers Project Leaders)

  1. Call to Order
    The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m.
  2. Agenda Approval
    It was moved
    That the agenda be approved - CARRIED
  3. Announcement of Conflicts of Interest - None
  4. Approval of Minutes
    1. Regular Board Meeting: June 21, 2018.
      It was moved
      That the minutes be approved - CARRIED

  5. Committee of the Whole (CLOSED SESSION, in accordance with Section 239 of the Municipal Act)

    It was moved

    That the Board move into Committee of the Whole at 4:02 p.m.

    CARRIED

    It was moved

    That the Board move out of Committee of the Whole at 5:02 p.m.

    CARRIED

  6. Consent Agenda:
    1. Information Reports
      The following information reports were presented to the Board.

       

      It was moved

      That the information reports be received.

      CARRIED

      1. Q2 Reporting (L. Gregg)
      2. Q2 Financial Results (L. Gregg)
      3. Q2 Strategic Plan Report (K. McBeth)
      4. Q2 Planning Report (K. McBeth)
      5. Supervised Injection Services (T. Marentette)
      6. Vote for Health Municipal Election Survey (T. Marentette)
      7. Media Recap (June – August 2018)
      8. CEO Quarterly Compliance (April – June 2018)
  7. Business Arising – none
  8. Board Correspondence – Circulated
  9. New Business
    1. 2017 Annual Report (K. McBeth)

      The WECHU 2017 Annual Report can be accessed via our website and features various articles for 2017, i.e. Baby Friendly Initiative, Mosquito surveillance, Opioid crisis, immunizations, accountability and funding information.  Our 2017 Annual Report will be shared on social media and is a good link to other services that the health unit offers.

      It was moved

      That the report be received

      CARRIED

    2. 2018 BOH Competency Based Self-Evaluation (K. McBeth)

      The Board of Health Competency Based Self-Evaluation is completed annually.  A link will be sent the first week of October, and Board of Health members will have 3 weeks to complete the evaluation.  Individual reports will be generated for each Board member noting their strengths and how they match up to the Board as a whole.

      It was moved

      That the above information be received

      CARRIED

  10. Board Correspondence/Other Health Unit Letters/Resolutions
    1. Mandatory Food Literacy Curricula in Schools – For Support
      1. Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Health Unit – Letter to Minister Responsible for Early Years & Child Care, Hon. Indira Naidoo-Harris
      2. Peterborough Public Health – Letter to Deputy Premier, Hon. Christine Elliott
    2. The Toronto Board of Health – Student Nutrition Program – For Support – Memo to Board of Health in Ontario
    3. The Toronto Board of Health – Toronto Overdose Action Plan – For Support – Reinforce with provincial and federal governments the urgency of the opioid poisoning emergency, and the critical need to scale up actions in response
    4. Association of Local Public Health Agencies – Supervised Consumption Facilities – For Support
    5. Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA) – Ministry of Education – Sexual Health Education Component curriculum reverting back to the 1998 version – For Support – Requesting that WECHU align our position with school boards in the Windsor-Essex region leading into the 2018/2019 school year

      It was moved

      That the Board support agenda items 10.1 to 10.5

      CARRIED

    6. Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 – Delay in Implementation – For information Only
      1. Sudbury & District Public Health – Letter to Premier Ford
      2. Timiskaming Health Unit – Letter to Hon. Christine Elliott, Minister of Health and Long Term Care
      3. Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Health Unit – Letter to Hon. Christine Elliott, Minister of Health and Long Term Care
      4. Windsor-Essex County Health Unit – Letter to Premier Ford
      5. Municipality of Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit – Letter to Premier Ford
      6. – Letter to Premier Doug Ford

      It was moved

      That the agenda items 10.6 be received for information

      CARRIED

  11. Next Meeting: At the Call of the Chair, or October 18, 2018 in Essex, Ontario
  12. Adjournment

    The meeting adjourned at 5:15 pm.

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