CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

That the Community Services Committee confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of 20 February 1997.

INQUIRIES

PAGE

REGULAR ITEMS

1. HEALTH DEPARTMENT - INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT

- Co-ordinator, Community Services Committee report dated 24 Feb 97 01

- Regional Internal Auditor memorandum dated 10 Jan 97 02

- Medical Officer of Health memorandum dated 13 Jan 97 04

That the Community Services Committee receive this report for information.

2. WORLD CONFERENCE ON BREAST CANCER

- Committee Co-ordinator report dated 19 Feb 97 09

For Committee discussion.

3. ONTARIO WORKS BUSINESS PLAN

- Commissioner, Social Services Department report dated 19 Feb 97 18

- Ontario Works Business Plan dated March 1997 issued separately

1. That the Community Services Committee recommend Council:

a) Approve the Business Plan as proposed;

b) Authorize the Department to enter into negotiations for a contract with the Provincial government to begin to implement Ontario Works no later than September, 1997 and;

2. That the Department report back on the implications of recent Provincial announcements on the 1998 Ontario Works program as soon as information is available.

4. REQUESTS FOR CAPITAL FUNDING

- Commissioner, Social Services Department report dated 27 Feb 97 36

That Community Services Committee recommend Council approve:

1. Postponing the consideration of capital requests from child care programs until the provincial government announces additional information about funding for child care. Exceptions to this recommendation would be made for programs that are facing urgent needs due to unforeseen circumstances, such as the need to move and;

2. That a draft new policy on capital funding be brought back to Committee and Council later in the year.

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

1. COLLABORATIVE PROJECT WITH THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY

- Medical Officer of Health memorandum dated 11 Feb 97

2. HOMES FOR THE AGED - INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT

- Regional Internal Auditor memorandum dated 14 Jan 97

- Commissioner, Homes for the Aged memorandum dated 17 Jan 97

3. DENTAL SERVICES FOR INSTITUTIONAL ELDERLY: A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN ISLAND LODGE AND THE DENTAL TREATMENT SECTION

- Medical Officer of Health memorandum dated 11 Feb 97

4. HEPATITIS B AND STREET OUTREACH

- Associate Medical Officer of Health memorandum dated 24 Feb 97

NEXT MEETING

3 April 1997