Finance and Administration Committee Meeting

many health issues are worsening in the community, and there is a growing need for the prevention work undertaken by public health; AND WHEREAS in 2023 the Ontario government committed to restoring funding for public health units to the level previously provided under the 75 percent provincial / 25 percent municipal cost-sharing ratio; AND WHEREAS in 2026 the Province’s share of the 2026 Public Health Sudbury & Districts budget will be 61.6 percent, meaning that municipalities will need to fund $3.8 million more than their share to make up for the shortfall; AND WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury’s share of the $3.8 million shortfall is $3.2 million; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs that a letter be sent on behalf of the Mayor and Council to the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health, and Deborah Richardson, Deputy Minister of Health, to advocate that the Province of Ontario restore funding for public health units to the 75 percent provincial share of the cost-sharing ratio it previously committed to; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of the letter be sent to the Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the Association of Local Public Health Agencies.

the City of Greater Sudbury authorizes the General Manager of Community Infrastructure to enter into agreements with Circular Materials Ontario to continue residential depot recycling operations at municipal residential waste transfer stations, landfill sites and the Walden Small Vehicle Transfer Station, and continued promotion of recycling calendars commencing January 1, 2026, as detailed in the report entitled “Blue Box Services Post Transition” from the General Manager of Community Infrastructure presented at the Finance and Administration Committee meeting on November 25, 2025.

the City of Greater Sudbury continue to provide existing Blue Box service levels to residential properties with seven or more residential units that are not eligible for recycling services under extended producer responsibility in Ontario Regulation 391/21: Blue Box, as detailed in the report entitled “Blue Box Services Post Transition” from the General Manager of Community Infrastructure presented at the Finance and Administration Committee meeting on November 25, 2025.

the City of Greater Sudbury continue to provide existing Blue Box service levels to residents at the Frobisher Drop-off Depot as detailed in the report entitled “Blue Box Services Post Transition” from the General Manager of Community Infrastructure presented at the Finance and Administration Committee meeting on November 25, 2025.

the City of Greater Sudbury direct staff to report back to Council with options to continue providing recycling services to residential properties containing six residential units and new roadside litter containers that are not eligible for recycling services under extended producer responsibility in Ontario Regulation 391/21: Blue Box, as detailed in the report entitled “Blue Box Services Post Transition” from the General Manager of Community Infrastructure presented at the Finance and Administration Committee meeting on November 25, 2025.

WHEREAS many health issues are worsening in the community, and there is a growing need for the prevention work undertaken by public health; AND WHEREAS in 2023 the Ontario government committed to restoring funding for public health units to the level previously provided under the 75 percent provincial / 25 percent municipal cost-sharing ratio; AND WHEREAS in 2026 the Province’s share of the 2026 Public Health Sudbury & Districts budget will be 61.6 percent, meaning that municipalities will need to fund $3.8 million more than their share to make up for the shortfall; AND WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury’s share of the $3.8 million shortfall is $3.2 million; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs that a letter be sent on behalf of the Mayor and Council to the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health, and Deborah Richardson, Deputy Minister of Health, to advocate that the Province of Ontario restore funding for public health units to the 75 percent provincial share of the cost-sharing ratio it previously committed to; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of the letter be sent to the Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the Association of Local Public Health Agencies.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury authorizes the General Manager of Community Infrastructure to enter into agreements with Circular Materials Ontario to continue residential depot recycling operations at municipal residential waste transfer stations, landfill sites and the Walden Small Vehicle Transfer Station, and continued promotion of recycling calendars commencing January 1, 2026, as detailed in the report entitled “Blue Box Services Post Transition” from the General Manager of Community Infrastructure presented at the Finance and Administration Committee meeting on November 25, 2025.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury continue to provide existing Blue Box service levels to residential properties with seven or more residential units that are not eligible for recycling services under extended producer responsibility in Ontario Regulation 391/21: Blue Box, as detailed in the report entitled “Blue Box Services Post Transition” from the General Manager of Community Infrastructure presented at the Finance and Administration Committee meeting on November 25, 2025.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury continue to provide existing Blue Box service levels to residents at the Frobisher Drop-off Depot as detailed in the report entitled “Blue Box Services Post Transition” from the General Manager of Community Infrastructure presented at the Finance and Administration Committee meeting on November 25, 2025.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury direct staff to report back to Council with options to continue providing recycling services to residential properties containing six residential units and new roadside litter containers that are not eligible for recycling services under extended producer responsibility in Ontario Regulation 391/21: Blue Box, as detailed in the report entitled “Blue Box Services Post Transition” from the General Manager of Community Infrastructure presented at the Finance and Administration Committee meeting on November 25, 2025.