The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Social Services Sub-committee
Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Time:

4:30 P.m. - 6:30 P.m.

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Sub-committee Present:

• Councillor Henderson - Chair Presiding, 
• Councillor Briscoe - Vice Chair, 
• Councillor Biehn, 
• Councillor Nijjar, 
• and Councillor Wordofa 

Staff Present:

• Tatiana Dafoe - City Clerk, 
• Kim McElroy - Director of Social Services, 
• Corry Gunn - Manager of Anne Hathaway Day Care, 
• Alex Burgess - Manager of Ontario Works, 
• Jeff Wilson - Manager of Housing, 
• Darren Barkhouse - Manager of Children's Services, 
• and Miranda Franken - Council Clerk Secretary 

To watch the Sub-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.

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1.

Call to Order

​The Chair to call the Meeting to Order.

Land Acknowledgment

Moment of Silent Reflection

Respectful Workplace Policy Statement

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

​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

3.

Delegations

None scheduled. 

4.

Report of the Manager of Ontario Works

4.1

Ontario Works 2025 Provincial Allocation (SOC24-012)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT the report titled, “Ontario Works 2025 Provincial Allocation” (SOC24-012), be received for information.

5.

Department Update

The following Department Update Infographics of August, 2024 have been provided for the information of Sub-committee:

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

6.

Next Sub-committee Meeting

The next Social Services Sub-committee meeting is November 13, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall.

7.

Adjournment

​Meeting Start Time:
Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  ​Sub-committee Decision:  THAT the Social Services Sub-committee meeting adjourn.