Board Meetings

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DATE:

June 2021

SUBJECT:

CEO Transition

ISSUE

Theresa Marentette will officially retire from her role as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Nursing Officer of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit effective June 30, 2021.

Upon Theresa Marentette’s departure, Nicole Dupuis, Director of Health Promotion, will transition to the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2021. In this role, Nicole Dupuis will have a direct reporting line to the Board of Health and have the ability to bind the Board of Health. 

DATE:

June 2021

SUBJECT:

Temporary Foreign Workers COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy

DATE:

June 2021

SUBJECT:

Recruitment through the COVID-19 Pandemic

BACKGROUND

This report will outline recruitment for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit throughout the ever-changing COVID-19 Pandemic. The needs of the community required additional staff across the entire Windsor-Essex County Health Unit organization.

CURRENT INITIATIVES

The below information will provide a snapshot of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s staffing numbers in March 2020 and current day information.

DATE:

June 2021

SUBJECT:

COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in Windsor and Essex County

DATE:

June 2021

SUBJECT:

COVID-19 Case and Contact Management

BACKGROUND

COVID-19 spreads through direct contact with the respiratory droplets of someone who is infected with the virus. Symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.  On December 31, 2019, health authorities identified this novel coronavirus (COVID-19) through a series of reported cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, China. On March 20, 2020, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU).

Board Members Present:

Gary McNamara, Tracey Bailey, Joe Bachetti, Rino Bortolin, Fabio Costante, Gary Kaschak, Judy Lund, Ed Sleiman, Larry Snively

Administration Present:

Theresa Marentette, Dr. Wajid Ahmed, Lorie Gregg, Nicole Dupuis, Dr. Felicia Lawal, Kristy McBeth, Dan Sibley, Lee Anne Damphouse

QUORUM:  Confirmed

1. Period covered by this report:  January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021
2. 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: