Policy Development Committee

That the Policy Development Committee agenda for September 5, 2023, be approved.

That the delegation from Erin Sleeth Interim President & CEO of Brant Community Healthcare and Paul Emerson Director BCHS Board of Directors Re: Master Planning be received as information.

That the Policy Development Committee minutes of May 2, 2023, be approved.

That RPT-0353-23 Program Cancellation Policy be received; And that the updated 2023 Program Cancellation Policy be approved.

That RPT-0197-23 Establishing and Regulating By-law be approved; And that a by-law to repeal and replace the by-law to establish and regulate the County of Brant Fire Department, be prepared and presented to Council for approval.

That RPT 0390-23 Housing Options- Affordable and Attainable Housing and Review of Housing Market be received as information.

That report “RPT-339-23 – Update – Corporate Strategic Plan” be received as information; And that consideration of the update to the current Strategic Plan be

Whereas Brant Municipal Enterprises is a municipal corporation, which was incorporated by the County of Brant in 2013; And Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the County of Brant is the sole Shareholder of Brant Municipal Enterprises, and provides overarching corporate direction through the Shareholder’s Declaration; And Whereas the Board of Directors of Brant Municipal Enterprises provides strategic direction and oversight of the operations of Brant Municipal Enterprises; And Whereas the Chief Executive Officer position as outlined in the Shareholder’s Declaration for Brant Municipal Enterprises provides that “The CEO shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the County of Brant or such other Person as the County may determine from time to time; And Whereas in 2018 the Chief Executive Officer position for Brant Municipal Enterprises was developed into a full-time position owing to the continued maturity of both the municipal corporation and its Board of Directors; And Whereas it is desirous to remove the obligation of the County Chief Administrative Officer to serve as the default Chief Executive Officer and to provide 5 the Board of Directors of Brant Municipal Enterprises with an enhanced role in the selection of its Chief Executive Officer, while retaining the overall decision with the Shareholder; Therefore, that the following amendments to the Shareholder’s Declaration for Brant Municipal Enterprises be recommended: • To remove the designation of the County’s C

That 'shared services' be struck out and replaced with 'shared interest and initiatives' as presented in the first clause of the staff recommendation; And that 'service sharing' be struck out and replaced with 'shared interest and initiative' as presented in the second clause of the staff recommendation.

That the Joint City-County Shared Services Committee be resurrected with a mandate to continue to explore opportunities for shared interest and initiatives and to make recommendations to the two Councils (County of Brant and The City of Brantford); and That Council select five (5) members, according to the attached terms of reference, to be appointed to serve on the Joint City-County Committee to examine shared interest and initiatives for a term to be determined; and That the Mayor of The County of Brant be appointed an ex-officio member of the Joint City-County Shared Services Committee; and That the necessary by-law to confirm these appointments be presented to Council for adoption; And that the Council of The City of Brantford be requested to consider a similar resolution.

That Councillor's Kyle, Oakley, Bell, Chambers, and Coleman to be appointed to serve on the Joint City-County Shared Service Committee.