September 2026 Board of Health Meeting

September 2026 Board of Health Meeting - Agenda

Meeting Date

Meeting Document Type

Agenda

Open Session: Call to Order - J. Bachetti, Chair
1. Land Acknowledgement
2. Quorum
3. Declaration of Conflict of Interest
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes: June 25, 2026
Medical Officer of Health Update (Dr. Mehdi Aloosh)
Consent Agenda
1. Information Reports (for information)
  1. Communications Reports
    1. June 2026
    2. July 2026
    3. August 2026
  2. WECHU Q1/Q2 Financial Report
  3. Annual 2026 Operations Plan (ASP) Report – Q2
  4. Animal Exposure Investigations and PEP Trends 2026
  5. WECHU Extreme Temperature Response Plan 2026
  6. 2027 Board Workplan & Meeting Schedules
  7. Strategic Plan 2026 Q2 Progress Report
  8. Seasonal Vaccine Program 2026-2027
  9. Youth Mobile Clinic (YMC) Spring and Summer 2026 Update
  10. Closure of Corporate X (Twitter) Account
  11. Anti-Microbial Resistance Mitigation Strategies
  12. 2025 WECHU Annual Report
2. Information Reports (for approval) - none
Correspondence (Dr. Ken Blanchette)
1. WECHU – Letter of Support – Improving Highway Safety (for support) (Dr. Mehdi Aloosh)
2. Thunder Bay District Health Unit – Improving Highway Safety (for information)
3. Lakelands Public Health – Healthy Smiles Ontario Schedule of Dental Services and Fees (for information)
4. Thunder Bay District Health Unit – Board of Health Resolution - Request for Review of Pneumococcal Vaccine Eligibility (for information)
5. Middlesex-London Health Unit – Board of Health Resolution – Enhancing Municipal Readiness for Ontario’s Bring-Your-Own-Beverage (BYOB) Legislation Through Public Health Engagement (for information)
6. Robin Lennox (MPP Hamilton Centre) – Bill 121 – Save a Life Act (for information)
7. Thunder Bay District Health Unit – Addressing Household Food Insecurity in Ontario (for information)
8. Sudbury Public Health – Letter Regarding Protecting Canadians from Biological and Cybersecurity Risks: An Opportunity to Collaborate with Local Public Health (for information)
9. WECHU – Letter of Support – Save A Life Act (for information)
10. WECHU Response – County of Essex Request Re: Livestreaming BOH Meetings (for information)
Business Arising - none
Resolutions/Recommendation Reports (for approval)
1. Smoke Free Ontario Amendment Act (Vaping is Not for Kids) (Eric Nadalin)
2. WECHU Charity Status Application (Dr. Ken Blanchette)
3. Recommendations for Improvements to the Provincial Publicly Funded Immunization Program (Kristy McBeth)
4. Public Health Support for Windsor-Essex Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (Kristy McBeth)
5. School-Based Absenteeism (Kristy McBeth)
6. Governance Continuity During a Municipal Election Year (Dr. Ken Blanchette)
New Business
1. Student Immunization Coverage 2025-2026 (Kristy McBeth) (Presentation & Information Report)
2. CEO Update (Dr. Ken Blanchette)
3. Board Chair Update (Joe Bachetti)
In-Camera Meeting (Closed Session in accordance with Section 239 of the Municipal Act)
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)CEO Quarterly Update – personnel and operational matters (s.239(2)(b) and s.239(2)(d));
  (b)CUPE negotiations – labour relations / employee negotiations (s.239(2)(d));
  (c)Governance Committee Update – governance, appointment, and related personnel matters (s.239(2)(b) and 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
Next Meeting: At the Call of the Chair, or Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Adjournment 5:30 p.m.