Item - 2019.HL12.4
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Board of Health on December 9, 2019 and was adopted with amendments.
HL12.4 - Toronto Public Health Organizational Review
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Board Decision
The Board of Health:
1. Established a Toronto Public Health Organizational Review Committee with the mandate to consider and make recommendations to the Board of Health on:
a. ongoing organizational changes in Toronto Public Health, as directed by City Council in Item 2017.EX22.2 headed "2017 Capital and Operating Budgets"; and
b. the impact of the Government of Ontario's changes to public health in Ontario, as they pertain to the organizational structure of Toronto Public Health.
2. Appointed Directors Joe Cressy (as Chair), Kate Mulligan, and Gord Perks to the Committee for a term of office ending December 31, 2020, and until successors are appointed.
3. Directed the Committee to meet at the call of the Chair.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Medical Officer of Health gave a presentation on Toronto Public Health's Organizational Review - Update.
Origin
Summary
This report responds to the request from the Board of Health to report on the status of the Toronto Public Health (TPH) organizational review. While TPH has experienced many changes, much growth, and evolving priorities, as a whole, TPH has not been reviewed in its entirety since its creation through the City's amalgamation in 1998. It is within this context that, in 2017, City Council directed the Medical Officer of Health to review TPH's organizational design.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-140560.pdf
Attachment 1 - Toronto Public Health Organizational Review Summary Documents
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-140561.pdf
(December 9, 2019) Presentation from the Medical Officer of Health on Toronto Public Health's Organizational Review - Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-140986.pdf
Speakers
Ryan Noble, North York Harvest Food Bank
Motions
That the Board of Health:
1. Establish a Toronto Public Health Organizational Review Committee with the mandate to consider and make recommendations to the Board of Health on:
a. ongoing organizational changes in Toronto Public Health, as directed by City Council in Item 2017.EX22.2; and
b. the impact of the Government of Ontario's changes to public health in Ontario, as they pertain to the organizational structure of Toronto Public Health.
2. Appoint Directors Joe Cressy (as Chair), Kate Mulligan, and Gord Perks to the Committee for a term of office ending December 31, 2020, and until successors are appointed.
3. Direct the Committee to meet at the call of the Chair.