Agenda - April 24, 2025 - Board of Health Meeting
Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 7 p.m.
MLHU Board Room – CitiPlaza
110-355 Wellington Street
London, ON N6A 3N7
If you would like to view the livestream of this meeting, please email Board@mlhu.on.ca before Wednesday, April 23 at noon.
Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest
Approval of Agenda
Approval/Receipt of Minutes
Approve:
March 20, 2025 – Board of Health meeting
Receive:
March 20, 2025 – Finance and Facilities Committee meeting
| Item # | Delegation | Recommendation | Information | Report Name and Number | Link to Additional Information | Overview and Lead |
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| 1 | X |
2024 Occupational Health and Safety Report |
Appendix A |
To review the Middlesex-London Health Unit’s 2024 Occupational Health and Safety Report. Lead: Cynthia Bos, Associate Director, Human Resources and Labour Relations Presenting: Mahesh Mallikarjunan, Health and Safety Advisor |
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| 2 | X |
Rethink Your Drinking Campaign – Southwest Polysubstance Working Group |
To provide the Board of Health with information on the “Rethink Your Drinking” Campaign. Lead: Jennifer Proulx, Director, Family and Community Health Presenting: Linda Stobo, Manager, Social Marketing and Health System Partnerships and Melissa Knowler, Public Health Nurse |
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| 3 | X |
Initiation of the Middlesex-London Health System Emergency Management Table (MLHSEMT) |
To provide the Board of Health with information on the Middlesex-London Health System Emergency Management Table (MLHSEMT). Lead: Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health Presenting: Marc Resendes, Strategic Advisor, Emergency Management |
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| 4 | X | X |
2025 Annual Service Plan |
Appendix A |
To review and approve the Health Unit’s Annual Service Plan for 2025. Leads: Dr. Alexander Summers, |
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| 5 | X |
2026-2030 Strategic Plan Development |
To provide the Board of Health with an update on the 2026-2030 Strategic Planning process. Lead: Sarah Maaten, Director, Public Health Foundations |
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| 6 | X | X |
2025 Budget Amendment |
To review and approve an amendment to the 2025 Middlesex-London Health Unit budget. Lead: Emily Williams, Chief Executive Officer |
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| 7 | X | X |
MLHU2 Financial Statements 2024 |
Appendix A |
To review and approve the Middlesex-London Health Unit’s MLHU2 Draft Financial Statements. Lead: Emily Williams, Chief Executive Officer |
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| 8 | X |
Current Public Health Issues (Verbal Update) |
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To provide an update on current public health issues in the Middlesex-London region. Leads: Dr. Alexander Summers, |
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| 9 | X |
Medical Officer of Health Activity Report for March |
To provide an update on the activities of the Medical Officer of Health since the last Board of Health meeting. Lead: Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health |
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| 10 | X |
Chief Executive Officer Activity Report for March |
To provide an update on the activities of the Chief Executive Officer since the last Board of Health meeting. Lead: Emily Williams, Chief Executive Officer |
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| Correspondence | ||||||
| 11 | X |
X | April Correspondence |
To receive items a) through f) for information: To endorse item g): |
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| By-Laws | ||||||
| 12 | X | X | By-laws for April 24, 2025 | For the Board of Health to review and approve the passing of two (2) by-laws through three (3) readings of each by-law: - Appointment of a Clerk (By-law No. 5) - Appointment of a Deputy Clerk (By-law No. 6) |
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Other Business
The next meeting of the Middlesex-London Board of Health is Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Closed Session
The Middlesex-London Board of Health will move into a closed session to approve previous closed session Board of Health minutes and to discuss matters which pertain to one or more of the following, as per section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25:
(a) the security of the property of the municipality or local board;
(b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees;
(c) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board;
(d) labour relations or employee negotiations;
(e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board;
(f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose;
(g) a matter in respect of which a council, board, committee or other body may hold a closed meeting under another Act;
(h) information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them;
(i) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization;
(j) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the municipality or local board and has monetary value or potential monetary value; or
(k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board.