Board of Health
The full agenda, as filed
All 3 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
HL19.1referred
Appointment of Medical Officer of Health
Over the past several months, the Medical Officer of Health Hiring Committee has been working alongside Phelps Group to find Toronto's next Medical Officer of Health in preparation for Dr. Eileen de Villa's departure at the end of this year. After an extensive search and interview process, we are bringing forward a recommendation to appoint the new Medical Officer of Health. A report on the appointment of the recommended Medical Officer of Health will be submitted for consideration to the November 18th meeting of the Board of Health.
The Board of Health: 1. Referred the item to the Medical Officer of Health Hiring Committee for further review.
HL19.2amended
Responding to the Safer Streets, Stronger Communities Act
On November 18th, the Provincial government tabled Bill 223, which includes the Community Care and Recovery Act. This act is the result of the government's commitment to ban supervised consumption sites within 200 metres of schools and child care centres from earlier this year. It stipulates that no person shall establish or operate a supervised consumption site at a location that is less than 200 metres from a designated premises. This legislation will force the closure of at least five supervised consumption facilities in Toronto, putting countless lives at risk and burdening our first response services. As this board has previously shared its support for safe consumption sites, I recommend that we direct the Medical Officer of Health to provide comments on Bill 223 on our behalf.
The Board of Health: 1. Directed the Medical Officer of Health and the Chair, Board of Health, to submit a letter to the Ministry of Health responding to the Safer Streets, Stronger Communities Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise recommends that: 1. That the Board of Health direct the Medical Officer of Health, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to submit comments on Bill 223 before December 18th, 2024.
HL19.3adopted
Appointment of Acting Medical Officer of Health
The purpose of this report is to recommend to the Board of Health an appointment of an Acting Medical Officer of Health (MOH).
The Board of Health recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the Associate Medical Officer of Health identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 5, 2024) from the Chair, Medical Officer of Health Hiring Committee to the position of Acting Medical Officer of Health for the City of Toronto Health Unit effective on January 1, 2025. 2. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto, including the introduction in Council of the necessary bill to appoint the candidate as the Acting Medical Officer of Health under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c H.7 ("HPPA"). 3. City Council authorize the public release of the name and Curriculum Vitae summary of the Acting Medical Officer of Health contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 5, 2024) from the Chair, Medical Officer of Health Hiring Committee upon City Council's approval of the appointment.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Medical Officer of Health Hiring Committee recommends to the Board of Health that 1. City Council appoint the Associate Medical Officer of Health identified in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the position of Acting Medical Officer of Health for the City of Toronto Health Unit effective on January 1, 2025. 2. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto, including the introduction in Council of the necessary bill to appoint the candidate as the Acting Medical Officer of Health under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c H.7 ("HPPA"). 3. City Council authorize the public release of the name and Curriculum Vitae summary of the Acting Medical Officer of Health contained in Confidential Attachment 1 upon City Council's approval of the appointment.