 | COMOX STRATHCONA REGIONAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD | |
| Thursday, January 27, 2022 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District Board of Directors held on January 27, 2022 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 9:33 am. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | C. Cornfield | City of Campbell River |
| Vice-Chair: | D. Hillian | City of Courtenay |
| Directors: | J. Abram | Discovery Islands - Mainland Inlets (Area C) |
| A. Adams | City of Campbell River | |
| N. Anderson | Cortes (Area B) | |
| D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) | |
| J. Colborne | Village of Zeballos | |
| W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay | |
| M. Davis | Village of Tahsis | |
| C. Evans | City of Campbell River | |
| E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) | |
| A. Hamir | Lazo North (Area B) | |
| K. Jules | Ka:' yu :' k't'h / Che : k'tles7et'h First Nations | |
| B. Leigh | Oyster Bay – Buttle Lake (Area D) | |
| R. Kerr | City of Campbell River | |
| W. Morin | City of Courtenay | |
| M. McCollum | City of Courtenay | |
| B. Unger | Village of Gold River | |
| G. Whalley | Kyuquot – Nootka/Sayward (Area A) | |
| Alt. Directors: | J. Kerr | Town of Comox |
| S. McGowan | Town of Comox | |
| S. Poulsen | Village of Sayward | |
| S. Sullivan | Village of Cumberland | |
| Staff: | R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer |
| J. Warren | Deputy Cheif Administrative Officer | |
| J. Nelson | Chief Financial Officer | |
| J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| L. Dennis | Legislative Services Assistant | |
| B. Kozlowski | Corporate Services Assistant | |
| K. Douville | Manager of Financial Planning | |
| K. Powell | Manager of Financial Operations | |
| Absent: | ||
| Directors: | C. Moglove | City of Campbell River |
| ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR | ||||||
| James Warren, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, called the meeting to order and opened the floor to nominations for the position of Chair of the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District (CSRHD) Board. At the close of nominations, Director Cornfield was the only nomination and was acclaimed Chair of the CSRHD Board. | ||||||
| James Warren, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, called for nominations for the position of Vice-Chair of the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District Board. At the close of nominations Directors Hillian and Hamir were nominated. Director Hamir declined and Director Hillian was acclaimed Vice-Chair of the CSRHD Board. | ||||||
| Chair Cornfield assumed the position of presiding member at 9:38 am | ||||||
| ADOPTION OF MINUTES: | ||||||
| B. Leigh/G. Whalley: THAT the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District Board minutes dated November 18, 2021 be adopted as amended. [Item] | ||||||
| HDA (9) | Carried | |||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| MANAGEMENT REPORT | ||||||
| E. Grieve/J. Abram: THAT the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District management report dated January 2022 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| HDA (9) | Carried | |||||
| TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | ||||||
| B. Unger/A. Hamir: THAT the report dated December 16, 2021 regarding the importance of a territorial acknowledgment and the planned approach for First Nations engagement within the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District service area be received. [Item] | ||||||
| HDA (9) | Carried | |||||
| D. Hillian/B. Leigh: THAT the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District Board endorses as a framework the Territorial Acknowledgements outlined in Appendix A of the report dated December 16, 2021 for each of the 10 First Nations that make up the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District (CSRHD) service area;
AND FURTHER THAT these Territorial Acknowledgements be used at meetings, in-person and virtual events throughout the CSRHD, as per the usage guidelines outlined in Appendix B of the report; AND FINALLY THAT the following written acknowledgement be utilized for all CSRHD correspondence: The Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District service area is located in the Coast Salish, Kwakwaka’wakw, and Nuu chah-nulth territories. | ||||||
| HDA (9) | Carried | |||||
| AUDIT SERVICE PLAN | ||||||
| B. Leigh/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the report dated January 18, 2022 regarding the audit service plan for the year ending December 31, 2021 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| HDA (9) | Carried | |||||
| NEW BUSINESS: | ||||||
| FINANCIAL PLAN POLICY AMENDMENT REQUEST | ||||||
| E. Grieve/J. Abram: THAT the correspondence dated January 19, 2022 from Director Leigh regarding a request for an amendment to the financial planning policy to increase the rural grants for existing named facilities be received. [Item] | ||||||
| HDA (9) | Carried | |||||
| B. Leigh/M. Davis: THAT the Comox-Strathcona Regional Hospital District amend its Financial Planning Policy to increase the rural grants for our existing named facilities to $10,000 per clinic and that this increase be reflected in the 2022 final Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District financial plan. | ||||||
| LGA (196 and 197) | Carried | |||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| D. Hillian/B. Leigh: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| HDA (9) | Carried | |||||
| Time: 11:13 am. | ||||||
| Confirmed this _______ day of ______ 20___:
____________________________________ Charles J. Cornfield Chair | |
| Certified Correct: ____________________________________ Lisa Dennis Manager of Legislative Services | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Bonnie Kozlowski Recording Secretary |