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Expansion of proactive disclosure system (Motion #36-15)

Moved by Belcourt, Myre. Approved by the Sudbury & District Board of Health on September 17, 2015. 

WHEREAS the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care has requested that each Board of Health and Medical Officer of Health make transparency a priority objective in business plans; and

WHEREAS the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care has requested that each Board of Health and Medical Officer of Health take steps towards developing and establishing new reporting practices to make information readily available to the public; and

WHEREAS the Sudbury & District Health Unit is committed to public transparency;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Sudbury & District Board of Health endorse the expansion of the Check Before you Eat! disclosure system to include findings of routine inspection and enforcement-related activities pertaining to public pools, public spas, personal services settings, and tobacco vendors; and

THAT the following be the Board policy on the release of enforcement and inspection information:

  1. Charges: Statistical information on charges (i.e. no identifying information) is released to the Sudbury & District Board of Health at its regularly scheduled meetings.
  2. Convictions: Convictions related to food premises, public pools, public spas, personal services settings, and tobacco vendor infractions are posted on the Sudbury & District Health Unit website as soon as possible following the conviction and for a period of 12 months from the date on which the conviction was rendered.
  3. Orders:  Orders pertaining to food premises, public pools, public spas, personal services settings, and tobacco vendors are posted on the Sudbury & District Health Unit website as soon as possible following the issuance of the order and for a period of 12 months from the date on which the order was rescinded.
  4. Routine inspection reports related to food premises, public pools, public spas, and personal services settings: Routine inspection and re-inspection reports are posted on the Sudbury & District Health Unit website as soon as possible following the inspection and for a period of 12 months from the date of the inspection.
  5. Requests for information not posted on website: Requests for information not posted on the website are considered on an individual basis in accordance with Health Unit policy and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) and the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA); and

FURTHER THAT motion 36-09 is hereby rescinded and Board of Health Disclosure Information Sheet F-IV-10 be correspondingly updated.

This item was last modified on October 21, 2015