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

Meeting #:

Date:

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Time:

4:30 P.m. - 5:30 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:

• Kim McElroy - Director of Social Services, 
• Alex Burgess - Manager of Ontario Works, 
• Jodi Akins - Council Clerk Secretary, 
• and Shannon Archer - Business and Integration Manager 

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.

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 Business and Integration Manager

4.1

2023-24 Planned Funding Allocations for Provincially Delivered Housing and Homelessness Prevention Programs (SOC23-010)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT the report titled, “2023-24 Planned Funding Allocations for Provincially Delivered Housing and Homelessness Prevention Programs” (SOC23-010), be received for information.

5.

Report of the Manager of Ontario Works

5.1

Family Services Perth Huron Agreement (SOC23-011)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT The Corporation of the City of Stratford enter into an agreement with Family Services Perth-Huron to deliver the counselling and support services program as detailed in the agreement for 2023;

  THAT the Mayor and Clerk, or their respective delegates, be authorized to execute the agreement with Family Services Perth-Huron on behalf of the municipal Corporation;

  AND THAT City Council delegates its signing authority to the Director of Social Services or the Chief Administrative Officer to execute future renewal agreements with Family Services Perth-Huron until 2028, subject to satisfactory contract performance or any amendments to funding identified by the City.

5.2

Service System Manager Bi-Monthly Update to Council (SOC23-012)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT the report titled, “February 2023 Service System Manager Bi-Monthly Update to Council” (SOC23-012), be received for information.

6.

Next Sub-committee Meeting

The next Social Services Sub-committee meeting is April 12, 2023, 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.