June 2023 Board of Health Meeting - Delegation of Authority to the Joint Board Executive Committee (JBEC) Resolution

ISSUE/PURPOSE

To ensure that should matters arise during months where the Windsor-Essex County Board of Health do not have a regularly scheduled meeting, that any required decision making can occur and to ensure that there are no interruptions in operations, projects or services.

PROPOSED MOTION

Whereas, Article 16, Execution of Documents, By-Law #1, Governance, articulates the delegation of responsibility to bind the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) for a particular agreement; and

Whereas, it is expedient for the Board of Health (BOH) to pass a resolution incorporating specific delegations of authority as permitted by Article 16;

1. The Board may at any time and from time to time direct the manner in which and the person or persons who may sign on behalf of the Board for a particular agreement.  More specifically:
   
   1. Agreements relating to the sale, acquisition, or lease of real property shall be signed by one of the Chair, Vice-Chair or Treasurer and the CEO or designate.
   2. Agreements relating to borrowing (By-law No. 2, Section 8:  Borrowing) shall be signed by one of the Chair, Vice-Chair or Treasurer and the CEO or designate.
   3. Agreements relating to the data sharing shall be signed by the MOH and the CEO or designate.
   4. All other agreements that are operational in nature shall be signed by the CEO or designate.

Now therefore be it resolved that the Windsor-Essex County Board of Health (BOH) delegate authority to the Joint Board Executive Committee (JBEC), which consists of the BOH Chair, the Vice-Chair and the Treasurer to act on behalf of the BOH and bind the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) on matters until such time as the BOH convenes at its next regularly scheduled meeting. If any such matters require discussion/approval by the BOH, an emergency ad-hoc meeting will be scheduled.