February 12 - 17:00

Board of Health

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public
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Roll Call
Regrets
Declarations of Interest
Confirmation of Minutes
Confirmation of minutes of the meeting of December 4, 2023
Communications 
Three communication items have been received (held on file with the Board of Health Secretary).
Motion to Introduce Reports
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Confirmation of the Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024, the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report, the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report, the Verbal Report on the Education Session Regarding Voluntary Mergers and the reports titled: Indigenous Health, Rights and Reconciliation: Annual Update and Attendance at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) Winter Symposium, be received and considered.
Confirmation of the Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024
File ACS2024-OPH-BOH-0001- City-wide THAT the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit: Confirm the election of Councillor Catherine Kitts as Chair for 2024, to be confirmed at the first meeting of each year of its term as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act; and Confirm the election of Member Tammy DeGiovanni as Vice-Chair for 2024, to be confirmed at the first meeting of each year of its term as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act.
Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report
File ACS2023-OPH-BOH-0002 – City-wide That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit receive this verbal report for information.
Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report
File ACS2023-OPH-MOH-001 – City-wide That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit receive this verbal report for information.
Verbal Report on the Board of Health Education Session Regarding Voluntary Mergers
File ACS2024-OPH-BOH-0003 – City-wide
Indigenous Health, Rights and Reconciliation: Annual Update
File ACS2023-OPH-HED-0001 – City-wide THAT the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit receive, for information, this update on Ottawa Public Health’s continuing efforts to become a culturally safe and humble organization, as outlined in the OPH Reconcili-ACTION Plan.
Attendance at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) Winter Symposium
File ACS2023-OPH-BOH-0004 – City-wide THAT the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit approve the participation of Chair Kitts, Vice-Chair DeGiovanni and Member Bauer at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) Winter Symposium, to be held February 16, 2024. 
Motion to Adopt Reports
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Confirmation of the Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024, the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report, the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report, the Verbal Report on the Education Session Regarding Voluntary Mergers and the reports titled: Indigenous Health, Rights and Reconciliation: Annual Update and Attendance at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) Winter Symposium, be received and adopted.
Motions Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure
Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
Confirmation By-law
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmation By-law no. 2024-1, 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 February 12, 2024, be read and passed.
Inquiries
Adjournment
Next Meeting
Monday, April 15 - 5:00 PM

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