November 2023 Board of Health Meeting - CEO QUARTERLY COMPLIANCE REPORT - July 1 to September 30, 2023 Other

1. For the period covered by this CEO Quarterly Compliance Report:
   
   1. The undersigned has personal knowledge of the matters herein reported or has made due inquiry with respect to the same.
   2. Except as reported in any previous CEO Quarterly Compliance Report, the undersigned reports as follows:
      
      1. that the Health Unit has been in material compliance with all laws, regulations, orders, judgments or decrees applicable to it. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing the Health Unit is current in respect of all tax and related withholding and remittances required by law;
      2. the Health Unit has been in material compliance with its By-laws;
      3. the Health Unit has been in material compliance with all other Board resolutions;
      4. the Health Unit has been in material compliance with all contracts and commitments to which the Health Unit is a party including without limitation all funding and accountability agreements;
      5. the Health Unit is current with respect to the payment of all remuneration (including salary and benefits) to its employees;
      6. there are no material variances between what is contemplated by the Operational Plan and what in fact transpired or appears likely to transpire;
      7. more specifically, no material changes are required in respect of financial resource allocation plans to address shifts in need and capacity;
      8. no material adverse change has occurred in the operations of the Health Unit or its assets and liabilities taken as a whole;
      9. there have been no material breaches of the Ethics Code of Conduct by anyone who is subject to it;
      10. there have been no claims made pursuant to any insurance policies maintained by the Health Unit, except as noted below, and
      11. nothing has come to the attention of the undersigned which would materially adversely change any previous CEO Quarterly Compliance Report, except as detailed below:             

                  Items (vii), (viii) and (xi) have been revised due to the COVID -19 pandemic as follows:

• The Organizational Emergency Response that was reported on the previous CEO Compliance Report concluded on April 30, 2023.
• The WECHU continues to have operational plans and finances that are dedicated to the current public health demands related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  This includes:
  • Augmented staff to facilitate our response to the pandemic associated with case and contact management, outbreaks, and vaccinations.
  • Increased expenses related to case and contact management, outbreaks, and vaccination to address Ministry requirements.

Date:  November 20, 2023                 

Dr. Kenneth Blanchette    
Chief Executive Officer