Minutes Of Joint Services Steering Committee April 11, 2012 General Committee Room City Hall

 

The special meeting was called to order at 4:01 p.m. in the General Committee Room, Peterborough City Hall.

 

Present:

Warden J. Murray Jones, County of Peterborough

Councillor Ron Gerow, County of Peterborough

Councillor Andy Mitchell, County of Peterborough

Councillor Jim Whelan, County of Peterborough

Mayor Daryl Bennett, City of Peterborough

Councillor Andrew Beamer, City of Peterborough

Councillor Henry Clarke, City of Peterborough

Councillor Len Vass, City of Peterborough

 

Staff: 

Gary King, Chief Administrative Officer, County of Peterborough

John Butler, Director of Finance/Treasurer, County of Peterborough

Brian Horton, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Peterborough

Sandra Clancy, Director of Corporate Services, City of Peterborough

Ken Doherty, Director of Community Services, City of Peterborough

Malcolm Hunt, Director of Planning and Development Services, City of Peterborough

Patricia Lester, City Solicitor, Director of Legal Services, City of Peterborough

Linda Mitchelson, Manager, Social Services, City of Peterborough

Mike Ganon, Program Manager, Employment, Social Services, City of Peterborough

Lynda Bolton, Social Services Financial Control Clerk, City of Peterborough

John Kennedy, Deputy City Clerk, City of Peterborough

 

 

Disclosure of Interest

 

There were no disclosures of interest.

 

 

Report CSSSJSSC12-003A

Service Delivery Options Due to Loss of Provincial Funding for Stand Alone Employment Resource Centres

Ken Doherty, Director of Community Services, City of Peterborough

 

Moved by Councillor Mitchell, seconded by Councillor Gerow

 

That employment services be delivered after July 31, 2012 when 100% provincial funding ends for the Peterborough Employment Resource Centre as follows;

 

a)            That the model provided in Option 3 of Report CSSSJSSC12-003A be utilized where services are scaled back beyond June 30, 2012 but continue to be available to the general public at the current location, in partnership with local EO full suite agencies providing additional in-kind staffing support and,

 

b)           That the matter be reviewed by the committee in 12 months and,

 

c)            That an interim report be provided to committee in six months that includes details regarding duplication within the private sector and that the private sector be requested to participate in providing data to determine if there is duplication of clients.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Next Meeting

 

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 14, 2012.

 

 

 

Adjournment

 

Moved by Councillor Gerow, seconded by Councillor Whelan

 

That the Joint Services Steering Committee adjourn at 5:17 p.m.

 

"CARRIED"

 

 

 John Kennedy

Deputy City Clerk

 

 

 

Councillor Beamer

Chair