Agenda - September 18, 2025 - Board of Health Meeting
Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 7 p.m.
MLHU Board Room – CitiPlaza
110-355 Wellington Street
London, ON N6A 3N7
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Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
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.
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Consent Agenda Items listed under the Consent Agenda are received in one motion. Board of Health Members may request through resolution (motion) that items be removed for further discussion and/or action by the Board of Health. |
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Board of Health Committee Minutes |
a) July 24, 2025 Performance Appraisal Committee b) July 24, 2025 Finance and Facilities Committee |
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Information Reports |
a) Medical Officer of Health Activity Report for July and August (Report No. 57-25) |
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Correspondence |
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External Communications and Correspondence |
To receive the following items of correspondence for information: a) Middlesex-London Board of Health External Landscape for August and September |
| New Business (Reports) | ||
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2024 Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU1) Financial Statements - Draft *Please note that the Board will be considering an amended version of this report and appendices. The amended versions will be added after a Board resolution. |
To provide the Board of Health with the draft 2024 MLHU1 Financial Statements for review, approval and to seek approval for reserve drawdown. Lead: Emily Williams, Chief Executive Officer Presenting: Katie denBok, Partner, Audit, KPMG LLP |
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Q2 2025 Financial Update, Borrowing Update and Factual Certificate |
To review the Q2 2025 financial update, borrowing update and factual certificate. Leads: Emily Williams, Chief Executive Officer and Ryan Fawcett, Associate Director, Operations/Privacy Officer |
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Animal Bite Trends in Middlesex-London |
To provide the Board of Health with animal bite trends from 2016-2025 in the region. Lead: Omar Ozaldin, Director, Environmental Health, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Services |
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Preparing for the 2025-2026 Respiratory Season *Please note that the Board will be considering an amended version of this report and Appendix A. The amended versions will be added after a Board resolution. |
To provide the Board of Health with an upcoming review of the respiratory season. Lead: Omar Ozaldin, Director, Environmental Health, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Services Presenting: Allison Aspinall, Manager, Infectious Disease Control and Melissa Thompson, Manager, Vaccine Preventable Disease |
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Quality and Governance Committee Meeting Update |
To review reports from the September 18, 2025 Quality and Governance Committee meeting. Lead: Committee Chair Aina DeViet |
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Current Public Health Issues (Verbal Update) |
To provide an update on current public health issues in the Middlesex-London region. Leads: Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health and Dr. Joanne Kearon, Associate Medical Officer of Health |
Other Business
The next meeting of the Middlesex-London Board of Health is Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7 p.m.