Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District Board Highlights - January 24th, 2025 mtg

Present: 

Directors Sjostrom, Bachmeier, Massier, Forseth, Neufeld, LeBourdais, Richmond, Wagner, Glassford, Pare, Anderson, De Vries, Coleman (via MS Teams), Roodenburg (via MS Teams), Rathor, Pinkney and Smith

Meeting called to order at 9:30am by the Deputy CAO 

The Deputy CAO called 3 times for nomination of CCRHD Board Chair for 2025:

Director Al Richmond was duly nominated

Hearing no further nominations -- Director Al Richmond was elected by acclamation Chair of the Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District for 2025

The Deputy CAO called 3 times for nomination of CCRHD Board Vice-Chair for 2025:

Director Mary Sjostrom was duly nominated 

Hearing no further nominations -- Director Mary Sjostrom was elected by acclamation Vice-Chair of the Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District for 2025

Director Richmond assumed the Chair at 9:32am

The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional unceded territory of Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw and provided a verbal report on a conversation he held with the Hon. Josie Osborne - BC Health Minister

Meeting Agenda adopted

Minutes of the CCRHD Board Meeting held on December 6th, 2024 was received/adopted

Business:

1) The Board gave 1st, 2nd, 3rd Readings and Adoption to Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District 2025 Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 226, 2025

2) The Board received the following Information Only items:

* Northern Health Community News - December 2024

* CCRHD Delegations - Memorandum of Business

* Quesnel Q4-2024 Healthcare Recruitment Report

3) The Board authorized a Foundation Partnership grant request for up to $1,600 from the West Chilcotin Health Care Society for the purchase of various medical equipment for the provision of Healthcare services in the West Chilcotin

At 9:40am-- the Board recessed 

At 10:40am - the Board resumed 

Delegation:

At 10:40am -- Dianne Kostachuk, Director of Business Operation from Interior Health, appeared before the Board to discuss Interior Health funding requests

A Question/Answer period ensued

The Chair thanked Ms. Kostachuk for her time/information

Business, cont:

4) The Board authorized capital funding requests from Interior Health in the total amount of $2,698,400 and capital expenditure bylaw amendments of Bylaw No. 191 an additional $150,200, and Bylaw No. 213 an additional $245,700 [Washroom Renovation for Wheelchair Accessibility at 100 Mile District General Hospital + Urgent and Primary Care Centre at 47 Cameron Street, Williams Lake]

and finally, the necessary capital expenditure bylaws be brought forward to the Regional Hospital District Board at its February 28th, 2025, meeting for consideration of three readings and adoption

At 11:07am-- the Board recessed 

At 1:00pm — the Board resumed and recessed to hold a Closed Meeting as per Section 90(1k - negotiations) of the Community Charter

At 1:04pm-- the Board resumed its' Open Meeting 

The Board adjourned at 1:08pm