The Regional Municipality of Durham
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1.

Information Reports

1.1

2024-INFO-44 Commissioner and Medical Officer of Health

• The Opioid Crisis: A Municipal Perspective

1.2

2024-INFO-45 Commissioner of Finance

• Economic Update – Softening Economic Backdrop Leads to Bank of Canada Rate Cut

2.

Early Release Reports

There are no Early Release Reports.

3.

Confidential Reports Authorized for Release

There are no Confidential Reports.

4.

Staff Correspondence

4.1

Memorandum from Barb Goodwin, Commissioner of Corporate Services

• 2022-2026 Meeting Schedule – Update

4.2

Memorandum from Dr. R. J. Kyle, Commissioner and Medical Officer of Health

• Health Information Update – July 5, 2024

5.

Durham Municipalities Correspondence

There are no Durham Municipalities Correspondence.

6.

Other Municipalities Correspondence/Resolutions

6.1

Township of Puslinch

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on June 12, 2024, in support of the resolution by the Township of Lake of Bays regarding a request for Royal Assessment of Administrative Monetary Penalty System in the Ontario Building Code Act

6.2

Township of Puslinch

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on June 12, 2024, in support of the resolution by the Township of Alnwick Haldimand regarding Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) Modernization

6.3

Town of Smith Falls

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on June 17, 2024, regarding Restricting the Keeping of Non-native (“exotic”) Wild Animals

6.4

Town of Kearney

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on June 20, 2024, in support of the Township of Pelee’s resolution calling on the Ontario and Federal Government to implement sustainable infrastructure funding for small rural municipalities

6.5

Town of Tecumseh

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on June 25, 2024, in support of the Township of Pelee’s resolution regarding Sustainable Infrastructure Funding for Small Rural Municipalities

6.6

Town of Tecumseh

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on June 25, 2024, in support of Township of Pelee’s resolution regarding Rural and Small Urban Municipalities – Affordability of Water and Wastewater Systems

6.7

Municipality of Central Manitoulin

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on June 27, 2024, in support of the resolution from the Township of Archipelago requesting the Province to not phase out free private drinking water testing services

6.8

Municipality of East Ferris

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on July 9, 2024, in support of the resolution by the Township of Otanabee-South Monaghan regarding calling upon all levels of government to enact regulations for the importation, sale, storage and use of non-OEM or ULC certified lithium-ion batteries

6.9

Township of Terrace Bay

• Resolution passed at their Council meeting held on July 2, 2024, in support of the resolution by the Municipality of Tweed regarding Sustainable Funding for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Force

7.

Miscellaneous Correspondence

There is no Miscellaneous Correspondence.

7.1

Drinking Water Source Protection

• Recommended Discontinuation of Private Well Testing Program and Closure of Public Health Laboratories

7.2

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

• Proposed 2025 – 2026 TRCA Meeting Schedule

8.

Advisory / Other Committee Minutes

8.1

Durham Environment and Climate Advisory Committee (DECAC) minutes

• June 20, 2024

 

 

 

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