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Inclusion of Electronic Cigarettes Act vendor convictions within expansion of proactive disclosure system (Motion #02-17)

Moved by Lemieux – Myre. Approved by the Sudbury & District Board of Health, January 19, 2017.

WHEREAS the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care has requested that all boards of health make transparency a priority objective in business plans and develop reporting practices to make information readily available to the public; and

WHEREAS the Sudbury & District Board of Health is committed to public transparency; and

WHEREAS the Sudbury & District Board of Health endorsed motion 36 15 (Expansion of Proactive Disclosure System) at its September 17, 2015, meeting; and

WHEREAS, inclusion of enforcement-related activities pertaining to the Electronic Cigarettes Act (2015), would further improve transparency by enhancing public access to inspection findings;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Sudbury & District Board of Health endorse the inclusion of enforcement-related activities pertaining to electronic cigarette vendors within the expanded proactive disclosure system; and

THAT the following be the Board policy on the release of enforcement and inspection information pertaining to the Electronic Cigarettes Act:

  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 electronic cigarette 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. 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 Board of Health Disclosure Information Sheet F-IV-10 be correspondingly updated.

CARRIED with friendly amendment.

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