Board of Health

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report; the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report; the Ontario’s Health System Transformation: Response to the Minister’s Expert Panel Report; the Ottawa Public Health Application to Health Canada for an Exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act report; the West Nile Virus Activity – 2017 Season report; and the 2018 Ottawa Board of Health Meeting Schedule report be received and considered. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and table the report titled “2018 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health”.

WHEREAS the Medical Officer of Health’s report entitled “ Ontario’s Health System Transformation: Response to the Minister’s Expert Panel Report ” identifies a number of potential impacts that could have implications for the City of Ottawa, and these impacts have also been noted by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa), and the Council of Ontario Medical Officers of Health (COMOH); AND WHEREAS in respect of the issue of structure and representation, it is expected that the Expert Panel’s proposed amalgamation of health units may result in fewer City of Ottawa representatives at the governance level, with a potential weakening of municipal voice in local public health matters; AND WHEREAS in respect of the public health funding model, the impact of the Expert Panel’s recommendations is uncertain but may result in decreased municipal contributions due to alignment with regional boundaries rather than municipal boundaries; AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa currently provides services to support the Board of Health’s operations, the proposed governance model may result in disruption of those long-standing services which may require re-negotiation in areas involving human resources and labour relations, with potential additional expense; and AND WHEREAS in respect of municipal-public health collaboration, it is expected that the proposed alignment with the Local Health Integration Network boundaries, which are dete

That recommendation 1 be amended by replacing the word “Endorse” with the word “Approve”.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Health approve that the meeting time be extended past 7:00 p.m. pursuant to Subsection 8.(1)(c) of the Procedural By-law.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report; the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report; the Ontario’s Health System Transformation: Response to the Minister’s Expert Panel Report; the Ottawa Public Health Application to Health Canada for an Exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act report; the West Nile Virus Activity – 2017 Season report; and the 2018 Ottawa Board of Health Meeting Schedule report be received and adopted. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the report titled “2018 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health” be

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmation By-law no. 2017-5, a by-law of the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit to confirm the proceedings of the Ottawa Board of Health at its meeting of October 30, 2017, be read and passed.