COMOX STRATHCONA REGIONAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD

Thursday, November 7, 2019
Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District Board of Directors held on November 7, 2019 in the boardroom of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 550B Comox Road, Courtenay, BC commencing at 9:30 am.

 
 
MINUTES
     
 
Present:
Chair:C. CornfieldCity of Campbell River
Vice-Chair:D. HillianCity of Courtenay
Directors:D. FrischCity of Courtenay
 J. AbramDiscovery Islands - Mainland Inlets (Area C)
 M. BabchukCity of Campbell River
 J. ColborneVillage of Zeballos
 D. ArbourBaynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A)
 E. GrievePuntledge/Black Creek (Area C)
 B. LeighOyster Bay – Buttle Lake (Area D)
 M. DavisVillage of Tahsis
 B. UngerVillage of Gold River
 W. MorinCity of Courtenay
 G. WhalleyKyuquot – Nootka/Sayward (Area A)
 A. AdamsCity of Campbell River
Alt. Directors:C. EvansCity of Campbell River
 M. McCollumCity of Courtenay
 A. BissingerTown of Comox
 S. SullivanVillage of Cumberland
 B. IvesVillage of Sayward
 N. MinionsTown of Comox
 C. DowCortes (Area B)
Other:S. ChristiansenKa:' yu :' k't'h / Che : k'tles7et'h First Nations
Staff:R. DysonChief Administrative Officer
 B. DunlopCorporate Financial Officer
 J. MartensManager of Legislative Services
 L. DennisLegislative Services Assistant
 
Absent:
Directors:R. KerrCity of Campbell River
 A. HamirLazo North (Area B)
 
   
ADOPTION OF MINUTES:
B. Leigh/C. Evans: THAT the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District Board minutes dated September 19, 2019 be adopted. [Item
HDA (9)Carried
 
REPORTS:
AUDIT SERVICE PLAN FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019
 
 
M. Babchuk/A. Adams: THAT the report dated October 3, 2019 regarding the 2019 audit service plan as submitted by the audit firm of MNP LLP be received. [Item
HDA (9)Carried
 
2020 PROVISIONAL BUDGET
 
 
J. Colborne/M. Babchuk: THAT the report dated October 30, 2019 regarding the 2020 provisional budget for the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District be received. [Item
LGA (196 and 197)Carried
 
K. Douville, Manager of Financial Planning, provided an overview of the staff report regarding the 2020 provisional budget for the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District.
 
 
J. Colborne/J. Abram: THAT the 2020 provisional budget for the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District be adopted as presented.
LGA (196 and 197)Carried
 
B. Ives/D. Hillian: THAT the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District engage in a strategic planning session in 2020 to review and confirm its mandate including the purpose of the future expenditure reserve funds.
LGA (196 and 197)
 
Alternate Director Minions left the boardroom at 10:15 am.
 
 
J. Colborne/D. Arbour: THAT the motion be amended by inserting the words "the first quarter of" immediately before the number "2020".
LGA (196 and 197)Defeated
 
The vote was taken on the main motion:
 
 
THAT the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District engage in a strategic planning session in 2020 to review and confirm its mandate including the purpose of the future expenditure reserve funds.
LGA (196 and 197)Carried
 
Alternate Director Minions returned to the boardroom at 10:18 am.
 
 
MANAGEMENT REPORT
 
 
J. Abram/M. Babchuk: THAT the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District Board management report dated November 2019 be received. [Item
HDA (9)Carried
 
BYLAWS AND RESOLUTIONS:
D. Hillian/D. Frisch: THAT Bylaw No. 292 being “Comox-Strathcona Regional Hospital District Remuneration and Expenses Bylaw 2008, Amendment No. 2” be adopted. [Item
LGA (196 and 197)Carried
 
NEW BUSINESS:
PATHOLOGY SERVICES AT NORTH ISLAND HOSPITALS
 
 
J. Abram/B. Leigh: THAT the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District write to the Premier and Island Health to reconfirm the board’s strong support for maintaining fully functioning local pathology services at the North Island Hospitals in Courtenay and Campbell River in support of optimum health outcomes for the hospital district and to fully utilize the board’s capital investments at both hospitals.
 Carried
 
TERMINATION:
THAT the meeting terminate.
HDA (9)
 
Time: 10:39 am.
 
 
 Confirmed this 13th day of February, 2020:


____________________________________
Charles J. Cornfield
Chair
 
Certified Correct:


____________________________________
Jake Martens
Manager of Legislative Services
 
Recorded By:


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Lisa Dennis
Recording Secretary
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