February 2026 Board of Health Meeting - Agenda

Meeting Date
February 2026 Board of Health Meeting
Meeting Document Type
Agenda
  1. Open Session: Call to Order -  J. Bachetti, Chair (3:00 pm)
    1. Land Acknowledgement
    2. Quorum​​
    3. Declaration of Conflict of Interest
    4. Code of Conduct/Confidentiality Annual Attestation
  2. Welcome to New Board of Health Members (3:03 pm)
  3. Board of Health 2026 Elections (3:05 pm)
  4. Approval of Agenda (3:15 pm)
  5. Approval of Minutes: November 20, 2025 (3:17 pm)
  6. MOH Update (Dr. Mehdi Aloosh) (3:20 pm)
  7. Consent Agenda (3:30 pm)
    1. Information Reports (for information)
      1. Communications Reports
        1.  November 2025
        2. December 2025
        3. January 2026
      2. Approved Finance & Audit Committee Meeting Minutes – September 8, 2025
      3. Q4 Board of Health Effectiveness Survey Summary
      4. Annual 2025 Operational Plan (ASP) Report
      5. ISPA Enforcement Update
      6. School Based Absenteeism Collaboration
      7. Food Inspection Dashboard Usage Update
      8. IAW Housing Inspection Updates
      9. 2022-2025 Strategic Plan – Final Progress Report
      10. 2026-2030 Strategic Plan Implementation
    2. Information Reports (for approval) - none
  8. Correspondence (3:35 pm)
    1. Huron Perth Public Health: Letter of Support Coordination of Provincial and Federal Dental Programs (for information)
    2. Middlesex-London Health Unit: Monitoring Food Affordability and Implications for Public Policy and Action (2025) Board Report & Infographic (for information)
  9. Business Arising (3:37 pm)
    1. Food Handler Training and Windsor-Essex County Food Premises (Kristy McBeth) (Resolution for approval)
    2. WECHU Beach Water Forecast Program 2025 Summary (Jenny Tan) (Presentation & Information Report for information)
  10. Resolutions/Recommendation Reports (3:55 pm)
    1. Digital Dependence Support and Prevention in School Aged Children (Kelly Farrugia/Ashley Kirby)
    2. Premise Licensing for Windsor-Essex County Municipalities (Kristy McBeth)
    3. Windsor-Essex County Tuberculosis Strategy (Dr. Mehdi Aloosh)
    4. Governance Committee Proposal (Dr. Ken Blanchette)
  11. New Business (4:20 pm)
    1. Municipal Investment in School Food, Examples and Opportunities (Kristy McBeth) (Presentation & Information Report)
    2. Smoke-Free Ontario Act (SFOA) Inspections and Enforcement 2025 (Jenny Bradt) (Presentation & Information Report)
    3. CEO Update (Dr. Ken Blanchette)
    4. Board Chair Update (Joe Bachetti)
  12. In-Camera Meeting (Closed Session in accordance with Section 239 of the Municipal Act) (4:45 pm)
    1. Motion to Resolve into Closed Session
      That the Board of Health resolve to move into closed session pursuant to Sections 239(2)(k), 239(2)(h), 239(2)(d) and 239(2)(f) of the Municipal Act, 2001 to consider:
      (a) Facility Renewal – proposed plan/position/instructions for negotiations with a third party and related contractual matters (s.239(2)(k));
      (b) Capital funding – information supplied in confidence (s.239(2)(h));
      (c) CUPE negotiations – labour relations / employee negotiations (s.239(2)(d)); and
      (d) as applicable, advice subject to solicitor-client privilege related to the foregoing (s.239(2)(f)).
    2. In-Camera Agenda: as circulated.
    3. Return to Open Session 
    4. Motion to Rise and Report
  13. Next Meeting: At the Call of the Chair, or Thursday, March 12, 2026 (5:00 pm)
  14. Adjournment (5:00 pm)


List of links present in page
  1. https://www.wechu.org/board-health-meeting-agendas-and-minutes/february-2026-board-health-meeting-agenda
  2. https://www.wechu.org/board-meetings/february-2026-board-health-meeting