The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Social Services Committee
Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
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Location:
Council Chamber, City Hall
Committee Present:
  • Councillor Henderson - Chair Presiding, 
  • Councillor Briscoe - Vice Chair, 
  • Mayor Ritsma, 
  • Councillor Beatty, 
  • Councillor Biehn, 
  • Councillor Burbach, 
  • Councillor Hunter, 
  • Councillor McCabe, 
  • Councillor Nijjar, 
  • Councillor Sebben, 
  • and Councillor Wordofa 
Staff Present:
  • Joan Thomson - Chief Administrative Officer, 
  • Kim McElroy - Director of Social Services, 
  • Tatiana Dafoe - City Clerk, 
  • Karmen Krueger - Director of Corporate Services, 
  • Taylor Crinklaw - Director of Infrastructure Services, 
  • Tim Wolfe - Director of Community Services, 
  • Adam Betteridge - Director of Building and Planning Services, 
  • Neil Anderson - Director of Emergency Services/Fire Chief, 
  • and Audrey Pascual - Deputy Clerk 

To watch the Committee meeting live, please click the following link: https://video.isilive.ca/stratford/live.html

A video recording of the meeting will also be available through a link on the City's website https://calendar.stratford.ca/meetings following the meeting.


​The Chair to call the Meeting to Order.

The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act requires any member of Council declaring a pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof, where the interest of a member of Council has not been disclosed by reason of the member’s absence from the meeting, to disclose the interest at the first open meeting attended by the member of Council and otherwise comply with the Act.

Name, Item and General Nature of Pecuniary Interest

​Sub-committee minutes are attached for background regarding the discussion held at the March 4, 2025, Sub-committee meeting.

None scheduled.

The following Department Update Infographics of January, 2025, have been provided for the information of Committee:

  • Monthly Children's Services Report
  • Monthly Homelessness Report
  • Monthly Housing Report
  • Monthly Ontario Works Report
  • Monthly Report Social Services Stratford

​Meeting Start Time:
Meeting End Time:

  • Motion by

    ​Committee Decision: THAT the Social Services Committee meeting adjourn.