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MINUTES
OF JOINT SERVICES
STEERING
COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER
10, 2009
GENERAL
COMMITTEE ROOM
CITY
HALL
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Councillor
J. Murray Jones called the meeting to order at 3:48 p.m. in the General
Committee Room, City Hall.
Present:
Warden Ron Gerow, County of Peterborough
Councillor J. Murray Jones, County of
Peterborough, Chair
Councillor Thomas Flynn, County of
Peterborough
Councillor Brian Bartlett, County of
Peterborough
Mayor Paul Ayotte, City of
Peterborough
Councillor Henry Clarke, City of Peterborough
Councillor Doug Peacock, City of
Peterborough
Staff:
Gary King, Chief
Administrative Officer, County of Peterborough
John Butler, Acting
Director of Finance/Treasurer, County of Peterborough
Bob English, Chief of
Emergency Medical Services, County of Peterborough
Brian Horton, Senior
Director of Corporate Services and Deputy CAO, City of Peterborough
Ken Doherty, Director of Community
Services, City of Peterborough
Linda Mitchelson,
Manager, Social Services, City of Peterborough
Patricia Lester, Solicitor, City of Peterborough
Malcolm Hunt, Director, Planning and
Development Services, City of
John Kennedy, Deputy
Clerk, City of Peterborough
Regrets:
Councillor Eric Martin, City of
Peterborough
Linda Reed, Chief
Administrative Officer, City of Peterborough
Approval of the Agenda
Moved by Councillor
Clarke, seconded by Warden Gerow
That the agenda be
approved.
"CARRIED"
Moved by Councillor Flynn, seconded by
Mayor Ayotte
That
the Joint Services Steering Committee move into closed session to discuss an
item under Section 239(2)(b) Personal Matters About An Identifiable Individual,
Including Municipal Or Local Board Employees and Section 239(2)(e) Litigation
Or Potential Litigation, Including Matters Before Administrative Tribunals,
Affecting The Municipality Or Local Board and to discuss an item under Section
239(2)(b) Personal Matters About An Identifiable Individual, Including
Municipal Or Local Board Employees
Moved by Councillor Clarke, seconded
by Councillor Peacock
That the Joint
Services Committee reconvenes in open session at 4:18 p.m.
"CARRIED"
Minutes of the Meeting
of May 14, 2009
Moved by Warden Gerow,
seconded by Councillor Clarke
That the minutes of the meeting of May 14, 2009, be
approved.
"CARRIED"
Minutes for
Information
Moved by Councillor
Clarke, seconded by Mayor Ayotte
That the AHAC (Affordable
Housing Action Committee) minutes of April 14, 2009, be received as presented.
"CARRIED"
That the Joint Services Steering
Committee endorse the recommendation outlined in Report CSSSJSSC09-006A dated
September 10, 2009, of the Director of Community Services, as follows:
That the 2009 budget for Social
Services be increased by $101,908 to fund the additional Social Assistance
Restructuring Reinvestments outlined in Appendix B and this money be taken from
the Social Services Reserve.
That
the Joint Services Steering Committee endorse the recommendation outlined in
Report CSSSJSSC09-012 dated September 10, 2009, of the Director of Community
Services, as follows:
That
the Social Services Statistical Report be received for information.
"CARRIED"
Report CSSSJSSC09-013
2009 Ontario Works
Discretionary Benefits Update
Ken Doherty, Director
of Community Services, City of Peterborough
Moved by Mayor Ayotte,
seconded by Councillor Clarke
That the Joint
Services Steering Committee endorse the recommendations outlined in Report
CSSSJSSC09-013 dated September 10, 2009, of the Director of Community Services
as follows:
a) That
an increase to the 2009 City discretionary benefits budget of gross $333,827
(Municipal share $66,765) be endorsed with the necessary funds taken from
Social Services reserves then replaced by the same amount through the recovery
from the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF);
b) That
an increase to the 2009 County discretionary benefits of gross $94,520
(Municipal share $18,904) be endorsed with the necessary funds taken from the
County reserves and/or through re-allocation from other under-spent budget
lines.
c) That
staff be requested to prepare a report for the next Joint Services Steering
Committee meeting outlining options to contain the 2010 discretionary benefit
costs at the level of the original 2009 budgeted amount.
“CARRIED”
Report CSSSJSSC09-014
Best Start Update Report
Ken Doherty, Director of Community
Services, City of Peterborough
Moved by Mayor Ayotte,
seconded by Councillor Peacock
That Council approve the recommendation
outlined in Report CSSSJSSC09-014 dated September 10, 2009, of the Director of
Community Services as follows:
That the Best Start Update Report be received
for information.
"CARRIED"
Correspondence from
County-City Health Unit Ontario Works Adult Discretionary Dental Program
Councillor Clarke,
Chair, Board of Health for the Peterborough County-City Health Unit
Moved by Councillor
Clarke, seconded by Councillor Peacock
That the Joint
Services Committee undertake a study of the feasibility of funding an alternate
model of care, i.e. a dental clinic staffed by salaried providers, to increase
capacity, realize efficiencies, improve service and contain costs.
That the word “model” be deleted and inserted with
“models” and that the word “i.e.” be deleted and inserted with “e.g.”
"CARRIED"
Other Business
There was no other business.
Next Meeting
The next meeting of
the Committee is scheduled for October 8, 2009.
Adjournment
Moved by Councillor
Clarke, seconded by Councillor Flynn
That the Joint Services Steering Committee
adjourn at 4:47 p.m.
"CARRIED"
John Kennedy
Deputy Clerk
Councillor J. Murray
Jones, Chairman
Joint Services
Steering Committee