Minutes - May 15, 2025 - Special Board of Health Meeting

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6 p.m.
Microsoft Teams

Members Present: 

Michael Steele (Chair)
Michelle Smibert (Acting Secretary/Vice-Chair)
Aina DeViet
Howard Shears
Skylar Franke
Michael McGuire
Peter Cuddy

Regrets:

Matthew Newton-Reid
Selomon Menghsha
Emily Williams, Chief Executive Officer (ex-officio) (Secretary and Treasurer)
Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health (ex-officio)

Others Present:

Stephanie Egelton, Clerk, Board of Health (recorder)
Amanda Harvey, Manager, Strategy, Planning and Performance
Erik Lockhart, Senior Facilitator, Quarry Consulting
Lynn van der Linde, Project Manager, Quarry Consulting

Chair Michael Steele called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.

Chair Steele noted that the Secretary is absent from this meeting and an Acting Secretary would need to be appointed for this meeting.

It was moved by A. DeViet, seconded by P. Cuddy, that the Board of Health appoint Michelle Smibert as Acting Secretary for the duration of the May 15, 2025 Special Board of Health Meeting per the Middlesex-London Board of Health – By-law No. 3 - Proceedings of the Board of Health.
Carried

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

Chair Steele inquired if there were any disclosures of pecuniary interest. None were declared.

Approval of Agenda

It was moved by P. Cuddy, seconded by M. McGuire, that the AGENDA for the May 15, 2025 Special Board of Health meeting be approved.
Carried

Closed Session

At 6:04 p.m., it was moved by A. DeViet, seconded by P. Cuddy, that the Board of Health will move into a closed session per section 239 (3.1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 for the purpose of educating or training the members of the Middlesex-London Board of Health and to which no member discusses or otherwise deals with any matter in a way that materially advances the business or decision-making of the council, local board or committee.
Carried

At 7:40 p.m., it was moved by S. Franke, seconded by M. Smibert, that the Board of Health return to public session from closed session.
Carried

Adjournment

At 7:40 p.m., it was moved by M. McGuire, seconded by A. DeViet, that the meeting be adjourned.
Carried

MICHAEL STEELE 
Chair 

STEPHANIE EGELTON
Clerk

EMILY WILLIAMS
Acting Secretary/Vice-Chair