November 10, 1999

To: Budget Advisory Committee

From: City Clerk

Subject: Public Health 2000 Budget Submission, Public

Health Research Education and Development

(PHRED) Interim Program Re-establishment.

The Policy and Finance Committee on November 10, 1999, referred the communication (October 18, 1999) from the City Clerk , entitled "Public Health 2000 Budget Submission, Public Health Research Education and Development (PHRED) Interim Program Re-establishment", to the Budget Advisory Committee for consideration and report thereon to the Policy and Finance Committee.

Background:

The Policy and Finance Committee on November 10, 1999, had before it a communication (October 18, 1999) from the City Clerk, advising that the Board of Health on October 18, 1999:

(1) adopted the following reports from the Medical Officer of Health respecting the Public Health 2000 Operating Plan and Budget, and referred such reports to the Policy and Finance Committee and the Budget Advisory Committee for consideration during the year 2000 Operating Budget process:

(a) (October 15, 1999) entitled "Public Health 2000 Budget Submission";

(b) (October 15, 1999) entitled "PHRED Budget Interim Re-establishment";

(c) (October 6, 1999) entitled "Resources Required for Transfer of the Youth Mentoring Program to Toronto Public Health"; and

(d) (October 15, 1999) entitled "Hot weather Response Plan Update"; and

(2) recommended that, with respect to the Public Health Research Education and Development (PHRED) program:

(a) Public Health be authorized to spend $35,000.00 in 1999, using funds already existing in Public Health's 1999 Operating Budget;

(b) prior approval be obtained for funding from the year 2000 operating budget in the amount of $129,132.00 gross ($64,566.00 net) to be spent between January and April 2000, to contract short-term staff and implement a partial PHRED program; and

(c) any additional funding for the PHRED program be considered through the year 2000 budget process.

City Clerk

P. A. Morris/tk

Item No. 29

Attachment

c: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Committee Administrator, Board of Health