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Delegation

Recommendation

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Report Name and Number

Link to Additional Information

Overview and Lead

To receive the following items for information:

a) Honourable Senator Patrick Brazeau - Letter to New Democratic Party of Canada regarding Bill S-254
b) City of Hamilton Public Health Services - Declarations of Emergency in the Areas of Homelessness, Mental Health, and Opioid Overdoses and Poisoning
c) Public Health Sudbury & Districts - Saving Lives Through Lifejacket and Personal Flotation Device Legislation
d) Peterborough Public Health – 2024 Budget
e) Public Health Sudbury & Districts - Letter of Support for Improved Indoor Air Quality in Public Settings
f) June and July 2023 Middlesex-London Board of Health External Landscape
g) Algoma Public Health - Letter of Support for Bill S-254, an Act to amend the Food and Drug Act (warning labels on alcoholic beverages)
h) Public Health Sudbury & Districts - Letter of Support for Bill S-254, an Act to amend the Food and Drug Act (warning labels on alcoholic beverages)
i) Association of Local Public Health Agencies - Annual Report for 2023
j) Association of Local Public Health Agencies - 2023 Resolutions
k) Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit - 2024 Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit Budget
l) Public Health Sudbury & Districts - Public Health Funding
m) Public Health Sudbury & Districts - Bill 103, Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act (Vaping is not for Kids), 2023
n) Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit - 2023-24 Strategic Plan
o) Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit - 2024 Budget
p) Porcupine Health Unit - Request for Air Quality Monitoring Stations in the Porcupine Health Unit region
q) Association of Ontario Public Health Business Administrators - Call for Sustained Funding

Response Correspondence from the May 18, 2023 Board of Health Meeting:

• Notice of Intent - Consultation on Potential Amendments to the Cannabis Regulations – May 18, 2023
• Letter of Support - Health Canada’s Policy Update on Restricting Advertising of Food and Beverages to Children – June 9, 2023

Governance Committee Meeting Summary

(Verbal)

To provide an update from the
July 20, 2023 Governance Committee meeting.

Lead: Committee Chair Michelle Smibert

Government of Canada’s Public Consultation on Single Use Plastic Waste

(Report No. 41-23)

Appendix A

To provide the Board of Health information on a submission made by the Middlesex-London Health Unit in May 2023 to Environment and Climate Change Canada on the utilization of plastics within the commercial tobacco and vapour product industries.

Leads: Dr. Alexander Summers,
Medical Officer of Health and Linda Stobo, Manager, Substance Use Program Team

Concerns Regarding Modernizing the Alcohol Marketplace and Product Sales

(Report No. 42-23)

Appendix A

To provide information on concerns regarding the expansion of the alcohol market in Ontario and to request endorsement from the Board of Health to share information about the public health risks associated with alcohol marketplace expansion.

Leads: Dr. Alexander Summers,
Medical Officer of Health and Linda Stobo, Manager, Substance Use Program Team

MLHU Employment Systems Review Update: Employment Equity and Recruitment Policy

(Report No. 43-23)

Appendix A

To provide the Board of Health an update on the Employment Systems Review (Employment Equity and Recruitment Policy).

Leads: Emily Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Cynthia Bos, Manager, Human Resources and Janet Roukema, Human Resources Specialist, Diversity and Inclusion

Current Public Health Issues

(Verbal Update)

To provide an update on current public health issues in the Middlesex-London region.

Lead: Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health

Medical Officer of Health Activity Report for May and June

(Report No. 44-23)

To provide an update on external and internal meetings attended by the Medical Officer of Health since the last Board of Health meeting.

Lead: Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health

Chief Executive Officer Activity Report for May and June

(Report No. 45-23)

To provide an update on external and internal meetings attended by the Chief Executive Officer since the last Board of Health meeting.

Lead: Emily Williams, Chief Executive Officer

2024 MLHU Budget Projection

(Report No. 46-23)

To provide the Board of Health information on budget projections for 2024 and to request endorsement of a letter to the Ministry of Health advocating for sustained funding for public health.

Leads: Emily Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health, and David Jansseune, Assistant Director, Finance

2022 Draft Financial Statements

(Report No. 47-23)

Appendix A

Appendix B

To seek approval from the Board of Health to approve the 2022 Financial Statements.

Leads: Emily Williams, Chief Executive Officer, David Jansseune, Assistant Director, Finance, Lisa Kenny, Comptroller, Katie DenBok, Partner, Audit (KPMG) and Dale Percival, Senior Manager, Audit (KPMG)